Man wanted on drug charges eludes police dragnet, still at large

Marcus Green (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - A Rochester man wanted on drug possession charges escaped a police dragnet on Tuesday night and remains at large today.

Marcus Green, 49, of 140 South Main St., Apt. A, who is wanted on a bench warrant by Strafford County Superior Court, first fled from an officer who saw him in the area of 5 Lafayette St. around 5:15 p.m., police say.

Green headed toward River Street, so a perimeter was set up in an effort to capture him, and a K-9 unit was brought in find a track.

The search was unsuccessful, however, and Green remains on the run.

Police say there is no threat to the public.

Green had been arrested on Jan. 27 after police came upon him while searching for another man who had reportedly passed out in the South Main Street Dunkin' Donuts bathroom. When they arrived on scene and found he wasn't there they searched the nearby area and found Green - who had a bench warrant for willful concealment - on Congress Street.

When Green was searched while being taken into custody officers found suspected heroin, meth, and two different kinds of prescription meds Green had no prescription for.

At that time Green was released on personal recognizance bail pending a February arraignment.

If anyone has any further information pertaining to this incident, please contact Ofc. Garstin of the Rochester Police Department at 603-330-7128. Tipsters can also provide information and remain anonymous by calling the Rochester Crime Line at 335-6500 or Text to: CRIMES (274637) Body of Text: TEXT4CASH + your tip. Cash rewards are offered for information that leads to an arrest.