Among the calls that kept Andover police busy this past week, according to the police log:
- K9 search for a shooting suspect.
- Two OUI arrests.
- A caller whose mom was yelling at them.
Andover police made 37 speeding traffic stops between Sept. 29-Oct.5, down from 38 last week. As Andover begins enforcing the new, town-wide, 25 mph speed limit, Andover News will include the speeding enforcement information in addition to the selected entries from each day’s police log.
Call of the Week
Thursday, Oct. 5, 8:29 pm: Elderly woman having phone issues, Crestwood Drive. “Officer assisted the female with putting the phone on the charger.”
Those and other selected entries from the Andover Police Department’s public log for Sept. 29 – Oct. 5 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.
Friday, Sept. 29
0 warnings and 2 citation issued for speeding, and 0 speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
1:46 am: Mailbox broken into, Bulfinch Drive.
9:48 am: Road rage incident, South Mai Street.
11:02 am: Crash with injury, Haggetts Pond Road. “Critical incident.”
11:52 am: Crash with injury, Dascomb Rod.
3:02 pm: Employee receiving threats from client, Riverina Road.
8:32 pm: Well-being check on man in lobby of minuteman road hotel. Transferred to Lawrence General Hospital.
9:37 pm: Liquor check/violation, Park Street.
Saturday, Sept. 30
1 warning and 0 citations issued for speeding, and 0 speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
1:10 am: Arrested a 23-year-old Andover man for OUI-Liquor following a crash, Bartlet/Wheeler Streets.
10:59 am: Landlord/tenant issue, Farrwood Drive.
11:19 am: Man walking in road, North Street/River Road.
3:42 pm: Man can’t find his car, Chestnut/Whittier Streets.
7:02 pm: Caller says his mother is yelling at them, Joseph Street.
Sunday, Oct. 1
2 warnings and 2 citations issued for speeding, and 0 speeding stops that were not designated as citation or warning in the log.
11:27 am: Crash with injury, Beacon Street/High Plain Road.
6:57 pm: Custody exchange, Lowell Street.
7:13 pm: Woman called 911 to report her car was towed from a private lot. “She was advised this was a private lot and the business may tow it,” Red Spring Road.
7:28 pm: Custody issue.
Monday, Oct. 2
3 warnings, 1 citation issued for speeding, and 1 speeding stop that was not designated as citation or warning in the log.
7:09 am: Money inside pink bag found on Main Street.
8:45 am: Trespassing, Shattuck Road.
2:23 pm: Dog running in traffic, North Main Street
2:46 pm: Theft, South Main Street.
3:36 pm: Vehicle vandalism, Minuteman Road.
9:47 pm: Arrested a 24-year-old Lawrence man for unlicensed operation, Bulfinch Drive/River Road.
Tuesday, Oct. 3
2 warnings, 0 citations issued for speeding, and 3 speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
10:01 am: Well-being check on 62-year-old man who is not answering door for home nurse on Juliette Street. “Able to get in home, patient is alive, [conscious], and alert.
9:29 pm: Road rage incident, Bypass Road/South Main Street.
9:49 pm: Several people ran from car after crash on Cutler Road..
Wednesday, Oct. 4
2 warnings, 0 citations issued for speeding, and 2 speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
9:58 am: Assisted removing unwanted guest from Shattuck Road apartment.
12:01 pm: Well-being check, River Road.
12:57 pm: Crash with injury, Bartlet/Morton Streets.
2:58 pm: Helped a turtle cross Greenwood Road.
6:59 pm: Canine “search for perp involved in a shooting,” Lowell Street.
8:30 pm: Woman backed into a car on Park Street. Arrested a 75-year-old woman for OUI-Liquor and leaving the scene of property damage.
Thursday, Oct. 5
13 warnings, 3 citations issued for speeding, and 0 speeding stops that were not designated as citations or warnings in the log.
10:39 am: Employee reporting someone is posting vulgar things online using their name, Park Street.
11:37 am: Dead deer, Dascomb Road/Wabanaki Way.
2:02 pm: Suspicious activity.
3:11 pm: Report of past vehicle break-in, Burtt Road.
3:33 pm: Threats, Summer Street.
4:04 pm: Previous owner trying to put up a fence on property that is no longer his, Chandler Road.
6:02 pm: Person who appears to be homeless setting up a shelter on private property, Powder Mill Square.
8:29 pm: Elderly woman having phone issues, Crestwood Drive. “Officer assisted the female with putting the phone on the charger.”
File photo.