Kidnapping Turns Out to Be a Joke

What started as a possible kidnapping case was actually a bizarre prank.

On Friday just after noon, a man called the police station and reported that his brother had been kidnapped after a vehicle accident on Main Street. He said someone called him and said they had his brother and demanded ransom for the brother's return.

Police investigated the matter and located the brother, who had been at work all day, and determined it to be a prank.

In other local police news...

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

Friday, May 25

At 7:01 a.m., a caller on River Road reported that a silver Range Rover pulled into a parking lot there and the occupants smashed a glass bottle and fled to the La Quinta hotel. Police found the suspect, who said he had missed a trash can, and had his clean up the mess.

At 3:45 p.m., a caller reported that her sister had put a knife in one of her tires.

Sunday, May 27

At 3:21 p.m., a caller on Wildwood Road reported that his neighbor was on his property threatening him.

At 11:15 p.m., a caller on Shandel Circle reported that her husband grabbed her by her neck and threw her to the ground. The woman was taken to a hospital. Sergey Bulavchenko, 44, of 6 Shandel Circle, was charged with domestic assault and battery.

Do you have questions about this blotter? Email brendan.lewis@patch.com.