K-9 Tracks Down Fleeing Teens

Two Allenstown men will be arraigned in Concord District Court next month after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop in Hooksett and getting caught in Bow.

Nicholas J. Francois, 19, pictured right, was arrested on Feb. 17, 2015, and charged with criminal trespass, prowling, two counts of possession of a controlled drug, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and being a habitual offender. Nicholas Bussiere, 18, left, was charged with prowling and criminal trespass.

According to an alert, Hooksett Police officers informed Bow that they had attempted to stop a vehicle driving north on Route 3A but the vehicle failed to stop. Hooksett Police followed the vehicle as it turned onto Tallwood Drive in Bow. Officers reported that the vehicle then stopped in the parking lot of Field House Sports and the occupants fled the scene.

Bow officers and the New Hampshire Police assisted Hooksett in setting up a perimeter in order to track the fleeing occupants. A Bow officer and a K-9, “Roxie,” were also called to the scene and tracked down the suspects hiding inside an old school bus.

Both Francois and Bussiere were arrested and charged and are due in court on March 23.

According to online reports, Francois was arrested in December 2012 for driving after suspension.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Bow Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.