Overview
- Police say an arson occurred in Nashua earlier Monday and identified 39-year-old Derrick Couture as a person wanted in the case.
- Authorities believe Couture crossed the New Hampshire border into Tyngsborough and have launched an active, cross-jurisdictional search.
- Tyngsborough and Nashua police are conducting the search with support from a Massachusetts SWAT team and increased patrols in the area.
- Officials warned residents not to approach Couture because he may pose a danger to himself or others and asked anyone with information to call 911 immediately.
- Investigators have not released substantive details about the Nashua arson, and police say the situation is developing as the search continues and more information becomes available.