Missing Child on Bike and Confused Tourist

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

Posted Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 4:29 pm ET|Updated Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 5:28 pm ET

The following are excepts from the North Andover Police log.

At 1:44 a.m., an officer was flagged down by a woman in a car saying she could not find her son, who was out riding his bike. Police searched for the boy, who returned home a couple hours later.
At 7:25 a.m., a caller on Andover Street reported that someone had attempted to break into their home through a bulkhead.
At 5:07 p.m., a caller on Osgood Street reported a strange man walking through her back yard. Police questioned the man, who was from Canada and said he was looking for a certain historical landmark.
At 10:31 p.m., a caller on Saunders Street reported a group of youths shooting BB guns in the area. The group turned out to be adults, who were told by police to stop shooting their BB guns.

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