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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
North Andover Amazon warehouse draws 71 emergency calls in 2026
North Andover's Amazon distribution center has generated 71 emergency calls in 2026, mostly for medical services, plus a conveyor belt fire, according to fire officials quoted by the Boston Globe.
Public Safety
National Grid to hold Andover open house Sept. 30 on $118M transmission line overhaul
National Grid will host a walk-in open house Wednesday evening in Andover to detail its roughly $118 million plan to replace 148 aging wood power poles with steel structures along a 32-mile transmission corridor running through town.
Public Safety
Two men plead guilty in North Andover armed jewelry store holdup
Two men pleaded guilty Monday in Essex County Superior Court to armed robbery and firearms charges for holding up Milos Joyeria in North Andover at gunpoint in July 2025, with one sentenced to 10-12 years and the other to seven years in prison.
Public Safety
North Andover Amazon warehouse draws 71 emergency calls in 2026
North Andover's Amazon distribution center has generated 71 emergency calls in 2026, mostly for medical services, plus a conveyor belt fire, according to fire officials quoted by the Boston Globe.
Public Safety
North Andover Amazon warehouse draws 71 emergency calls in 2026
North Andover's Amazon distribution center has generated 71 emergency calls in 2026, mostly for medical services, plus a conveyor belt fire, according to fire officials quoted by the Boston Globe.
Public Safety
Andover police warn residents after string of house break-ins near Ballardvale, Dascomb roads
Andover police are investigating several break-ins and attempted break-ins near Ballardvale and Dascomb Roads and are urging residents to lock doors, install cameras and call the detective tip line with any information.
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Fleeing moped, downed wires among Andover's Sept. 4-7 police, fire calls
A moped carrying two people ran red lights and sped toward Lawrence after an Andover police officer tried to stop it on North Main Street, one of several incidents that kept responders busy over the Sept. 4–7 Labor Day weekend.
Public Safety
Dirt bike complaints dominate Andover police logs as officers weigh fuel-sale restrictions
Andover and North Andover police logs for Aug. 28 through Sept. 2 show dirt bike complaints on River Road and North Street on four of six days, along with a domestic assault, an OUI arrest, a hit-and-run at the North Andover Mall and a crash with injuries at Chickering Road.
Public Safety
State transit grants fund rides for North Andover seniors
North Andover seniors and residents with disabilities are getting help reaching medical appointments through MassDOT's Community Transit Grant Program, which awarded nearly $5.5 million statewide in FY26 operating grants including funding that flows to the North Andover Council on Aging through a regional volunteer driver program.
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Andover police weigh dirt bike fuel ban as River Road sightings mount
Andover police are exploring fuel-sale restrictions at gas stations to curb growing groups of illegal dirt bike riders along River Road, but the town's open Town Meeting government means any ban would need voter approval.
Public Safety
North Andover board raises wildfire concerns at fire station plan
North Andover Planning Board member Peter Boynton questioned wildfire mitigation measures for the proposed $7.5 million third fire station at Berry and Turnpike streets during an Aug. 25 public hearing, with the board also raising concerns about a new communications tower and neighborhood noise.
Public Safety
North Andover bans outdoor water use as lake levels drop
North Andover has banned all non-essential outdoor water use, including lawn irrigation, car washing and pool filling, after Lake Cochichewick levels dropped below normal.
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Mental health calls account for largest share of incidents involving Andover police
Mental health incidents account for the largest share of calls handled by the Andover Police Department's embedded clinician, Katelyn Ackerman, who has responded to 105 co-response calls and conducted 178 follow-ups in her first year with the department.
Public Safety
Andover firefighter pleads not guilty in N.H. infant assault case
Andover Fire Rescue firefighter Adam Cole pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on a child endangerment charge and was released on $5,000 bail; his probable cause hearing is set for Sept. 23.
Public Safety
Andover fire flow test Saturday may discolor Burtt Road water
The Andover Water Division will conduct fire flow testing at 30 Burtt Road starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, which may cause discolored water on Burtt Road, Connector Road, River Street and Lowell Junction Road.
Public Safety
Andover firefighter faces felony charges in NH child assault case
Andover Fire Rescue firefighter and paramedic Adam Cole, 33, faces a felony second-degree assault charge and a child endangerment charge in New Hampshire after Londonderry police say he assaulted a 3-month-old baby; the Town of Andover has placed him on administrative leave.
Public Safety
Moulton secures $850K for Andover's Essex Street crossing
Rep. Seth Moulton secured $850,000 in federal Community Project Funding for safety improvements at Andover's Essex Street railroad crossing, filling most of a $1 million gap that threatened to delay the project.
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