Andover Police Log, July 19-Aug. 1

Among the calls that kept Andover police in recent weeks, according to the police log:

• A loose dog with painted toenails.
• Wastewater backing up into a basement.
• An opossum stuck in a trash can and a hawk stuck in a hockey net.

Over the two weeks covered in the log, Andover police made 70 speeding traffic stops. As Andover prepares to enforce the new, town-wide, 25 mph speed limit, there have been requests to include warnings and citations issued for speeding in the Andover News police log summary. In July, Andover News began including the speeding enforcement information in addition to the selected entries from each day’s police log.

Call of the Week

Wednesday, July 26, 2:19 p.m.: Ice cream truck driver being confrontational and harassing staff and students on Main Street.

Those and other selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for July 19-Aug. 1 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.

Wednesday, July 19

2 warnings and 1 citation issued for speeding.
2:25 am: Cleaner reports man she thinks is homeless in hallway on Main Street. Gone upon arrival.
9:58 am: Threats, Brookside Drive.
1:42 pm: Housing Authority who was being evicted appeared to be drunk and drove off, North Main Street. No issue, woman is waiting for a ride.
2:49 pm: Two men arguing on North Main Street. “Small verbal argument, no issues.”
2:57 pm: Driver refused to stop for police. Lieutenant on duty called off the chase after driver fled down Lowell Street past Raytheon.
9:18 pm: Neighbor threatened neighbor who asked him to stop smoking in apartment on Longwood Drive.
9:57 pm: Man and woman looking into cars on River Road. They were looking into their own vehicle.

Thursday, July 20

7 warnings and 1 citation issued for speeding.
12:39 am: Cars blasting music in Chestnut Street parking lot.
8:10 am: Caller thinks someone tried to enter her Bulfinch Drive residence in the early hours of the morning.
10:04 am: Two-car, head-on crash, Central and Phillips Street. One driver complained of breathing trouble.
11:09 am: Woman who appears to be confused asking for directions on Bellevue Road.
11:15 am: Detective investigation, Haverhill Street.
12:25 pm: Ex-employee’s vehicle abandoned in River Road hotel parking lot.
3:02 pm: Theft, Main Street.
3:20 pm: Van drove over lawn on Strawberry Hill Road. Driver agreed to fix the damage.

Friday, July 21

1 warning and 0 citations issued for speeding. Nine additional speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
2:57 am: Shaving cream on vehicles, Argilla Road.
12:44 pm: Crash with injury, Beacon and Lowell Street.
8:00 pm: Well-being check, Dascomb Road.

Saturday, July 22

4 warnings and 2 citations issued for speeding.
1:33 pm: More than $15,000 of jewelry lost or misplace on Chestnut Street.
9:44 pm: Well-being check of man on park bench near a Main Street bank.
11:40 pm: Loud house party that started at noon on Lincoln Circle. Residents will take it inside for the night.

Sunday, July 23

One speeding stops that did not have a designation as a citation or warning in the log.
1:40 am: Well-being check, Dale Street.
2:05 am: Crowd dispersed on Federal Street.
10:52 am: Neighbor issue/harassment, Douglass Lane.
2:37 am: Middle-aged man acting strange and making comments to clerk and customers on Railroad Street. “Appears to be under the influence of something.”
5:34 pm: Caller heard a woman scream followed by two loud noises, Gould Road/South Main Street. Nothing found in area.
7:39 pm: Woman who appeared to be disoriented asked to use athe bathroom at a Juniper Road residence.
11:36 pm: 10 kids arguing or “having fun outside” on Dale Street. Nothing found.

Monday, July 24

1 warning and 0 citations issued for speeding. Six additional speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
7:56 am: Vehicle vandalism, Longwood Drive.
10:20 am: Freed an opossum stuck in trash can on River Road.
12:50 pm: Patient missing on Lowell Street. Found on Lowell Street.
2:23 pm: Rock thrown at window on Haverhill Street.
7:52 pm: Hawk stuck in hockey net.
9:43 pm: Wife and daughter reported missing on Shattuck Road.

Tuesday, July 25

3 warnings and 2 citations issued for speeding.
9:35 pm: Suspicious person seen on video on Green Meadow Lane property.
9:58 am: Neighbor harassment, Linwood Street.
11:53 am: Well-being check, Railroad Street.
1:27 pm: Tree fell on car, Shattuck Road.
3:08 pm: Vandalism, Bulfinch Drive. Detectives on scene.
6:29 pm: Harassment, Bulfinch Drive.

Wednesday, July 26

10 stops for speeding. Log did not differentiate between citations and warnings.
8:03 am: Caller thinks her catalytic converter was stolen on Rogers Brook. Owner didn;t realize she damaged it on her own.
11:13 am: Report of past larceny, Ivanhoe Lane.
11:51 am: Report of threats to harm, Vine Street.
2:19 pm: Ice cream truck driver being confrontational and harassing staff and students on Main Street.

Thursday, July 27

2 warnings and 2 citations issued for speeding.
1:03 am: Well-being check, Memorial Circle.
8:29 am: Firearms found while cleaning out house on Sutherland Street.
4:20 pm: Train-versus-pedestrian crash, Railroad Street.
6:39 pm: Wastewater backing up into basement on Haskell Road.

Friday, July 28

2 warnings and 5 citations issued for speeding.
6:35 am: Car fire, River Road.
12:51 pm: Lawyer reports fraud by client, Haverhill Street.
4:19 pm: Well-being check, Sagamore Drive.
5:15 pm: Crash with injury, Summer Street.
7:26 pm: State Police request assistance locating vehicle that may have been in a hit-and-run crash.

Saturday, July 29

No speeding citations or warnings in log.
12:34 am: Fight in Park Street parking lot.
2:25 pm: Missing person, North Street.
7:32 pm: Suspicious activity, Landau Lane.

Sunday, July 30

No speeding citations or warnings in log.
1:57 pm: License plate theft, Railroad Street.
9:51 pm: Loud party, Argilla Road/Cattle Crossing.
10:24 pm: Residents reports boy coming to her Matthew Street house at odd hours of the day.

Monday, July 31

4 warnings and no citations issued for speeding.
8:28 am: Missing person, Campanelli Drive.
9:00 am: Man fell off rood on Keystone Way. OSHA notified.
10:39 am: Harassment, Haverhill Street.
10:48 am: Missing person, North Street.

Tuesday, Aug. 1

8 warnings and 3 citations issued for speeding.
11:47 am: Loose dog with painted nails on North Street. Dog returned to owner.
11:47 am: Short bald man with a black fanny pack asking customers coming out Citizens Bank on North Main Street for money.
2:56 pm: Single-car crash into telephone pole with injury on Salem Street.
2:57 pm: Resident wants to file report for harassment against her daughter.
4:04 pm: Car broken into on Brookside Drive.
6:08 pm: Unwanted guests at a River Road hotel..

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