UPDATE: Alleged Teen Rest Stop Robber Caught

HOOKSETT, NH - A teenager from Bow is in custody after robbing the Common Man General Store on I-93 and then stealing a van from a Bow business and attempting to flee the state.

According to an updated news alert, New Hampshire State Police state troopers and Bow Police continued to investigate the robbery incident on the southbound side of I-93 rest area early this morning. A younger, white male alleged brandished a handgun and demanded money from an employee of the store at around 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2016. Trackers were unable to find him after he fled the area.

However, Bow Police identified a 17-year-old boy, who was also missing, as a possible suspect in the incident and his name was entered in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a missing juvenile.

At just before noon, Troop F troopers were requested to appear at the northern Vermont/New Hampshire border to assist with a possible stolen van driving north on I-91. The Ryder rental van was registered in New Hampshire and heading toward St. Johnsbury, VT. The driver lost control of the van at the end of a 30-mile pursuit and VT State Police took him in to custody.

Investigators found out later that the van was stolen from a business in Bow earlier in the day, according to Sgt. Ron Taylor of the NHSP.

This investigation is ongoing and is actively being investigated. Anyone with information is urged to contact Trooper Megan Walsh at 603-271-1162.

The name of the teen was not released by state police due to him being a juvenile.