Monday, June 17, 2013
The standoff happened after a caseworker tried to visit.
The man who was hospitalized after a standoff with Andover Police has since been charged with multiple counts of assault. Police say his weapon was a pitchfork. Thomas Croteau, 54, of 67 Woburn st., was charged with assault and battery of a household member, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and three counts of assault wth a dangerous weapon. After 4 p.m. Friday, police received an alert that a man had locked himself in his home when caseworkers arrived and would not come out. Croteau ad allegedly assaulted a family member and two caseworkers with multiple items including a pitchfork. "The male subject had been involved in altercation with a family member and case workers there at house to see him," Andover Police Lt. Edward Guy …
Saturday, June 15, 2013
There were no injuries reported.
An afternoon visit to a Woburn Street home by caseworkers ended in a standoff with police and NEMLEC. After 4 p.m. Friday, police received an alert that a man had locked himself in his home when caseworkers arrived and would not come out. "The male subject had been involved in altercation with a family member and case workers there at house to see him," Andover Police Lt. Edward Guy said. "And he was barricading himself inside." Police brought in the NEMLEC SWAT team and negotiated with the man. Eventually, they were able to convince the man to come out. There was no one else at the home, and there were no injuries reported. The man was taken to a hospital and, as of Friday night, was being held at the hospital for evaluation. No charges …
Friday, June 14, 2013
A 45-year-old Quincy woman is facing charges of running a prostitution operation out of her Andover massage parlor, which wasn't properly licensed.
When local officials talk about attracting business to Andover, they probably aren't talking about the kind Yu Tun Chen allegedly operated. It turns out that the Quincy woman arrested last week for running an unlicensed massage parlor that was allegedly a front for a prostitution operation had just moved her shop a couple towns over from Danvers to Andover. The Eagle Tribune reports that Chen, 45, of Quincy, was operating a massage parlor near the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers until about two months ago when it was shut down by Danvers police. Police Capt. Patrick Ambrose told the paper the department was investigating the business, which was run by Chen, for allegations of sexual services for a fee and had called in the state Department of…
Home improvement and paving scams often increase this time of year, say public safety officials, but there are some simple ways to protect yourself against being a victim.
If the sales pitch offering cheap home improvement work sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. The "extra asphalt" is a lie. That’s according to law enforcement and public safety officials, who say “paving scams” in particular can increase during the spring and summer seasons in Massachusetts. Local law enforcement and the Commonwealth Fusion Center, which recently released a public service announcement on paving scams, say roving scamsters pose as work crews and offer to pave driveways at discounted prices – often attributing the price reduction to surplus paving materials. The rouse then branches off in one of a few directions, all of them downhill. In some cases, the conman will claim some sort of mistake was made and the …
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
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 Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Police charged Yu Yun Chen, 45, of 133 Elmwood Ave., Quincy, with unlicensed massage and sexual conduct for a fee. Read the complete story here. At 1:04 p.m., a caller reported a domestic dispute between a mother and daughter. Olivia Sarmiento, 27, of 361 River Road, Andover, was charged with domestic assault and battery. At 2:46 p.m., Chic Consignment reported that a patron was refusing to leave. Police escorted the patron from the store. At 12:58 p.m., a caller on Shawsheen Road reported that her mother-in-law assaulted her. Police will summons the suspect. At 10:23 p.m., a caller reported that someone rang her doorbell and fled in a vehicle. Do you …
Monday, June 10, 2013
The woman was charged after an investigation by Andover Police.
Police say a woman was offering not only massages in Andover but also sexual acts for a fee. Yu Yun Chen, 45, of 133 Elmwood Ave., Quincy, was charged with operating an unlicenced massage parlor and sexual conduct for a fee Thursday. She was allegedly performing her services at 195 Andover St. Apt. 2, Andover. After investigation, police performed a sting and arrested Chen. And this may sound familiar. A couple weeks ago, two Chinese native women living in Queens, N.Y., were charged with operating unlicensed massage parlors in North Andover (one of them right on the Andover border on Andover Street) after police posed as clients and were propositioned and offered sexual acts for money during their massages. Those women are still pending …
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Here's short clip from the house fire on Cedar Road Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters were up in the half-charred attic of 16 Cedar Road in Andover on Wednesday, poking holes in the roof and walls in an attempt to locate hidden flames within the walls and extiguish the visiable fire.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire that spread through the roof of a Cedar Road home in Andover Wednesday afternoon.
Andover Fire Chief Michael Mansfield said that a fire in the attic of 16 Ceder Road on Wednesday was tough to catch at one point. However, nobody was injured in the two-alarm blaze. Mansfield said that two sons were home at the time, one of which heard a fire alarm and alerted the other to evacuate. Mansfield said without the fire alarms, this situation could have been much worse. The cause of the fire is still under investigation but Mansfield said it appeared to have started in the roof. The family, which includes a husband wife, and three sons, are working with family and friends to figure out living arrangements. The Red Cross also responded, offering shelter, food and clothing. Andover, North Andover, Middleton and North Reading …
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 Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Sunday, June 2 At 8:35 p.m. a caller reported possible building fire on Memorial Circle. The alarm was caused by smoke from cooking. At 1:57 p.m. a caller reported that she spilt muriatic acid in her back seat, which also contains pool cleaners. The Fire Department responded and the police assisted. The Fire Department had the situation under control after arrival. At 2:10 p.m. a caller reported an unattended backpack next to the ATM in Downtown Andover. An officer checked the area but did not locate the backback. Monday, June 3 At 3:04 p.m. police arrested Gary Christopher, 26, of 23 Conte Drive, Methuen, on Haverhill Street. Christopher was charged …
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The Red Cross is assisting a family after a fire tore through their basement Monday morning.
In the early morning on Monday, Andover Firefighters battled a structure fire that started in the basement of a Marland Street home. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the blaze but the family of six was displaced by the incident, as the home is now deemed uninhabitable. Shortly after 5 a.m. a one occupant of the home at 22 Marland St. had awoke to the smell of smoke, quickly alerting the rest of the family and calling the Fire Department. According to Fire Chief Michael Mansfield, the man, the eldest male in the home, had opened the basement door after smelling the smoke and was hit with super-heated air and smoke. Andover firefighters from Ballardvale and the central station quickly responded to the fire and had the blaze extinguished…
