Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Thursday, December 3, 2020
- 12:24am – Burglar Alarm at RMHS Field House.
- 2:36am – Arrest of two Persons Fishing in Post Office Box on Main Street.
- 5:44am – Main Street Business Checked After Front Door Found Open.
- 6:31am – Lift Assist for Elderberry Lane Resident.
- 7:38am – Report of Suspicious Person Picking Through Trash and on Lawns on Pearl Street.
- 7:53am – Motor Vehicle Theft on West Street.
- 9:13am – Report of Wires Down on Bunker Avenue.
- 9:57am – Investigation of Vehicle Crash on Main Street. Vehicle Rear-Ended at Traffic Light.
- 11:58am – Contractor Setting up Work with no Permit on Haven Street.
- 1:52pm – Panic Alarm from Manager of Walkers Brook Drive Business.
- 2:12pm – Franklins Street Resident Reports Christmas Lights Appear to Have Been Cut Overnight.
- 2:30pm – Riverside Drive Resident Complaint Regarding Ongoing Problem with Truck Littering Beer Cans.
- 2:35pm – Pearl Street Resident Reports Attempted Check Altering Fraud at Main Street ATM.
- 2:47pm – Officer Covering Crossing post on Forest Street.
- 3:37pm – Access Needed at Auburn Street Water Tower.
- 4:01pm – Report of Youths Interrupting Traffic at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 4:26pm – Harvard Street Resident Reports Unauthorized Charges on Credit Card.
- 4:35pm – Hopkins Street Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 10:25pm – Complaint Regarding Reckless Vehicle Operation in Area of Franklin Street.
Friday, December 4, 2020
- 8:17am – Verbal Warning for Speed Issued on Wakefield Street.
- 8:55am – Verbal Warning for Speed Issued on Haverhill Street.
- 9:11am – Commercial Alarm at Ash Street Business.
- 9:49am – Charles Street Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 1:04pm – Traffic Lights not Cycling Properly at Franklin Street and Main Street.
- 1:07pm – Investigation of Two-Vehicle Crash on Main Street.
- 2:18pm – Orchard Park Drive Resident Reports Fraudulent Check Cashed.
- 3:23pm – Winthrop Avenue Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 3:40pm – Complaint Regarding Two Persons Riding Scooter with no Helmets on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:56pm – Arbor Way Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 4:21pm – Verbal Warning for Speed Issued on Timberneck Drive.
- 5:09pm – Investigation of Two-Vehicle Minor Crash on Salem Street.
- 5:10pm – Sanborn Lane Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 5:16pm – Report that Dog has Been Left Tied Up Outside all Day on Robin Road.
- 5:35pm – Report of Low Hanging Wire on Beaver Road.
- 6:59pm – Keys Locked in Vehicle Overnight on Tennyson Road.
- 9:01pm – Lewis Street Resident Reports Receiving Threatening Calls.
- 9:04pm – Commercial Alarm at General Way Business.
- Arrest: Resident Arrested on Warrant.
Saturday, December 5, 2020
- 12:54am – Assistance Rendered in Attempt to Locate Vehicle on Lowell Street.
- 7:51am – Lewis Street Resident Reports Vehicle Stolen Overnight.
- 8:32am – Report of Road Flooding on Franklin Street.
- 9:18am – Complaint Regarding Traffic Backing onto Street at Main Street Business.
- 10:09am – Woburn Street Resident Reports $2,000 Lost on Social Security/Gift Card Scam.
- 12:34pm – Lift Assist for Grey Coach Road Resident.
- 2:20pm – Main Street Resident Reports Being Defrauded by Contractor.
- 4:27pm – Investigation of Minor Two-Vehicle Crash at Salem Street Rotary.
- 4:53pm – Wire Down in Road Reported on Pearl Street.
- 5:49pm – Report that Vehicle Swerved and Struck Street Sign and Possibly Fence on Pearl Street.
- 5:53pm – Wire Down in Road Reported on Orchard Park Drive.
- 5:55pm – Report of Suspicious Vehicle Parked on Jacob Way for Past Hour.
- 5:59pm – Wires Down by Tree Limb Reported on Deering Street.
- 6:11pm – Wire Down Across Road Reported on Beaver Road.
- 6:25pm – Officer Stands by with Disabled Vehicle on John Street.
- 6:28pm – Pinevale Avenue Resident Reports Amazon Truck Stuck in Driveway.
- 6:43pm – Complaint Regarding Parked Vehicle Impeding Plows on West Street.
- 7:10pm – Complaint Regarding Several Vehicles Impeding Plows on Summer Avenue.
- 7:14pm – Complaint Regarding Vehicle Impeding Plow on Chapin Avenue.
- 7:27pm – Report of Plow Striking Vehicle on Van Norden Road.
- 8:49pm – Tree Limb Resting on Wires Reported on Hanscom Avenue. Wires Sparking.
- 9:02pm – Tree Limb Resting on Wires Reported on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:16pm – Tree Limb Resting on Wire Reported on Summer Avenue.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
- 7:35am – Low Hanging Wire Reported on Lowell Street.
- 10:54am – Altercation Inside Store Reported at Salem Street Business.
- 11:36am – Passing Truck Ripped Cable Wire from House on Haverhill Street, Causing Damage.
- 12:28pm – Wire Down on Pearl Street Resident’s Property.
- 12:32pm – Two-Vehicle Crash in Main Street Parking Lot.
- 2:41pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Marked Lanes Violation on Timberneck Drive.
- 2:47pm – Odor of Gas Reported on Johnson Woods Drive.
- 3:07pm – Lift Assist for Bay State Road Resident.
- 3:13pm – Beaver Road Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
- 9:34pm – Report of Suspicious Person Sleeping in ATM Vestibule on Haven Street.
