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Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
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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.
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Andover Conservation asks residents to report spotted lanternfly sightings
Andover Conservation Division is tracking a rise in spotted lanternfly sightings across town and asking residents to report the invasive insect through an online form, by phone or by email.
Public Safety
Moulton reintroduces federal road safety bill inspired by Andover girl's 2023 death
Rep. Seth Moulton reintroduced the Building Safer Streets Act on Aug. 6, legislation that would require the Federal Highway Administration to update road design standards, directly inspired by the 2023 death of 5-year-old Sidney Mae Olson in an Andover crosswalk.
Public Safety
Worker suffers crush injuries at West Parish Cemetery; OSHA investigates
A man in his 60s was seriously injured after being pinned between two vehicles at West Parish Cemetery on Wednesday, Aug. 5, prompting an OSHA investigation, while Andover police also responded to a vehicle-bicycle crash and terminated a moped pursuit on I-93.
Public Safety
Woman expected to face assault charge after biting Andover firefighter during emergency call
A 26-year-old woman is expected to face a charge of assault and battery on a public employee after allegedly biting an Andover firefighter during a Tuesday afternoon emergency response on Andover Street, where Narcan had been administered before crews arrived.
Public Safety
Andover police arrest Lawrence man on OUI charge, Haverhill woman on warrant
Andover police arrested a 28-year-old Lawrence man on OUI and negligent-operation charges July 27 and a 34-year-old Haverhill woman on an outstanding warrant at the DoubleTree Hotel July 26, while also responding to a rollover crash with injuries, road rage, vandalism, and erratic drivers during the week of July 21–28.
Public Safety
Andover crime fell 8% in early 2026, but arrests jumped 22%
Andover's first-quarter 2026 crime report shows total offenses fell to 98 from 107 year-over-year, while arrests rose to 61 from 50, driven by increased DUI charges and a jump in juvenile arrests.
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SJC upholds life sentence for Lawrence man who killed Methuen mother in 2016
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 21 upheld the first-degree murder conviction and life-without-parole sentence for Emilio DeLarosa, 41, of Lawrence, who strangled Wanda Rosa, 29, in front of their 4-year-old son at her Methuen apartment in 2016.
Public Safety
Firefighters free two from overturned vehicle at North Main and Harding streets
Andover firefighters freed two people from an overturned vehicle at North Main and Harding streets on Thursday, July 23, one of six notable incidents including a cyclist hospitalized after hitting a pothole near Stoke Court.
Public Safety
Andover warns residents to stay out of Merrimack River after second Lowell sewer overflow this month
The Town of Andover issued a public health advisory on Tuesday, July 21, warning residents to avoid the Merrimack River for at least 48 hours after the Lowell Wastewater Treatment Facility discharged untreated sewage into the waterway, the second such overflow this month.
Public Safety
North Andover posts July 2026 mosquito spraying notice
North Andover posted a mosquito spraying notice on Monday, July 21, with schedule details available in English and Spanish, as national West Nile virus cases hit their highest early-season pace in more than two decades.
Public Safety
Two bystanders pulled five from burning I-495 minivan before Andover firefighters arrived
Andover Fire Rescue publicly credited two unnamed Good Samaritans who stopped and pulled all five occupants from a burning minivan on I-495 the night of July 15, extracting four survivors before crews arrived at the scene of a crash that killed a Lawrence woman.
Public Safety
Andover police credit de-escalation training after knife crisis on Tanglewood Way ends without injury
Andover police took a man into custody without injury after he brandished a knife at a family member during a mental health crisis on Tanglewood Way on Saturday, July 19, with Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick crediting officers' de-escalation training for the safe resolution.
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