Reading Police Fire Log February 1 – 3, 2021

Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:

Monday, February 1, 2021

• 12:52am – After Failure to Stop, Five Suspects Arrested. One for Marked Lanes Violation, Failure to Signal Before a Turn, and Speeding. Four for Conspiracy, Breaking and Entering into a Depository, and Receiving Stolen Property over $1,200.
• 12:52am – Additional Information Received from Post Office.
• 6:57am – Suspicious Vehicle Reported in Main Street Parking Lot.
• 9:23am – Loose Dog Reported in Estate Lane Area.
• 10:45am – Lift Assist for Archstone Circle Resident.
• 11:25am – Mass DOT Notified of Trash Bag on Side of Apache Pass.
• 12:06pm – Low Hanging Wire Reported on Bancroft Avenue.
• 12:44pm – Lowell Street Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
• 12:48pm – Collins Avenue Resident Reports Finding Unknown Person in House.
• 1:07pm – Complaint Regarding Vehicle Parked on Woburn Street.
• 2:06pm – Report of Erratic Vehicle Operation on Haverhill Street Rotary.
• 2:41pm – Officer Covers Crossing Post on Timothy Place.
• 2:45pm – Minor Vehicle Accident on Salem Street.
• 2:51pm – Officer Covering Crossing Post on Kurchian Lane.
• 4:55pm – Sewer Cover in Road on Mill Street.
• 4:58pm – Stop Sign Taken Down on Harrison Street.
• 5:05pm – Report that Vehicle Slid off Road on Harnden Street.
• 5:34pm – DPW Reports Multiple Vehicles on Street on Gazebo Circle.
• 5:42pm – Complaint Regarding Vehicle Traveling at High Rate of Speed on West Street.
• 8:05pm – Low Hanging Wire on Vine Street.
• 8:10pm – MBTA Bus Stuck in Snow on High Street.
• 8:32pm – Report of Large Tree Down on Francis Street Residence.
• 8:51pm – Assistance Rendered to Pedestrian Walking in the Middle of Walkers Brook Drive.
• 9:45pm – CO Detector Activation at Haystack Road Residence.
• 10:39pm – Report of Suspicious Vehicle Left Running for Several Hours on Main Street.
• 10:53pm – Low Hanging Wire Across Main Street.
• 11:12pm – Wire Down Across Gazebo Circle.
• 11:45pm – Wires Down on Louanis Drive.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

• 12:02am – Low Hanging Wire Reported Across Main Street.
• 12:11am – Commercial Alarm at Pond Meadow Drive Business.
• 12:20am – DPW Reports Low Hanging Wire on Pitman Drive.
• 12:43am – Tree Fell Through Roof of Residence on Colonial Drive.
• 12:53am – Line Down Across Parkman Road.
• 1:12am – Wire Down on Vine Street.
• 1:44am – Low Hanging Wires on Beaver Road.
• 1:50am – Branch Fell on Wire with Small Fire on Red Gate Lane.
• 2:31am – Low Hanging Cable Wire on Governors Drive.
• 2:38am – Wire Down Across Chequesette Road.
• 2:43am – Wires Down on County Road.
• 3:44am – Low Hanging Wires on Smith Avenue.
• 4:03am – Wires Down Across Sandra Lane.
• 4:31am – Low Hanging Wires on John Carver Road.
• 5:30am – Wire Down on Locust Street.
• 5:31am – Report of Two Wires Down on Tennyson Road.
• 6:25am – Report that Railroad Crossing Gates on Ash Street are Malfunctioning.
• 6:32am – Low Hanging Wires on Main Street.
• 6:55am – Wire Down, Being Run Over by Cars on Woburn Street.
• 7:02am – License Plate Found in Road on Woburn Street.
• 7:47am – Wire Down Across Sidewalk on Charles Street.
• 7:53am – Wire Down on Woburn Street.
• 7:58am – Cable Line Down on Charles Street.
• 8:08am – Multiple Cable Lines Down on Fulton Street.
• 8:10am – Complaint Regarding Plow Driver Plowing Snow onto Caller.
• 9:00am – Wire Down on Applegate Lane.
• 9:25am – Wire Down on Enos Circle.
• 9:27am – Wire Down Across Main Street.
• 9:55am – Odor of Gas Reported in Haven Street Building.
• 11:02am – Wire Down in Parker Street Parking Lot.
• 12:09pm – Attempt to Serve Summons to Lakeview Avenue Resident.
• 12:34pm – Report of Low Hanging Wires on Main Street.
• 12:40pm – Wire Down on High Street.
• 1:36pm – Large Branch on Power Lines Reported on Chapel Hill Drive.
• 1:52pm – Wakefield Street Resident Reports Fraudulent 1099 Claim.
• 2:59pm – Report of Low Hanging Wire on Main Street.
• 3:00pm – RMLD Notified of Low Hanging Wire on Pitman Road.
• 3:15pm – Traffic Lights at Main Street and Summer Avenue not Cycling Properly.
• 3:55pm – Virginia Circle Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
• 4:50pm – Report of Vehicle Stuck in Snow at Wood End Cemetery.
• 5:59pm – Linden Street Resident Reports Checks Altered and Cashed.
• 6:34pm – Odor of Gas Reported in Sanborn Street Building.
• 7:38pm – Locust Street Resident Reports that His or Her Car Parts are for Sale on Facebook.
• 8:39pm – Commercial Alarm at General Way Business.
• 11:08pm – Lift Assist for Frank Tanner Drive Resident.
• 11:50pm – Suspicious Group of People Loitering Outside Walkers Brook Drive Business.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

• 5:19am – Low Hanging Wire on Haverhill Street Rotary.
• 7:14am – Low Hanging Wires on Field Pond Drive.
• 8:05am – Report that Traffic Lights at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way are Flashing
• 8:06am – Wire Down on West Street.
• 8:16am – Fire Alarm Investigation on James Road.
• 8:17am – Officer Came Upon Wires Down on West Street.
• 8:35am – Lift Assist for Haverhill Street Resident.
• 9:50am – Access Needed at Strout Avenue Water Tower.
• 10:31am – Wire Down on Lowell Street.
• 11:39am – Possible Disabled Vehicle on Bethesda Lane.
• 11:43am – Assistance Rendered to RMLD on Ash Street.
• 11:58am – Oak Ridge Road Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
• 1:45pm – Crossing Guard Unable to Cover Post on Charles Street.
• 1:50pm – Oil Burner Issue Reported at First Baptist Church.
• 2:28pm – Suspect Arrested for Operating Under the Influence on Haverhill Street.
• 2:40pm – Lost Wallet Found on Lakeview Avenue.
• 4:21pm – Traffic Lights at Main Street and Salem Street not Cycling Properly.
• 6:14pm – Salem Street Resident Reports that Lost Debit Card was Used for Unauthorized Purchase.
• 7:05pm – Officer Out Regarding Vehicle with No Plates on West Street.
• 8:18pm – Verbal Warning for Speed on Minot Street.
• 8:33pm – Complaint Regarding Vehicle Parked Across the Street on Green Street.
• 11:03pm – Vehicle Obstructing Snow Removal on Harnden Street Towed.