Burglary, Stabbing Suspects Last Seen In Salem: Police

PELHAM, NH — A New Hampshire man is alive after police said he was stabbed by burglars at his home Wednesday night. The 53-year-old man arrived home at his Pelham residence on Kopers Lane at about 7:12 p.m. and was greeted with two burglars who became spooked and tried to run out, police said.

"This caused a physical confrontation to take place inside the home and the homeowner was stabbed twice," Pelham police said in a statement. "He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was able to call for emergency assistance."

The suspects, described as a white man with long hair and a Hispanic man with a red shirt, then ran out the back door. Police were still looking for them as of Thursday afternoon.

The suspects locked the man's dog in a closet, police said.

"(The homeowner) noticed his dog was not barking and did not greet him at the door," police added. "He heard the dog scratching and found him locked in a closet."

The dog was OK. The homeowner was treated at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Massachusetts, and released.

The suspects were tracked to Salem, where they were possibly picked up by another suspect in a vehicle on Route 38.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Pelham police at 603-635-2411.

"This is an isolated incident and ... the public is not in any danger," Pelham police added.

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