A series of armed carjackings is under investigation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after an elderly man was injured in the Granite State.
Police said Wednesday they were searching for two suspects, a man and a woman, in one overnight carjacking in Salem, New Hampshire.
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Around 10 p.m. Tuesday, police in Haverhill, Massachusetts, reported they had just pursued a white Kia on Route 97 west heading toward Salem. They said they had terminated their pursuit just before the New Hampshire state line.
Moments later, Salem police dispatchers began receiving calls for attempted carjackings by a man and a woman, armed with a rifle and driving a white car. Two attempted carjackings were reported on Route 97 (Main Street), but in both cases the victims were able to escape with their vehicles.
A third carjacking attempt was reported at the intersection of Route 97 and Geremonty Drive. In this case, a young woman driving a Toyota Camry on Geremonty Drive was blocked in by a white Kia at the intersection of Route 97. The woman was forced out of her car at gunpoint and her car was stolen. She was not injured, police said.
The suspects abandoned the white Kia sedan in the middle of the Route 97 intersection. It had the same Massachusetts registration as the vehicle that had been pursued by Haverhill police.
Police in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts are now searching for the stolen vehicle, which is described as a black 2009 Toyota Camry. The vehicle has Central Catholic High School and WPI stickers on the rear windshield.
Later Wednesday, police in Alton, New Hampshire, said they had responded to the theft of a vehicle by force at 9:30 a.m.
The stolen vehicle is a black 2012 Subaru Outback with New Hampshire plates reading "1182064." Police say a male suspect, identified as 35-year-old Nathan Saben of Haverhill, pointed a rifle at the victim and forced his way into the vehicle.
When driving off, an open door of the vehicle hit the victim, knocking him down. He was taken to a local hospital, and the extent of his injuries was not immediately known.
Salem police said the female suspect has not been identified. Saben is described as being 6'1", weighing about 220 pounds, with black hair, hazel eyes and tattoos on the right side of his neck and on both forearms.
All of the victims gave a similar description of the rifle used in the carjackings, saying it was similar to an AR-15.
Saben is considered armed and dangerous, authorities said. Alton police say anyone who sees the Subaru Outback in question should call 911. Anyone with information is asked to call 603-875-0757.
