Andover Police file photo

Among the calls that kept Andover police busy this week, according to the police log:

  • An unruly camper.
  • A turtle trying to cross the highway.
  • A woman spraying passing cars with a hose.

Call of the Week

Sunday, June 25, 5:40 p.m.: Two people throwing up out of vehicle on Colonial Drive. Caller thinks they are drunk.

Those and other selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for May 24-June 20 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, June 21

8:41 am: Vandalism, Park Street.
10:45 pm: Holding on to bunny until a rehab can be found.
12:15 pm: Injured bunny, Thresher Road.
1:45 pm: Hit-and-run with property damage, Gray Road.
2:06 pm: Woman spraying cars with hose as they drive by on York Street. “Spoke to individual, won;t be an issue again.”
2:31 pm: Neighbor’s dog killed caller’s chickens on Hillcrest Road.
3:44 pm: Bike stolen, River Road.
4:39 pm: Woman refusing to leave, Elm Square.
11:14 pm: Tractor trailer stuck trying to turn around on Belknap Drive.

Thursday, June 22

9:16 am: Woman left scene after hitting mailbox on Gray Road.
10:31 am: Report of past road rage incident, River Road.
11:03 am: Illegal dumping, North Main Street.
2:19 pm: Department of Children & Families requests help locating 15-year-old girl.
6:42 pm: Unruly guest at campground on Jenkins Road.

Friday, June 23

8:20 am: Turtle stuck on the wrong side of Stevens Street. Moved to the side of the road.
6:33 pm: Staff won’t let caller take her husband road, Stevens Street.
9:13 pm: Caller heard three gunshots near Shattuck Road. Nothing found during search of area.

Saturday, June 24

1:29 am: Caller found 21-year-old daughter’s phone in The Park, Bartlet and Whittier Streets, after she texted asking him to pick her up. Daughter found at home and safe.
2:36 pm: mother locked in room and won’t return son’s property.
3:17 pm: Ex-husband n caller’s property.
3:46 pm: Missing 70-year-old woman with dementia walked away from event on Shawsheen Road. Located before police arrived.
4:30 pm: Man who is possibly drunk walking around Whole Foods.
5:16 pm: Turtle trying to cross Interstate 93.

Sunday, June 25

1:41 am: Disorderly person in hotel lobby, River Road.
2:12 am: Yelling and screaming from Highland Road house party.
11:07 am: 14-year-old girl reported missing, River Road.
12:59 pm: Two people arguing on Ferndale Avenue. One person arrested on warrant.
3:07 pm: Custody dispute, North Street.
5:40 pm: Two people throwing up out of vehicle on Colonial Drive. Caller thinks they are drunk. They left the ares.

Monday, June 26

8:28 am: Well-being check on landlord, Lovejoy Road.
11:32 am: Property damage, Whittier Court.
1:51 pm: Illegal dumping, Andover Street.
3:56 pm: Hit-and-run sometime overnight, Highland Road.
4:52 pm: Breaking and entering overnight in garage on Francis Drive.

Tuesday, June 27

12:32 am: Assist Massachusetts State Police with a domestic incident that started on the highway, Dascomb Road/Carriage Hill Road.
2:22 am: Overtired man fell asleep at wheel on River Road. Going to stay at a hotel.
6:49 am: Injured possum moved to side of road, Greenwood Road/Pattingell Avenue.
6:06 pm: Car blaring music at cemetery, Abbot Street.

File photo.

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