Melrose Police searching for man who threw brick through window of NH reporter’s home
Authorities are searching for a suspect who threw a brick through the window of the home of a New Hampshire reporter on Saturday morning.
At 10:30 a.m. on May 21, officers responded to the area of Lynn Fells Parkway according to the Melrose Police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
The victim reported a brick had been thrown through her window and the message, “this is just the beginning,” was spray painted on the house.
It is unclear if the victim was home at the time of the vandalism.
The suspect is described as a 5′10 white man with a slender build. He is seen wearing a light blue hooded rain jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers. He was also seen wearing a blue-green back pack. The suspect then took off towards the Lincoln Street area.
The reporter, who works for New Hampshire Public Radio, has been targeted on 5 separate occasions at various New Hampshire addresses connected to her.
In a statement, NHPR said:
New Hampshire Public Radio journalists and family members have been the targets over the last month of a series of acts of vandalism and threats to their safety. NHPR is working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement to support their investigations of these incidents, in hopes that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. Likewise, we are supporting in every way possible the victims of these crude, senseless attacks.
Violence against journalists has increased at an alarming rate, in America and around the world. NHPR condemns attempts to intimidate or harm journalists, here in New Hampshire or anywhere else.
Our reporters, producers and editors will not be intimidated in the pursuit of New Hampshire Public Radio’s public-service mission. NHPR’s trustworthy journalism will continue, every day, to enrich lives and help build stronger communities, here in New Hampshire and beyond.
Officials are looking into whether or not her recent work has any connection to these vandalism crimes.
Investigators are asking anyone with any information to contact Melrose Police at (781) 665-1212.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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