Crime & Safety
Girl Assaulted At Concord Underage Drinking Party
Concord police were at a home at Silk Farm Road and Lewis Lane for most of the day after being called to the area twice within 5 hours.
CONCORD, NH — Concord police are investigating the assault of a girl on Silk Farm Road Saturday morning after being called to an underage drinking party at the same location on Friday night. According to scanner chatter, an anonymous caller tipped police off to the party at a home at the intersection of Lewis Lane at just before 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found a number of people at the residence. Officers checked the licenses and identities of people at the house including a number of minors.
It is unknown if any arrests were made at post time.
About five hours later, at around 4:15 a.m., police and firefighters were called back to the home for a report of "large fight" outside of the house involving around 10 people.
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Firefighters staged nearby for the police and ended up taking one person, a girl, to the hospital, after she was punched in the face, according to dispatch.
At around 5:30 a.m., neighbors woke up to numerous police cars in the area, one person passed out in the yard of one of the abutting parcels, as well as vomit near parked cars on the street. During the next two hours, as many as eight police cruisers, including an unmarked vehicle, were stationed at the home for most of the day. A number of witnesses reported that the home and the backyard were wrapped with yellow tape until around 5 p.m.
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