CONCORD, N.H. — An Amazon van stolen in Concord was quickly recovered in Manchester on Sunday.
At about 2:45 pm, a Concord Police detachment received a report on South Fruit Street, not far from Redington Road, about a van that had been stolen minutes earlier. The van reportedly drove south toward Clinton Street.
Officers drove to both Broadway and I-89 Exit 2 parks and boarded to check on the van. The New Hampshire State Police and Bow Police were also notified of the van.
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Dispatch told officers there was an Amazon van being tracked in the Dunkin Donuts area on South Main Street. But the vehicle on South Main Street was not involved in the theft.
State police began checking vehicles on Interstate 93, and another driver arrived on South Fruit Street to assist the driver and police of the first vehicle.
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At some point around 3pm, state police began chasing the vehicle back to Manchester. The van entered Elm Street and headed straight north to the end of the street.
After the stop, the driver fled the car and was chased by police and security guards. When the suspect refused to surrender, state police K-9 was released, the suspect was bitten, and eventually surrendered.
The as-yet-unknown suspect will be taken to Concord Hospital for evaluation, processed and booked at Concord.
The New Hampshire Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.
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