Man Uses Needle to Threaten Another Man, Demands a Ride: Cops

MANCHESTER, NH – Queen City police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who reportedly threatened to stab another man with a disease-ridden uncapped needle on Auburn Street in Manchester this morning.

According to Lt. Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department, officers were sent to the area of Auburn and Beech streets at around 8 a.m. on July 7, 2016, for a threat report.

The victim – a man in his early 40s – alleged that moments before, he was parked on Auburn Street when a man walked slowly past his vehicle. The man then turned around, entered the passenger seat of the vehicle, and demanded a ride. The victim ordered the man out of the vehicle and when he failed to comply, exited the vehicle to confront him.

“The unknown man followed him out of the vehicle and displayed a hypodermic needle,” O’Keefe alleged. “The man uncapped the needle as he walked closer demanding a ride to an unknown destination. He claimed to have communicable diseases and threatened to stab him if he failed to give him a ride.”

The victim walked away from the man and told him he was calling police, according to the report. The perp then fled the area on foot.

Police are looking for a white male, about 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing around 160 lbs., with short brown hair. He was unshaven, wearing a dark green-brown long sleeve shirt, and dark, athletic shorts, while carrying a brown backpack.

Anyone with information should call Manchester Crimeline at 603-624-4040.