Reading Police & Fire Log December 2-5, 2021

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

Thursday, December 2, 2021

  • 7:54am – Officer Covering Crossing Post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 8:00am – Directed Patrol of Main Street Parking Lot. Twenty-Two Citations Issued.
  • 8:12am – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 8:32am – Verbal Warning Issued for One-Way Street Violation on Haven Street.
  • 8:36am – Investigation of a Minor Two-Vehicle Crash on Wilson Street.
  • 9:30am – Outdoor Odor of Gas reported on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
  • 9:41am – Vine Street Resident Reports a Letter from Bank Regarding Stolen Identity.
  • 10:41am – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 1:14pm – Collins Street Resident Reports that a Neighbor May Have  Damaged a Fence.
  • 1:45pm – Possible Abandoned Vehicle on Lincoln Street.
  • 1:45pm – Message Delivery Requested to a Gazebo Circle Resident Regarding a Hit and Run in Woburn.
  • 3:14pm – Possible Water Main Break on Westcroft Road.
  • 3:24pm – Report that a Dog Got Loose on Fairview Avenue.
  • 3:50pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 5:30pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 5:40pm – Officer Came Upon a Possible Injured Owl on Veterans Way.
  • 5:40pm – Main Street Business Reports Possible Shoplifting.
  • 5:43pm – Grand Street Resident Complaint Regarding a Vehicle Speeding Up the Street.
  • 5:48pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Operating without Headlights on Main Street.
  • 6:08pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 6:48pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Failure to Activate Headlights on Lowell Street.
  • 8:03pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. Three Verbal Warnings Issued.
  • 9:10pm – Lift Assist for Augustus Court Resident.
  • 10:00pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
  • 10:03pm – Commercial Alarm at Walkers Brook Drive Business.
  • 10:05pm – Parking Exemption Granted for Two Vehicles on Mt. Vernon Street.

Friday, December 3, 2021

  • 1:16am – Extra Check of West Street Residence.
  • 7:43am – Report of a Vehicle on the Sidewalk on Washington Street.
  • 7:49am – Commercial Alarm at Main Street Business.
  • 8:00am – Directed Patrol of Main Street Parking Lot. Eighteen Citations Issued.
  • 8:05am – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. One Citation Issued.
  • 8:31am – Verbal Warning for a One-Way Violation Issued on Chapin Avenue.
  • 11:09am – DPW States Company Made Mess in the Area of Wood End Cemetery.
  • 12:54pm – Report of a Kitchen Fire in a Lowell Street Residence.
  • 2:01pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 2:18pm – Request Message Delivery to Wakefield Street Resident Regarding a Hit and Run in Stoneham.
  • 2:36pm – Erratic Vehicle Operation Reported on Haverhill Street.
  • 3:01pm – Traffic Enforcement Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 3:26pm – Concern Expressed Regarding a Young Child in a Vehicle on General Way.
  • 3:54pm – Federal Street Resident Reports Finding a Lost Cat.
  • 4:34pm – Report of a Large Leaf Pile in the Road on South Street.
  • 4:59pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a One-Way Violation on Chapin Avenue.
  • 6:09pm – Report Regarding Suspicious Persons Panhandling at the Entrance of a General Way Business.
  • 6:44pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. One Verbal Warning Issued.
  • 7:22pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. One Verbal Warning Issued.
  • 8:59pm – Traffic Enforcement on West Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 9:04pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
  • 9:50pm – Verbal Warning Issued for No Tails Lights on Pearl Street.
  • 10:38pm – Mt. Vernon Street Resident Granted Parking Exception for Two Vehicles.
  • 10:55pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Obstructing an Emergency Vehicle on Pearl Street.

