Crime & Safety
Snow Baseball and Window Break-In
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, Jan. 20
At 12:40 p.m., a caller on Turnpike St. reported that a man was swinging a stick at a pole. It turned out the man was just making snowballs and hitting them with a stick while waiting for his wife.
At 4:48 p.m., Kohl's reported that a female shoplifter refused to return stolen merchandise. Nancy Jiminez, 39, of 28 Hall St. Apt. 3, Lawrence, was arested for shoplifting.
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Tuesday, Jan. 23
At 2:02 a.m., a caller at Royal Crest reported that two males wearing black tried to break into her home through her window.
At 1:18 p.m., a caller on Waverly Road reported a loose dog in the area. Police did not find the dog.
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