Crime & Safety

Early Halloween and Corner Drug Bust

The following information was supplied by the Andover Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following are excerpts from the log. The log is open to the public.

Monday, Aug. 20

At 1:53 a.m., a caller reported that someone wearing a Halloween mask had knocked on his window and fled. It turned out to be just a friend playing a prank.

At 9:10 a.m., a caller reported that a man had his arm stuck in a drain.

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At 10:11 a.m., a caller reported finding a laptop at the corner of Lowell Street and Lovejoy Road. He turned the laptop over to the police.

At 4:56 p.m., a man filed a missing person report for a 56-year-old woman.

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At 6:26 p.m., a caller reported seeing an ice cream truck driver yelling on his cell phone.

Tuesday, Aug. 21

At 2:39 p.m., Tammi Thayer, 47, of 200 Swanton St., Winchester, was arrested for operating without a license and leaving the scene of property damage.

At 3:27 p.m., police approached two men in a parking lot on Lowell Street and determined there was a drug deal happening. Richard James, 56, of 35 Hampton St., Boston, was arrested for possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute.

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