PRESS RELEASE

POLICE PRESENCE – BOW LAKE

NORTHWOOD/STRAFFORD, New Hampshire – During the afternoon of Friday, June 3, 2022, the New Hampshire State Police Troop A barracks and the Rochester Police Department, with the assistance of additional local law enforcement agencies, are engaged in an ongoing criminal investigation in the area of Bennett Island, located on Bow Lake in the Towns of Northwood and Strafford.

As a result of the ongoing criminal investigation, residents will notice a significant law enforcement presence in the area. At this point in the investigation, the situation is contained and the investigating law enforcement agencies continue efforts to bring the investigation to a conclusion.

At this time, the New Hampshire State Police and the Rochester Police Department are requesting that members of the public avoid the area if possible.