Concord Trails Hit With Spray Paint

CONCORD, NH — The Concord Regional Crimeline has issued an alert asking for the public’s help with a vandalism case. In late August, police were tipped off to spray paint and graffiti incidents on two walking trails in East Concord. The first – reported to police on Aug. 28, 2017 – was located on Batchelder Mills Trail off Curtisville Road. Officers located a bench and observation area that was vandalized by graffiti, noted Lt. Sean Ford, the commander of the criminal investigations unit for the Concord Police Department.

“The bench and observation area had been spray painted with multiple florescent colors,” he said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Concord NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Officers also learned about similar graffiti on the Broken Ground trails which run south of Curtisville Road near the Millbrook School.

“Officers discovered that footbridges and board walks were spray painted in a similar manner,” Ford stated. “In addition, trees were cut and damaged.”

The trails, he noted, were enjoyed by many citizens and visitors to the city.

Anyone who has information relative to any criminal incident is asked to call the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100, or submit information online through the Crimeline website at concordregionalcrimeline.com, or text message TIP234 and your message to CRIMES (274637). Crimeline awards cash to anyone whose information leads to the arrest and indictment of criminals. All tips remain anonymous.