Alleged Purse Snatcher Arrested at Market Basket

The woman allegedly tried to rob an elderly woman.

A Tewksbury woman was arrested at Market Basket in North Andover just after 10:30 a.m. Friday for allegedly stealing an elderly woman's purse in the store. Police say Gloria Cimmino, 56, of 128 South St., Tewksbury, stole the elderly woman's purse from her carriage while she was looking the other way. Cimmino allegedly then took money and a checkbook out of the purse and threw the purse in another aisle. Another person reportedly saw the theft and notified North Andover Police, who rushed over to Market Basket and arrested Cimmino. Cimmino was taken to Lawrence District Court and charged with larceny from a person over the age of 65 and larceny over $250. The elderly woman was not harmed and there was no physical contact, police said, and …

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Driver Arrested for Guns and Drugs

The arrest occurred Wednesday near Royal Crest.

A Middleton man was arrested for charges relating to guns and drugs during a traffic stop in North Andover Wednesday morning. North Andover Police Officer Mark Wilson stopped Michael Evans, 29, of 19 Peabody St., Middleton, Wednesday at around 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of Royal Crest Drive and Turnpike Street, for having a faulty registration sticker. Upon investigation, Wilson discovered the registration sticker was fraudulent and placed Evans under arrest for having a false Registry of Motor Vehicles document, Lt. Charles Gray said. Then, while searching Evans' car, Wilson reportedly discovered a gun, a glock, that was loaded. And then he noticed three more -- two rifles and a handgun. Wilson then reportedly found prescription …

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High School Scene of Police Shooter Training

The training exercise simulated a school shooting scenario.

For a few days this week, the sound of gunshots filled North Andover High School. Not to worry -- the students were on vacation, there were no real guns used, and the whole thing was a training exercise for local police officers. The North Andover Police Department, with cooperation with the North Andover School Department, conducted active shooter/crisis intervention drills inside the High School on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. As with a real-life situation, there was no time to prepare, no time to go get other equipment, ballistic vests or additional firepower. They headed into the building and were met by the School Resource Officer Brendan Gallagher and North Andover Police Officer and NEMLEC SWAT Team Officer Patrick Noonan. "The …

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Alleged Credit Card Thief Arrested

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

The North Andover Police responded to the following calls and made the following arrests on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday, Feb. 22 At 9:11 a.m., a Hillside Road resident called police after seeing three men wearing greenish/blue work jackets in a backyard. Police found the men were with a contractor working on a house. At 2:31 p.m., someone at North Andover Country Club called to report vandalism. Youths reportedly took flags and threw them on the ground. At 5:51 p.m., a Windsor Lane resident called police after her daughter and her friend reported hearing gunshots and someone saying “We got you now.” Police found no sounds of gunshots nearby, but could hear skeet shooting from the rod and gun club in the distance. Thursday, Feb. 23 At…

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A Dead Turkey and a Noisy Squirrel

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 North Andover Police log. Wednesday, Nov. 16 Thursday, Nov. 17 For questions about this blotter, email bryan.mcgonigle@patch.com.

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Police Investigate String of Burglaries

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 North Andover Police log. Wednesday, Aug. 17 Thursday, Aug. 18 For questions about this blotter, email bryan.mcgonigle@patch.com.  

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Lowell Man Charged with Attempted Burglary

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 North Andover Police log. Monday, Aug. 15 Tuesday, Aug. 16 For questions about this blotter, email bryan.mcgonigle@patch.com.

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Lawrence Residents Arrested for Shoplifting at Kohl's

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 North Andover Police log. Thursday, Aug. 11 Friday, Aug. 12 Saturday, Aug. 13 Sunday, Aug. 14 For questions about this blotter, email bryan.mcgonigle@patch.com.

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Boy Gone Missing and Snapping Turtle ATM Invasion

Items from the North Andover Police log of June 8.

The following are excerpts from the North Andover Police log. The information is open to the public. Wednesday, June 8 12:15 a.m. A caller at CVS on Turnpike St. reported that a customer's backpack was stolen from her car. The store had the theft on videotape, which showed a large male wearing baggy jean shorts with red boxers and no shirt jumping into a black sedan after taking the backpack. Police are investigating. 2:22 a.m. A woman walked into the station reporting that her 11-year-old son had left at 10:30 p.m. and hadn't returned. Police contacted the Fire Department as well as Middleton Police to search for the boy. The boy returned to his house at 4:10 a.m. 9:16 a.m. A caller reported a snapping turtle hanging out in the ATM lane …

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VIDEO: Gallagher Takes the Reins

Paul Gallagher, longtime lieutenant of the North Andover Police, took his oath as new interim police chief Monday.

In a ceremony that marked a new era in local law enforcement, North Andover Police got a new chief Monday. Paul Gallagher, longtime lieutenant on the department, took his oath as the interim police chief in front of his family, friends and fellow members of the department. Gallagher was appointed to the position by the Board of Selectmen on April 29, in the wake of Chief Richard Stanley's decision to leave the department for a police chief position in Wareham. On Monday, after Town Clerk Joyce Bradshaw swore him in, Gallagher had his son Brendan, also on the police force, pin his chief badge on him.

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