BOXBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - A search was underway in Boxboro Tuesday afternoon for a man “who may be connected to a potential assault,” officials said.
Just after 5 p.m., MSP said the suspect was taken into custody around Hillcrest Drive and Stow Road in Harvard.
Massachusetts State Police spokesperson Dave Procopio in a statement said local and state police were searching a wooded area near I-495 as of around 4:15 p.m.
Procopio said authorities had established a perimeter in an area roughly bordered by Eldridge Road and Harvard Road as they continued their search involving multiple local police departments, K9 teams and a state police helicopter.
The man in question, Procopio said, is described as white, wearing black pants and no shirt.
“Local residents who see a suspicious person or someone who seems out-of-place for his surroundings should not approach, but rather, call 911,” Procopio said.
The Boxboro Police Department in a separate statement around 4 p.m. asked people to avoid the area, describing the situation as a “an ongoing police investigation.”
SKY7-HD was previously over the scene around 3:30 p.m. spotting several law enforcement units in the area.
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