Concord Standoff Ends; One In Custody: Franklin Street Update

CONCORD, NH — Concord police had part of Franklin Street closed to traffic for most of Saturday as they first, investigated an assault incident, and later, attempted to get a suspect to surrender from a barricaded home. Around 9:15 a.m., officers were sent to Franklin Street between North State and Bradley streets for a report of a woman being assaulted. Another woman inside an apartment reported the incident and stated she was locked in another room during the incident.

Later, police dispatch reported the caller said she didn't hear the woman but only heard the man and she also heard a gun being cocked in the other room. The weapon was later described as a sawed-off shotgun, according to dispatch.

Police sealed off the street and attempted to reach out to the man, Nicholas Trebian. An officer stated he was able to reach him by phone and it sounded like he was running. The officer accused him of saying he had left the area and was in Pembroke trying to cool off, according to scanner chatter. Numerous future calls by police trying to reach him, according to dispatch and officers in the field, went straight to voicemail.

NewsCam 603 posted video of the surrender on YouTube.com.

Two of the three people, a woman and a child, who were holed up in the apartment, were able to get out around 9:20 a.m. About 10 minutes later, a second woman, was able to get out of the building, too.

Dispatch later confirmed Trebian was not in Pembroke while officers ran checks on all his vehicles and confirmed they were in the parking lot of the building — making officers suspect he was on foot and didn't drive or ride from the scene before they arrived.

After speaking to witnesses, there were a mix of statements about the incident. One woman claimed to have heard threats and the shotgun being cocked; another woman denied the threat allegation and said she was only splashed with water, according to scanner chatter.

"I don't know how truthful she is being," an officer said, acknowledging the woman's hair was wet.

All the witnesses also stated Trebian had left the building. Officers said no one came out of the front of the apartment building leading them to believe he may have slipped out the back. A neighbor also told police they saw him fleeing from the building earlier. Officers then began canvassing the neighborhood and searching the city, including downtown, using a previous booking photo, attempting to locate Trebian.

At 10:15 a.m., a BOLO "be-on-the-lookout" call was issued for Merrimack County saying Trebian was potentially armed with the shotgun. A 12-hour hold was requested and an "officer safety" provision warning issued with the call.

Around 1 p.m., another witness told police Trebian was inside a nearby building and was refusing to surrender to police. A search of Trebian's apartment also led to the discovery of a revolver but no shotgun, according to scanner chatter.

Police established a command post and called up the Central New Hampshire Special Operations Unit, the region's SWAT team, to begin searching a nearby home for the suspect.

As of 3:30 p.m., police issued a news release and stated that they were "actively working the scene" and attempting to remove "an alleged suspect" from the building. Deputy Chief John Thomas of the Concord Police Department asked residents who live in the area "to stay in their homes and out of the area."

Concord fire and rescue teams staged for police in the morning but left. They were called back at just before 1 p.m. to stage again in case of injuries.

At just after 6 p.m., Trebian was taken into custody by the special ops team.

Concord NH Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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