Concord Police Investigating ‘Random Attack’ On Iron Works Road

CONCORD, NH — The Concord Regional Crimeline has issued an alert asking for the public’s help tracking down a man who attacked a woman on Iron Works Road Saturday night.

Police were sent to a home on the road around 10 p.m. in the area of Martin Field and Madison Street for a report of a random attack. A woman, who was sitting on her back porch, said a stranger emerged from a wooded area near her home, ran toward the woman, and attacked her. The man “pushed her down by the throat and struck her multiple times in the face,” according to Lt. Marc McGonagle of the criminal investigations division of the Concord Police Department.

“Earlier in the evening,” he said, “a neighbor from Iron Works Road reported seeing a subject walking through backyards.”

The man was described as white, tall and thin, with an unkempt, scraggly beard. The victim said the assailant was in his late 30s and wore a green and plaid shirt.

It is unknown whether the suspect is connected to any of the homeless camps in the area that have sprouted up in the last couple of years. A woman was attacked in one of the camps last August.

Police are requesting anyone who saw any “suspicious behavior” in the area between 8 p.m. and midnight on March 30 to contact police or the Crimeline.

The Concord Regional Crimeline can be reached at 603-226-3100 or online at concordregionalcrimeline.com.

The Crimeline awards cash to anyone whose information leads to the arrest and indictment of criminals. All tips remain anonymous.

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