Concord Police Clear Backyard Encampment Along Train Tracks

After weeks of warning people living along the CSX train tracks off North Main Street were cleared from their encampment Tuesday afternoon.

In recent weeks officers have accompanied street outreach coordinators from nonprofits in the area, like the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness and the Community Action Program of Merrimack and Belknap Counties, to warn residents that the camp would be broken up.

Concord police will continue to patrol the area for the next few days.

Those who return will be given no trespassing papers and can then be arrested if they come back again.

If any belongings were left behind, Concord police will coordinate with outreach workers to return items to their owners.