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Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for April 28-May 4 are listed below. Some entries may be updated after publication to include additional details from Andover Police Lt. Edward Guy. Those comments will be in bold.

You can download a PDF file of the complete, unedited log and view past entries from the Andover police log.


Monday, April 28

8:31 am: Harassment and bullying of 11-year-old boy, Dufton Road.
10:40 am: Car on fire on back of tow bed, Bypass Road and Salem Street.
11:07 am: Hit-and-run with damage to building at Phillips Academy, Chapel Avenue.
6:11 pm: Man reports he is being harassed by his neighbors, Dundee Park.

Tuesday, April 29

10:54 am: Harassment, Glenwood Road.
11:33 am: Walk-in wants to speak to officer about being tracked, Bulfinch Drive.
1:57 pm: River Road hotel wants two guests removed.
4:10 pm: Cigarettes and lighter stolen, North Main Street.
4:25 pm: Business owner reporting an ongoing harassment issue, Elm Street.
5:09 pm: Car fire, South Main Street.
6:00 pm: Suspected narcotics found in Dascomb Road Parking lot.
6:11 pm: Brush fire, Dundee Park.
6:59 pm: Multiple motorbikes on South Elementary fields, Woburn Street. Officer located them in woods behind the school and moved them along.
7:32 pm: Someone yelled at caller’s son and threatened to take his dog while he was walking on Chestnut Court. Unable to locate.

Wednesday, April 30

6:33 am: Caller’s chairlift stolen by family, Joseph Street.
2:24 pm: Solicitor “making weird comments,” Nollet Drive.
5:13 pm: Member making a scene and threatening manager, Haverhill Street.
7:36 pm: Mother and daughter arguing, Joseph Street.
10:25 pm: Reported death of 90-year-old woman, Stevens Street.

Thursday, May 1

2:10 pm: Mailbox vandalism, Bailey Road.
4:54 pm: Caller wants to speak to officer about their child’s phone being monitored, Andover Street.
5:04 pm: 11-month-old locked in car, Railroad Street.
6:48 pm: Person reciting Bible verses through kid’s low-power megaphone on Stevens Street. They agreed to keep the noise level down.
8:20 pm: Woman who appears to be intoxicated acting erratically on Park Street. She received a ride.
9:37 pm: Caller saw a flashlight behind their house and then their motion light went off, Bridle Path Road. It was a neighbor searching for their cat.

Friday, May 2

12:19 am: Person banging on door of North Street residence asking for help. Gone upon arrival.
2:44 am: Merrimack College police asking for help with man sitting in car on Rock Ridge Road who is refusing to talk to them.
3:06 am: Woman sitting on side of road at Lincoln Circle and Shawsheen Road. Uber dropped her off at the wrong location, and she’s waiting for another Uber.
9:09 am: Man and woman approaching school on Reservation Road, then seen on Bobby Jones Drive asking for money. Couple transported to Lawrence.
9:43 am: Assited woman in getting her belongings from Lowell Street home.
1:38 pm: Harassment, Leah Way.
2:49 pm: Man threatening caller in parking dispute, Post Office Avenue.

Saturday, May 3

12:15 am: Ten people walking on Argilla Road. Caller is worried they will get hit.
12:34 am: Gathering dispersed and fire extinguished at Pomps Pond, Abbot Street.
12:35 pm: Arrested a 33-year-old Jamaica Plain man on OUI and mother motor vehicle charges, Shawsheen Road.
6:46 am: Eggs and toilet paper thrown at house, Granli Drive.
11:46 am: Hit-and-run on parked car, Blanchard Street.
5:14 pm: Person who appears to be drunk buying more alcohol, Lowell Street.

Sunday, May 4

12:25 am: Caller reports underage, post-prom party that was posted on social media on Hitchcock Farm Road. Homeowner said there were a few kids invited over after prom, and they have been turning kids away all night.
11:17 am: Dog locked in car, Punchard Avenue.
3:09 pm: Hit-and-run on car parked at high school, Shawsheen Road.
5:29 pm: Remote controlled plane landed in caller’s yard on Salem Street.
8:38 pm: Report of past assault, Morton Street.

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