Crime & Safety
Minors With Alcohol and Auger on Ice
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.
Sunday, Feb. 17
At 2:51 p.m., wo minors were arrested at Royal Crest for being in possession of alcohol as well as "keeping a loud and disorderly house."
Monday, Feb. 18
At 6:47 p.m., a parent flagged down Officer steven Corr and told him her son would not sit in his car seat. Officer Corr then reportedly explained car seat safety to the child, and peace was restored.
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Tuesday, Feb. 19
At 8:24 a.m., firefighters responded to a smoke alarm at Royal Crest. It turned out to have been the result of cigarette smoke.
At 7:15 a.m., a caller reported that an ice fisherman was using an auger on Lake Cochichewick. Police informed the fisherman that town bylaw prohibited that.
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At 9:41 a.m., a car crashed into Staples. Read the complete story here.
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