Saturday, December 4, 2021

  • 12:56am – Directed Patrol of a Walkers Brook Drive Parking Lot.
  • 1:08am – Text-a-Tip Report of a Group of Teens in Washington Park.
  • 2:01am – Directed Patrol of a King Street Residence.
  • 3:12am – Commercial Alarm at a Main Street Business.
  • 8:10am – Report of a Pipe Burst in Van Norden Street Area.
  • 8:43am – Employee of a Main Street Business Requests Walkthrough of Property.
  • 9:46am – Extra Check of a West Street Residence.
  • 10:05am – Investigation of a Two-Vehicle Crash in a Main Street Parking Lot.
  • 10:08am – Fire Alarm Sounding in a Main Street Building.
  • 10:16am – Investigation of a Minor Two-Vehicle Crash on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 10:16am – Fire Alarm Activation at a Walkers Brook Drive Business.
  • 10:54am – Grove Street Resident Complaint Regarding Large Trucks Speeding in the Area.
  • 12:20pm – Report of a Water Cap Dislodged on Indian Tree Lane.
  • 1:20pm – Commercial Alarm at a Main Street Business.
  • 3:03pm – Report that a Wounded Dog is Following People on Eastway.
  • 3:23pm – Investigation of a Two-Vehicle Crash on Haven Street.
  • 4:49pm – Bay State Road Resident Reports Being Almost Struck by a Vehicle.
  • 5:03pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Marked Lanes Violation and Cell Phone use on Bay State Road.
  • 5:15pm – Marijuana By-Law Violation Issued on Elliott Street.
  • 5:33pm – Overnight Parking Exception Granted on Bancroft Avenue.
  • 5:42pm – Marijuana By-Law Violation Issued on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 5:55pm – Outdoor Odor of Gas Stemming from Road Plates Reported on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
  • 6:57pm – Report of a Vehicle Speeding Northbound on Main Street.
  • 7:04pm – Avon Street resident Reports Threats Received at School.
  • 7:48pm – Extra Check of RMHS Performing Arts Center.
  • 7:50pm – Suspicious Vehicle Reported on Enos Circle.
  • 8:48pm – All Night Parking Exception Granted for Two Vehicles on Mt. Vernon Street.
  • 8:52pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. Two Verbal Warnings Issued.
  • 9:26pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 9:55pm – Complaint Regarding Multiple Cars Speeding on Oakland Road.

Sunday, December 5, 2021

  • 12:40am – Directed Patrol of Walkers Brook Drive Parking Lot.
  • 3:28am – Washington Street Resident Reports Flower Pots Knocked Over.
  • 7:12am – Report of a Vehicle Stuck in a Ditch on Pearl Street.
  • 10:37am – CO Detector Activation at Longwood Road Residence.
  • 11:22am – Bolton Street Business Reports Belligerent Person in the Store.
  • 11:22am – All-Night Parking Exception Granted on Whittier Road.
  • 11:40am – Woburn Street Resident Reports Sewer Backing up in a Basement.
  • 12:26pm – Loose Dog Located on Martin Road.
  • 1:04pm – All-Night Parking Exception Granted on Mt. Vernon Street.
  • 2:17pm – Assistance Rendered in a Landlord/Tenant Issue on Haven Street.
  • 2:52pm – Investigation of a Minor Two Vehicle Crash at  the Salem Street Rotary.
  • 3:18pm – Fire Alarm Activation on Main Street.
  • 3:31pm – Officer Standing By while RMLD Removes a Large Limb off Wires on Lowell Street.
  • 4:22pm – All-Night Parking Exception Granted on Pratt Street.
  • 5:20pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
  • 6:29pm – Springvale Road Resident Reports a Snowblower was Taken from the Property.
  • 6:43pm – Extra Check of a West Street Residence.
  • 6:56pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. One Citation Issued.
  • 7:17pm – Traffic Enforcement on Charles Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 7:29pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Defective Tail Light on Union Street.
  • 8:24pm – Traffic Enforcement on South Street. No Citations Issued.
  • 9:44pm – Commercial Alarm at a General Way Business.
  • 9:54pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. On Citations Issued.
  • 10:22pm – Mass Highway Notified of a Dead Fox on Main Street.
  • 11:20pm – CO Alarm Activation at a Pleasant Street Residence.