Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for May 5-11 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.
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Monday, May 5
No log available on Monday morning.
Tuesday, May 6
2:29 am: Dog whimpering for 30 minutes, Stevens Street. Dog got wrapped in leash and was stuck in one spot.
3:23 pm: Two people possibly doing drugs by dumpster on North Main Street. No issues — they were trash picking.
Wednesday, May 7
5:47 am: Rental car stolen overnight on Whittier Street.
8:02 am: Man exposed himself and urinated on the ground, Main Street.
11:51 am: Harassment, Shattuck Road.
12:50 pm: Arrested a 40-year-old Burlington woman following a River Road traffic stop on an outstanding warrant and drug possession charges.
1:48 pm: Woman praying on bridge, Beacon Street. Unable to locate.
3:05 pm: Uber passenger refusing to leave car, Elm Street.
6:17 pm: Toddler locked in car, Railroad Street.
6:51 pm: Larceny, River Road.
Thursday, May 8
6:40 am: Treasury bonds stolen, Joseph Street.
11:09 am: Cat in tree, unable to reach cat, Maple Avenue.
4:16 pm: Guest found a bag of marijuana in their River Road hotel room.
7:07 pm: Person locked in bathroom for 50 minutes, Railroad Street.
8:21 pm: 12-year-old boy missing from soccer practice, River Road. Parent found child.
8:38 pm: Toddler in store without parents. Reunited with parents, Main Street.
Friday, May 9
9:58 am: North Andover police report driving running stop signs and speeding, Elm Street and Rock Ridge Road. Unable to locate.
12:45 pm: Meals On Wheels requesting well-being check on 88-year-old woman who did not answer door, Abbot Bridge Drive.
1:32 pm: Car vs. scooter crash with injury, Brickstone Square.
2:42 pm: Neighbor chased caller down the sidewalk, Main Street.
2:55 pm: Infant locked in car, Somerset Drive.
9:32 pm: Drunk man making inappropriate comments to kids in lobby of River Road hote.
Saturday, May 10
12:47 am: Father cannot sleep because of his son’s need for the wifi, Molly Road. Son advised to do his schoolwork in the morning. All advised to go to sleep.
11:33 am: Assist North Reading police in stopping a school bus involved in a hit-and-run in their town, School Street.
2:13 pm: Unwanted guest in River Road hotel.
7:32 pm: Caller “finds it odd” that a man is sitting in his car at the intersection of Elm Street and Walnut Avenue and coughing. Police arrested a 42-year-old Andover man and charged him with OUI.
10:55 pm: Man sitting on sidewalk who may need assistance, North Main Street.
11:05 pm: Two men harrassed caller on Jenkins Road and through a stick at them. Men were hiding in woods and a ranger and a Massachusetts State Trooper were already looking for them. Unable to locate.
Sunday, May 11
2:31 am: Dead beaver on North Main Street.
4:56 am: Man trying to get in back door of caller’s home on South Main Street.
2:39 pm: Melrose police recivered car stolen from Andover.
6:22 pm: Dirt bike on Prospect Road/Salem Street.
6:34 pm: Two eagles who may be injured on Rindge Road. Birds flew off.