New Hampshire State Police Lt. John Sonia of the Major Crimes Unit works on a missing person case in Grafton, N.H., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. New Hampshire State Police said in a press release, they are looking for Trish Haynes, who was last seen in the Grafton/Danbury area in late June or early July. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
New Hampshire State Police Lt. John Sonia of the Major Crimes Unit works on a missing person case in Grafton, N.H., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. New Hampshire State Police said in a press release, they are looking for Trish Haynes, who was last seen in the Grafton/Danbury area in late June or early July. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News photographs — August Frank


Grafton — Authorities spent the day on Tuesday searching a residential property for signs of a 26-year-old woman, who has been missing for about two months.

Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said in a news release on Tuesday afternoon that authorities are seeking the public’s help in finding Trish Haynes, who last was seen in Grafton and Danbury, N.H., in late June or early July.

Haynes, who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes.

Associate Attorney General Jeffery Strelzin said that he expects the search will resume on Wednesday.

Trish Haynes
 

Strelzin said he couldn’t comment “at this point” about what led authorities to the Grafton area. He also gave no indication about whether Haynes could be in hiding, was the victim of foul play or another scenario.

Throughout the day on Tuesday, as many as two dozen police vehicles, many of them unmarked, were stationed along Grafton’s Main Street, which also is Route 4, and in nearby Millbrook Christian Fellowship’s parking lot.

Officials focused their efforts on a home at 225 Main St. and the land surrounding it. The property is owned by Douglas Carpenter, according to assessing records .

While he is the owner of the parcel, which is valued at about $190,000, according to property records, Carpenter’s primary residence is listed as South Thomaston, Maine.

Attempts to reach him on Tuesday were unsuccessful.

Strelzin also deferred comment on whether anyone has been living at the property.


 

The house sits on 9.5 acres and has several outbuildings. Officials roped off the entire property with caution tape, prohibiting anyone without authority access.

Officials could be seen wearing disposable blue booties over their shoes while entering a garage-type structure while a state police helicopter flew overhead.

Police later blocked the driveway to the church, which is where crews staged.

A state police K-9 unit and the Major Crime Unit were on the scene, which is near the intersection with Turnpike Road

Police from Woodstock, N.H., also are involved in the search. Haynes’ Facebook page indicates she had been residing in North Woodstock, N.H.

Efforts to reach women believed to be Haynes’ mother and grandmother — based on social media accounts — were unsuccessful.

Anyone with information about Haynes’ whereabouts is asked to call state police at 603-271-3636.

Jordan Cuddemi can be reached at jcuddemi@vnews.com or 603-727-3248.