Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Thursday, October 28, 2021
- 6:18am – Fire alarm activation at House of Bagels Main Street
- 8:03am – Transformer explosion Grand & Dudley Street
- 9:16am – Syringe found on Lowell Street sidewalk
- 9:47am – ATM appears to have an unsecured panel at Main Street bank
- 10:32am – A.L.I.C.E. drill at Woodend Elementary
- 11:29am – Residential alarm – Charles Street
- 12:46pm – Low hanging wire – Main Street
- 12:49pm – Report of possible credit card scam – Minot Street
- 1:00pm – Sick or injured coyote in the Elderberry Lane area
- 1:56pm – Cable wire down in the roadway – Arlington Street
- 2:25pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash with airbag deployment – Main & South Street
- 3:26pm Two-car motor vehicle crash no injuries reported – Ash Street
- 4:00pm – Track runner pushed teammate into traffic Summer Avenue & Mineral Street
- 5:58pm – Residential alarm – Milepost Road
- 7:06pm – Accidental 911 call from High Street
- 7:48pm – Amazon driver dropped wallet in yard – Green Street
- 7:50pm – Residential alarm – Johnson Woods
- 8:44pm – Motor vehicle hit and run by unknown sedan which fled Summer Avenue & Woburn Street
Friday, October 29, 2021
- 12:20am – Car alarm going off in the area of John Carver Road
- 3:05am – Wakefield PD requesting notification of death – Lewis Street
- 4:49am – Commercial alarm Salem & Harden Street
- 7:26am – Commercial alarm at RMHS
- 7:33am – Commercial alarm – Main Street
- 7:45am – Road closed due to trench work; detours in place – Howard & West Street
- 7:57am – Traffic enforcement – John Carver Road & Woodland Street – 0 citations
- 8:31am – Attempted identity theft Summer Avenue
- 8:39am – Fire alarm from General Way business
- 10:06am – Accidental 911 call from CVS
- 10:22am – Traffic enforcement – Walkers Brook Drive – 0 citations
- 12:26pm – Accidental 911 call from cell near JK’s Market
- 1:06pm – Traffic enforcement – Reading Square
- 1:39pm – Black lab found with no tags
- 2:14pm – Traffic enforcement Leaning Elm Drive & Main Street – 0 citations
- 3:52pm – Youths throwing rocks at passing vehicles on Willow Street
- 4:16pm – Motor vehicle stop for red light violation – Main & Pleasant Street
- 5:01pm – Disabled motor vehicle near Camp Curtis Guild Haverhill Street
- 7:14pm – Motor vehicle hit & run – damage to car in Haven Street parking lot
- 8:22pm – Fire alarm from Main Street & Artis Senior Living
- 9:25pm – Officer attempting to server summons – West Street
- 9:40pm – Commercial fire alarm Biltmore & Main restaurant
- 10:25pm – Caller reports youths in Washington Park
Saturday, October 30, 2021
- 12:28am – Erratic operator in the area of Main Street and Reading Quick Stop
- 12:37am – Fire alarm Washington Street – no smoke or fire
- 9:29am – Sick or injured coyote laying on Haystack Road lawn
- 9:30pm – Officers assisting with a funeral procession
- 10:23am – Two-year-old locked inside a vehicle – Johnson Woods
- 10:33am – Accidental 911 from Grove Street residence
- 10:46am – Traffic enforcement Charles & Pearl Street – 0 citations
- 11:16am – Motor vehicles parked in the fire lane impeding traffic – Walkers Brook Drive
- 12:57pm – Alarm at Parker Middle School – open door
- 1:18pm – Accidental 911 call from Parsons Lane resident
- 1:23pm – Transformer explosion/power outage – John Street
- 1:31pm – Fire Alarm – odor of smoke inside Main Street building
- 2:42pm – Traffic enforcement Walkers Brook Drive & New Crossing Road – 0 citations
- 1:46pm – Lifeline activation for lift assist – Woburn Street residence
- 3:04pm – Youth on property, climbing on roof of Putnam Road residence
- 4:10pm – Male turning in lost license to Police Department
- 4:24pm – Minor two-car crash; one vehicle left scene – Willow & West Street
- 6:43pm – Tire partially in road Willow Street & Austin Prep
- 7:20pm – Water flooding area of Willow & West Street
- 7:27pm – Flooding in the area of Haverhill & Franklin Street
- 7:45pm – Flooding in the area of Lowell Street
- 8:36pm – Fire alarm sounding – High Street
- 9:27pm – Accidental 911 from a Chestnut Road residence
- 10:33pm – Motor vehicle stop for defective equipment
- 11:28pm – Fire alarm – Walkers Brook Drive
Sunday, October 31, 2021
- 12:33am – Home lockout – West Street
- 7:56am – Sign down in the roadway – Washington Street
- 10:03am – Accidental 911 from Elderberry Lane
- 10:09am – Commercial alarm from Ash Street
- 10:19am – Several motor vehicles parked at K9 performance – overflow from Bagel World
- 11:13am – Train gates stuck down – Main Street
- 11:24am – Accidental 911 from Causeway Road
- 11:48am – Accidental 911 from Artis Senior Living
- 12:13pm – Motor vehicle blocked driveway on Oakland Road
- 12:29pm – Walkway to residence block by a motor vehicle on Oakland Road
- 1:22pm – Text a tip for outside odor of gas – Main Street & Northern Bank
- 1:54pm – Minor two-car crash Salem Street – no injuries
- 2:17pm – Sewage backing up into the basement – Prescott Street
- 2:35pm – Minor motor vehicle crash Oakland Road – no injuries
- 3:40pm – Fire alarm from Fairchild Drive residence
- 6:25pm – Open 911 call from Avalon Road residence
- 7:44pm – Resident fell, requesting lift-assist Summer Ave
- 8:39pm – Male in all black walking in the middle of Main Street
- 11:23pm – Report of erratic operation North Main Street
