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Selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for Oct. 31-Nov. 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.


Tuesday, Nov. 5

7:59 am: Harassment, Brookside Drive.
9 am: Unwanted guest at business on North Main Street. Man left before police arrived.
10:15 am: Unwanted guest returned to store on North Main Street.
11:50 am: Theft, Woodview Way.
6:38 pm: Woman called North Main Street business and threatened to shoot worker. She has made similar threats before. Clinician to follow up at residence.
8:50 pm: Malden police recovered motor vehicle stolen in Andover.

Wednesday, Nov. 6

2:31 am: Caller reports hearing about 10 gunshots, Bulfinch Drive.
8:43 pm: Caller reports hearing three gunshots, Parnassus Place. Negative results when officer checked area.

Thursday, Nov. 7

6:28 am: Break in at Lowell Street business.
8:29 am: Vehicle vandalism, Chestnut Court.
8:39 am: Vehicle vandalism on Chestnut Court.
1:51 pm: Reported death, Longwood Drive.
5:18 pm: Group of teens pushing grocery cart on Chestnut Court.
5:54 pm: Disorderly customer at Whole Foods, harassing another customer.
6:38 pm: Caller’s daughter got hit by a car earlier in the day on Haverhill Street. Refused medical care.
9:51 pm: Large brush fire, West Hollow.

Friday, Nov. 8

2:11 am: Man threatening suicide on Forest Drive. Threw gun into woods when police arrived. Transferred voluntarily to hospital. K9 on scene to search for gun.
7:55 am: Woman reporting someone is harassing her son in YouTube comments, River Street.
8:48 pm: Business owner reports receiving threatening texts from a former employee, Lowell Street.
9:42 pm: Daughter refused to leave with mother when mother went to pick her up on Essex Street. Friends threatened to assault mom.

Saturday, Nov. 9

1:06 pm: Political sign thrown in bushes, Rocky Hill Road.
3:29 pm: Report of hit-and-run, Main and Elm Street.
6:29 pm: Arrested a 46-year-old Lowell woman on an outstanding warrant.

Sunday, Nov. 10

1:23 am: Caller reports man in car flying drone for over two hours, Rattlesnake Hill Road. Man has proper licenses and is searching area for a lost cat.
12:12 pm: Hit in run in parking lot on River Road. No injuries.
4:27 pm: Homeowners came home to find son destroying house on Knollcrest Drive.

Monday, Nov. 11

No log available on Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, Nov. 12

11:52 am: Student at school was making threats about having gun, staff requesting weapons check at home, Bartlet Street.
1 pm: Mailbox vandalized, Salem Street.
3:15 pm: Dead swan removed, Abbot Street.
4:15 pm: Carjacking.
6:48 pm: Staff at autograph reports woman arrived intoxicated and left when they tried to call her cab.
9:38 pm: Shoplifting of holiday products at CVS on Main Street.

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