Andover Man Charged with Aggravated Rape

Details surrounding a recent arrest are limited but police are saying that they have charged an Andover resident with aggravated rape.

Andover Police this week arrested a local man and charged him with aggravated rape. While many details surrounding the case are not being released, police reports indicate that he is still in custody at the Middleton Correctional facility.  At approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday, Andover Police officer Kevin Aufiero arrested Franklin Y. Pillier, 40, of 3 Memorial Circle, on North Main Street. Pillier was charged with two counts of aggravated rape. More details surrounding the arrest were not available. Lt. James Hashem was not immediately available for comment. According to a police report, Pillier was transported to the Middleton Correctional Facility around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Check back with Andover Patch for updates.

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Caller Reports Teens Jumping in Front of Cars

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Tuesday, March 5 At 7:53 p.m. a hit and run car accident was reported on Red Spring Road. A tractor trailer truck hit a car and fled the scene. An officer eventually caught up with the driver.  At 11:19 a.m. a walk-in visitor to the police station reported that her car was vandalized while parked in a lot on Colonial Drive.   Wednesday, March 6 At 7:39 a.m. a caller reported water rising from the sidewalk on Hunter Road. The water department was notified.  At 10:25 a.m. the manager at the North Main Street Dunkin' Donuts reported needles being dumped in the trash at the shop on a regular basis.  At 10:39 a.m. animal control reported a street sign that …

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Ambulance En Route Also Finds Car Collided into Tree

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Wednesday, Feb. 27 At 1:38 p.m. a passenger on the MBTA commuter rail reported that a woman fell on the train and appeared to be injured. The woman refused treatment at the train station and said she was not injured.  At 3:01 p.m. an amblance en route to another call came upon a vehicle that had crashed into a tree on Bellevue Road. The driver said she was not injured. She was driven to the Route 133 Mobil.  At 5:25 p.m. a caller reported that her daughter's backpack was stolen from a girls locker room at Phillips Academy.  At 5:55 p.m. a caller reported a cell phone package was stolen from the lobby at Brookside Drive sometime between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m…

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Police Make Five Drug Arrests This Week

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Friday, Feb. 22 At 3 a.m. police arrested Jared M Breton, 28, of 277 Fox Ave., Dracut, on Frontage Road. Breton was charged with possession of a class E substance, two counts.  Saturday, Feb. 23 At 3:01 a.m. police arrested Zoe Giannousis, 47, of 551 Hildreth St., Apt. 4, Dracut, on River Road. Giannousis was charged with operating under the influence of drugs and possession of a class E substance.  At 8:40 a.m. police arrested Dylan F. Burke, 23, of 16 BUrke Ave., Rowley, on River Road. Burke was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and operating under the influence of liquor.  At 3:10 p.m. police arrested Dara J. Thanschaefer…

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N.H. Residents Charged with Possession of Narcotics, Taser

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Wednesday, Feb. 20 At 6:42 a.m. a hit and run was reported on Enmore Street.  At 8:55 a.m. a social worker was requesting a well being check for a student who wrote a disturbing post on facebook.  At 10:26 a.m. a parking employee reported a three-car crash on Main Street. One vehicle fled the scene, which was a black SUV with a female driver wearing a pink coat.  At 1:40 p.m. a caller reported that her mailbox was vandalized on Abbot Bridge Road.   At 2:45 p.m. police arrested Nicole M Fahey, 29, of 33 Elm St., Apt. 3, Newmarket, N.H., on River Road. Fahey was charged with possession of a class A substance and possession of class B substance.  At 3:11 p.…

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School of Law Shed Broken Into Monday Night

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Sunday, Feb. 17 At 12:55 p.m. a caller reported that the front end of his motor vehicle was torn off on Main Street. At 6:19 p.m. a caller reported a female in the next apartment screaming on Post Office Avenue. An officer reports that there was no problem; a guest at the apartment just got excited.  At 7:34 p.m. a caller reported a larceny from a motor vehicle on Lowell Street. Gas was stolen from this man's vehicle.  Monday, Feb. 18 At 1:34 a.m. police arrested Paul A Ciampa, 65, of Washington Avenue, on Washington Avenue. Ciampa was charged with assault and battery on a household member. At 12:40 p.m. a caller reported a stolen license plate on Lowell…

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Woman Reports Creepy Note Left on Porch

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. Tuesday, Feb. 12 At 6 a.m. a caller reported a two-car accident on Lowell Street. No injuries were reported but one driver was cited for following too closely.  At 7:40 a.m. an officer reported a damaged parking meter on Park Street.  At 8:22 a.m. a caller reported a larceny from a motor vehicle on Bulfinch Drive.  At 8:57 a.m. police arrested Kenneth Berube, 50, of 83 Spofford Road, on Lowell Street. Berube was charged with assault and battery. At 11:59 a.m. a caller reported that large chunks of ice were falling from his roof in downtown Andover and was asking the police if it should be taped off. Police put up caution tape.  At 3:27 p.m. an officer …

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Three Arrested for Driving Drunk This Week

Andover Police charged a woman and two men this past week for operating under the influence of liquor.

This past week three individuals were charged with driving drunk in Andover. All three alleged drunk drivers were reported driving erratically, according to witnesses. On Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 9:22 p.m., a caller reported an motor vehicle that was driving erratically and ran several red lights, eventually stopping in the middle of the roadway. Police eventually caught up with the operator of the motor vehicle and arrested the man. Police arrested John Phillips, 65, of 20 Middlesex Avenue, Wilmington, on Argilla Road. Phillips was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, second offense. On the same night, North Andover Police reported an erratic operator on Haverhill Street. Andover Police eventually stopped the driver at 12 …

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Three Charged in Multi-Store Theft

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Three people were arrested Thursday in connection with stealing. Police were called to Izzy's Emporium on Barnard Thursday about a shoplifter. They followed Jennifer Santos, 26, of 46 Columbus Ave. Apt. 1, Lawrence, as she walked in the parking lot with a bag. Police say Santos told them she didn't do anything and then ran off, dropping the bag. She reportedly ran to Park Street and attempted to climb into a blue Nissan. The Nissan drove away without her, and Santos was apprehended on Whittier Court. Police searched the blue Nissan and found stolen clothing from multiple local stores including Dress Code and Rapids. Santos was arrested for three counts of shoplifting, resisting arrest and warrants relating to drug charges. The two women in…

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Early Halloween and Corner Drug Bust

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public. At 1:53 a.m., a caller reported that someone wearing a Halloween mask had knocked on his window and fled. It turned out to be just a friend playing a prank. At 9:10 a.m., a caller reported that a man had his arm stuck in a drain. At 10:11 a.m., a caller reported finding a laptop at the corner of Lowell Street and Lovejoy Road. He turned the laptop over to the police. At 4:56 p.m., a man filed a missing person report for a 56-year-old woman. At 6:26 p.m., a caller reported seeing an ice cream truck driver yelling on his cell phone. At 2:39 p.m., Tammi Thayer, 47, of 200 Swanton St., Winchester, was arrested for operating without a license and leaving the …

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