Motorist Allegedly Threatens Cyclist with Weapon

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

Tuesday, March 12

At 7:23 a.m. a larceny from a motor vehicle was reported on Downing Street. The caller reported that his motor vehicle was broken into.

At 8:12 a.m. an officer reported a tree in the roadway on Haggetts Pond Road. The tree department was notified.

At 8:53 a.m. a two-car motor vehicle accident was reported on North Main Street. Minor personal injury was reported.

At 9:13 a.m. a caller reported a past breaking and entering into a motor vehicle on Appletree Lane.

At 12:28 p.m. an apparent act of vandalism on an Enfield Road fence was determined to be due to a deer or natural causes.

At 3:07 p.m. an assault was reported on River Road. A cyclist reported that he was riding down River Road and a motorist drove extremely close to him. After the cyclist gave the driver a derogatory hand signal, the driver pulled over and threatened the cyclist with a baseball bat or similar object.

At 8:18 p.m. police and fire officials responded to a report of a possible brush fire on Reservation Road at the cemetery grounds. An officer located a smoldering pile by the storage shed and fire personnel wet the area down.