Concord Man Arrested After Downtown Stabbing Incident

CONCORD, NH — A local man with previous criminal activity including assault charges has been arrested again after an alleged stabbing incident in an apartment building in Downtown Concord last month, according to police. Rocco Sfara, 42, of Concord, was arrested on April 10, 2017, and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and possession of a controlled drug, all felonies.

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According to Lt. Sean Ford of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Concord Police Department, officers were sent to Blake Street at just after 11 p.m. on March 24, 2017, for a report of a stabbing.

“Responding officers located a male who had been pepper sprayed and was suffering from a stab wound to the chest,” Ford stated. “The male was transported to Concord Hospital by the Concord Fire Department where he received treatment for his injuries.”

A subsequent investigation by detectives revealed the identity of the suspect – Sfara, Ford alleged – and an arrest warrant was issued.

Sfara is scheduled to be arraigned today in Merrimack Superior Court.

“It is believed that the suspect and victim are familiar to each other and that the assault may have been drug related,” Ford added.

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is being asked to contact Ford at 603-225-8600 or leave an anonymous tip with the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100.

Sfara’s previous arrest history

Sfara is no stranger to police having been convicted and arrested for crimes in and outside of the capital region, according to reports online.

In October 2014, while living on Perley Street, he was arrested for simple assault and criminal threatening after an alleged incident on South Main Street where he allegedly grabbed a woman’s head and began pounded it against the arm rest of a couch. In a previous incident, the woman alleged, Sfara threatened to “slice her throat” and destroyed her cellphone. In December of that year, he was arrested on a warrant for nonpayment of a fine after a disorderly conduct charge.

Back in 2013, according to the Laconia Daily Sun, Sfara was allegedly involved with an incident in the state prison in Berlin – reportedly involving a package that was thrown over the fence at the prison. He was in prison for a conviction out of Rockingham County, according to the report.

Nearly six years ago, he was arrested on a violation of a protective order charge. In September 2011, he was arrested on breach of bail after incidents on Warren Street. In November of that year, he was arrested for shoplifting in Salem.