MANCHESTER, N.H. (WHDH) - Police are turning to the public for help identifying a man accused of hitting a hotel staffer in the face with a glass vase during a dispute over a mask in Manchester, New Hampshire earlier this week.
Officers responding to a reported assault at the Holiday Inn Express on Porter Street around 11 p.m. Tuesday spoke with the victim, who said she told a person in the lobby to put a mask on and they threw a glass vase at her, hitting her in the face, according to police.
Police later learned that the suspect had walked into the hotel several times that day without a mask.
The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, who was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black Adidas sweatpants, and black shoes.
Anyone with information is urged to call Manchester Police at 603-668-8711.
“This is very concerning behavior. While people have a right to their own opinion about masks, they should be respectful of the policies and guidelines businesses have in place,” the police department said in a statement. “Becoming violent is not acceptable nor will it be tolerated.”
Manchester Police are looking for this man. He threw a glass vase at a hotel employee after she asked him to put a mask on. Call MPD at 603-668-8711 if you have any info. pic.twitter.com/NoGDBjWDpy
— Manchester NH Police (@mht_nh_police) December 11, 2020
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