911 Call Brings Help for Baby Locked in Car on Hot Day

Here are excerpts from the Andover Police log:

Wednesday, Aug. 21

At 2:46 a.m., police made a motor vehicle stop on Red Spring Road, using a verbal warning for a stop sign violation. Police also arrested Xavier A. Albertorio, 6A Forest St. Apt. 2, Lawrence, on a warrant out of Lawrence for leaving the scene of property damage.

At 9:05 a.m. someone walked in to the police headquarters and filed a report about an Internet fraud.

At 12:11 p.m. police responded to a 911 call about of a baby locked inside a vehicle on Harold Parker Road. A tow truck and an officer were dispatched. Between them, they assisted and the baby was safe. The high temperature that day reached 88 degrees.

At 1:19 p.m. a caller reported a green Volkswagen Passat wagon parked in front of Palmers for more than an hour with dogs locked inside. Police spoke with the owner and the dogs appeared to be fine.

At 2:03 p.m. someone walked in to the station to report her car had been hit at the Senior Center. She had the plate number of the car.

At 2:26 p.m. the Sonesta Hotel called to request an officer because a guest was being harassed. 

At 3:53 p.m. four officers responded to a caller reporting a violation of a harassment order on Post Office Avenue.

At 4 p.m. a caller reported a broken-down truck on North Main Street. The occupant had walked away from the vehicle by the time police arrived.

At 8:56 p.m. a caller reported a suspicious person came to his door on Lowell Street and asked him to call a taxi so he could get back to his hotel. The person turned out to be a lost tourist from Belgium trying to return to the Marriot Courtyard. A Yellow Cab was sent.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

At 9:29 a.m. a 911 call came in for a pedestrian struck on Chestnut Street. The person hit was not injured.

At 10:52 a.m. a Pasho Street resident reported someone stole items from her vehicle.

At 10:16 a.m. a called reported a bat in his Lovejoy Road home. The responding officer couldn't find a bat. Later that day, at 8:10 p.m., another resident called to say she had contained a bat to a room but it wasn't flying out. The responding officer said the bat couldn't be found as the home owner has the windows open.

At 11:54 a.m. police assisted Tewksbury Police with an incident in which a woman was possibly kidnapped in Medford by her ex-boyfriend. The incident later was resolved when Medford Police reported both people were headed back to Medford.

At 12:57 p.m. Planet Fitness reported they are getting harassing phone calls from a man whose membership was cancelled.

At 3:05 p.m. the loss prevention office at Stop & Shop called to report someone has been stealing Red Bull at night.

At 4:05 p.m. a caller reported she was being harassed by neighbors on Post Office Avenue.

At 6 p.m. a Summer Street resident reported her home had been broken into during the day. The thief or thieves entered through the kitchen window.

At 6:35 p.m. a man called to report that his 51-year-old brother was falling-down drunk and breaking things at a Gould Road residence. The North Reading Fire Department took the man to Lawrence General Hospital.

At 6:43 p.m. police spoke to a man who was continuing to use a High Plain Road compost site even though it is closed.

At 9:22 p.m. police helped North Andover with a possible hit-and-run in which the owner of the suspect vehicle lives on Highland Road.

Monday, Aug. 19

At 9:47 a.m. police were called for a motor vehicle having been broken into on Washington Avenue.

At 1 p.m., Town Hall reported a wire down in the area of Linda Road. Verizon was notified.

At 1:01 p.m. a caller reported tree work and vegetation being cut down on Highland Road after a "seize operation" had been served.

At 3:45 p.m. police Jorge A. Sa

At 4:31 p.m. police arrested Jorge A. Santiago-Correa, 48, 33 First St., Apt. 309, Lowell, at 429 Lowell St. and charged him with attaching wrong plates to a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle with license revoked, having an uninsured motor vehicle and having an unregistered motor vehicle.

At 5:27 p.m. a woman driving a black Civic reported being followed by the driver of a black Mustang. Police advised her to come to the safety center. While on the phone with her, she told officers the car was no longer following her.

At 5:33 p.m. police received two 911 calls about a baby turning blue on North Main Street. Police and fire units responded and handled.

At 6:01 p.m. a resident reported a solicitor at his home. The person turned out not to have registered with the town as is required.

At 7:35 p.m. there was a call for a domestic disturbance on Coventry Lane. A man said his wife threw a glass picture at him, injuring his foot and leg.

At 8:31 p.m. a Lincoln Street resident reported a bat in his house. He closed off the lower half of the house to contain it. The bat was removed.

At 8:37 p.m. a Mortimer Drive resident called to complain about the noise from a neighbor mowing his lawn with a riding mower. Police contacted the man and reported he was done mowing for the night.

At 9:19 p.m. the MBTA reported a woman was riding on top of the train. The conductor had the woman and was looking for help. Police arrested Alexandra Ricciardelli, 22, homeless out of New Jersey, at 50 Burnham Road and charged her with trespassing.

At 10:32 p.m. a Sunset Rock Road resident reported a German Shepherd was nearly struck by a car. The caller couldn't get close enough to read the dog's tags. The responding officer notified the animal's owner.