KEENE, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) – New Hampshire State Police and local law enforcement agencies are continuing an extensive search for a suspect in the Stoddard, Nelson, and Keene areas, prompting a shelter-in-place advisory for parts of northeast Keene.

Keene Police are advising residents in the northeast section of the city—including areas around Upper Washington Street, Concord Road, Jordan Road, Nims Road, Sullivan Street, and Rule Street—to shelter in place until further notice.

Keene State College has also issued an emergency alert directing the campus community to shelter in place and remain in lockdown due to the ongoing police investigation. According to the alert, Campus Safety received a request from the Keene Police Department to place the campus under lockdown. Students and staff are being asked to monitor MYKSC, RAVE, and their KSC email for additional information. The alert also advises anyone who sees a person dressed in dark clothing with a red beard and neck tattoos to call 911 and report their observations. Additional information will be shared as it becomes available.

Residents who see anyone suspicious are asked to call 911.

Police are searching for Patrick Allen Boyer, 39, who is wanted on felony-level charges, as well as charges related to criminal restraint and obstructing the report of a crime. Authorities have been attempting to locate Boyer since the evening of Wednesday, September 16.

Boyer was spotted Thursday afternoon and was involved in a pursuit between Keene and Stoddard. The pursuit was discontinued due to public safety considerations. State, county, and local police continued searching the area and located Boyer’s vehicle in Stoddard, where police say he fled on foot into a wooded area.

Route 9 was closed as authorities conducted search operations.

Keene Police are also asking residents to be on the lookout for a blue 2015 GMC 1500 pickup truck with New Hampshire registration 5581925. Police believe the vehicle was stolen by Boyer.

Authorities say Boyer is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached. Anyone who spots the vehicle is asked to call 911 immediately.

Police are emphasizing that residents should not follow the vehicle.

Boyer is described as white, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 185 pounds, with short brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a white undershirt, and dark pants.

Residents in Keene, Stoddard, and Nelson are urged to remain vigilant, follow law enforcement instructions, and report suspicious activity by calling 911.