Crime & Safety

Resident Charged with Assault and Battery on Haggetts Pond Road

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

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

Wednesday, Aug. 29

At 8:49 a.m. a caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 93. No injuries were reported.

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At 9:11 a.m. a caller reported that someone went into his unlocked barn on Maple Avenue and stole two bicycles.

At 11:57 a.m. police stopped a motor vehicle and eventually discovered marijuana, under one ounce. The operator received a ticket for possession of a class D substance.

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At 9:30 p.m. a caller reported a car that hit a tree on Osgood Street. No injuries were reported. The tree department was notified.

Thursday, Aug. 30

At 9:10 a.m. police arrested Joyce Wambui Kariuki, 24, of 36 2nd St., Lowell, on Punchard Avenue. Kariuki was charged with a past warrant.

At 4:11 p.m. a caller reported smoke coming from the ground on Powers Road.

At 4:14 p.m. a walk-in visitor reported vandalism to her motor vehicle on Railroad Street.

At 4:33 p.m. police arrested Rotha Pen, 29, of 50 Pine St., Lowell, on Union Street. Pen was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, subsequent offense and speeding.

At 7:49 p.m. police arrested Vladimir Shvets, 55, of 226 Haggetts Pond Road, on Haggetts Pond Road. Shvets was charged with assault and battery on a household member.

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