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A Domestic Violence Fugitive Led Police on a Car Chase Through Concord and Abandoned His Vehicle on NHTI's Campus

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On the evening of September 23, 2024, NHTI – Concord's Community College was placed under a shelter-in-place order after a domestic violence suspect, Charles Cutting II, 37, of Rumney, eluded police and abandoned his vehicle on campus following a brief interstate pursuit. Cutting was found and arrested on a walking trail adjacent to I-393, and the shelter-in-place was lifted after approximately 45 minutes.

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NHTI – Concord's Community College
Community College · NH
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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTnhti-alert
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NHTI Alert: Campus is on shelter-in-place. Law enforcement is on campus searching for a suspect who fled police. Stay indoors, lock doors, and do not exit buildings until further notice.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed: Concord Patch reported NHTI was placed under a shelter-in-place order while officers searched the campus for Charles Cutting II after he abandoned his vehicle on campus during a pursuit.
The operation began just after 8:00 PM EDT on September 23, 2024, when NH State Police and Concord Police identified Cutting as the suspect in a weekend domestic violence case and located him in a parking lot on Hall Street before he fled onto I-93.
New Hampshire is in the Eastern Time zone (EDT, UTC-4 during fall).
ALL CLEARnhti-alert
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NHTI Alert: The shelter-in-place has been lifted. The suspect has been taken into custody. Campus is safe. Normal operations may resume.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed: NBC Boston reported the shelter-in-place was lifted after approximately 45 minutes when Cutting was arrested on a walking trail adjacent to I-393 eastbound near the campus.
This is a true all-clear: the threat was resolved by suspect apprehension and the campus was explicitly declared safe.
Context

Background

On September 23, 2024, a domestic violence case from rural Rumney, New Hampshire spilled onto the campus of NHTI – Concord's Community College after the suspect fled from police. According to NH State Police, troopers and Concord Police had identified Charles Cutting II, 37, as the suspect in a weekend assault involving a woman he had been dating: she accused him of choking her and throwing her by the neck, and police reported blood on the victim's face. On Monday evening, police located Cutting in a Hall Street parking lot; he fled onto Interstate 93, then exited and drove to the NHTI campus, where he abandoned his vehicle. Concord Patch reported that NHTI was placed under a shelter-in-place while officers, including a K-9 team, searched the grounds. Cutting was found on a walking trail adjacent to I-393 eastbound and taken into custody without incident. NBC Boston reported the shelter-in-place lasted approximately 45 minutes. The incident reflects a recurring pattern at NHTI, which has experienced multiple shelter-in-place and lockdown situations tied to off-campus criminal activity spilling onto its open suburban campus.
Outcome
Charles Cutting II, 37, was taken into custody without incident on a walking trail adjacent to Interstate 393 eastbound. He faced charges including criminal threatening, three counts of second-degree assault, four domestic violence charges, disobeying an officer, two counts of reckless conduct, and reckless operation. He was held on preventive detention. The campus shelter-in-place was lifted after approximately 45 minutes.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    NHTI In Lockdown As Concord Cops, Troopers Capture Assault Suspect - Concord Patch
    patch.com
  2. News
    NHTI shelter-in-place order lifted after wanted man arrested - NBC Boston
    nbcboston.com
  3. News
    Suspect in custody after police chase in Concord, NHTI lockdown - Newport Dispatch
    newportdispatch.com
  4. Official
    Domestic Violence Suspect Taken Into Custody Following Pursuit - NH State Police
    nhsp.dos.nh.gov
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shelter-in-placedomestic-violencepursuitsuspect-apprehendednew-hampshirecommunity-collegeoff-campus-threat2024
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