North Andover police reported just four distracted-driving citations and arrests in 2020, instead issuing verbal warnings.
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An adult woman was hit by a car and pronounced dead soon after, Monday evening.
The 17-year-old North Andover driver had taken the car without permission, police said.
Open burning season in North Andover runs from Jan. 15 to May 1.
The Civil Service Commission is investigating hiring and promotion practices under Chief Joseph Solomon.
Officials have not released the identity of the victim or the driver in Sunday's crash.
Package thefts are a growing problem as online shopping explodes. North Andover police offer some tips to thwart porch pirates.
Brian Chevalier, 54, of New Hampshire was sentenced to life in prison Friday after admitting to the 2018 strangling of Wendi Rose Davidson.
Here is where sex offenders are registered as living and working in North Andover.
The police business line is being used by phone scammers attempting to get money from residents, the department said.
Violent and property crime reports both fell in North Andover in 2019, according to police data.
A Lawrence man was arrested Friday and charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
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Lawrence police responded to a shooting on Broadway and found a man believed to be in his 30s with a gunshot wound.
A New Hampshire woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash at Route 114 and Sharpners Pond Road in July.
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Police arrested a Lawrence and Haverhill man in Haverhill, Thursday, in relation to a May 3 incident that killed one and two others.
North Andover police identified Colleen Armstrong, 70, of Merrimack, New Hampshire as the person who died in the Monday night crash.
Colleen Armstrong, 70, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, died in a three-vehicle crash in North Andover, Monday night.
A Groveland man is facing charges after police said he followed a resident after she drove up his street to pick up dog food.
A man followed Julia Santos of Groveland and accused her of "suspicious behavior." Santos responded, "Is it because I'm Black?"
The police department is implementing the final of the eight measures, Duty to Intervene, the chief told the Board of Selectmen.
The cause of the outage, which at one point affected nearly 3,000 customers, has not been reported.
Gabriel T. Tavarez, 40, who co-founded a mortgage short sale assistance company, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Chief Charles Gray denounced "the egregious actions ... that resulted in the death of George Floyd."
"Were it not for the quick work of a bystander with a garden hose, the mulch fire could have extended to the home," firefighters said.
A fire Wednesday afternoon took crews from seven different communities to knock down.
A 26-year-old Lawrence man was killed Sunday in a shooting in Lawrence that left two others injured.
Three people were shot in Lawrence around 9 p.m. Sunday.
The fire destroyed the house's roof and likely caused over $500,000 in damage, Fire Chief William McCarthy estimated.
The roof of the house on Carriage Chase Road in North Andover collapsed during the fire, according to scanner reports.
A North Andover man was found Thursday evening after being reported missing.
Crime across the state dropped dramatically starting in mid-March, as coronavirus-related shutdowns were put in place.
A Lawrence woman was charged with illegal possession of an electronic stun gun.
The company will be sentenced on April 6, officials said.
Lawrence police responded around 3 a.m. Sunday to a report of gun shots.
The town saw 521 crashes last year, down over 50 from the year before.
Reports said the victim was a father staying with one of his kids.