Crime & Safety
Wandering Skunk and Turtle Egg Poaching
The following information was supplied by the North Andover Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following are excepts from the log.
Tuesday, May 29
At 6:27 a.m., a caller on Chadwick Street reported seeing a skunk wandering around in circles. Police located the skunk later in the morning and said the skunk didn't look sick.
At 3:09 p.m., police went to Marblehead Street to help a homeowner serve papers to tenants.
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At 6:02 p.m., a caller reported seeing a teen with a paintball gun wearing a black mask at It turned out to be two youths filming something to put on YouTube.
At 7:16 p.m., a caller on Farnum Street reported that he had returned from a weekend vacation and found bottles of motor oil and antifreeze on his property.
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At 8:23 p.m., a caller on Kingston Street reported spray paint on their door.
Wednesday, May 30
At 8:08 a.m., a caller at Sutton Pond Condominiums reported seeing an elderly man digging up turtle eggs by the dam. Police spoke to him.
At 4:27 p.m., a caller at reported a 2-year-old girl missing. The child was with her mother.
At 5:01 p.m., callers reported a
At 7:14 p.m., a caller on Wood Lane reported that someone had stolen a "Slow Children" sign and it may have been part of a senior prank.
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