Reading Police & Fire Log July 25-27, 2022

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

• Monday, July 25, 2022
• 12:56am – Report of a Fire Hydrant Pouring Water into the Street on Deborah Drive.
• 1:06am – Extra Check of an Ash Street Residence.
• 1:06am – Extra Check of a Shackford Road Residence.
• 8:15am – Unknown Medical Alert at a Salem Street Residence.
• 8:32am – Deborah Drive Resident Reports Money Missing from the Resident’s Bank Account.
• 9:05am – Fire Department Notified of a Cat Stuck between Concrete Walls on Pearl Street.
• 9:11am – Backpack Found on a Trail Near the Mattera Cabin.
• 9:35am – Wire Down in a Dana Road Driveway.
• 9:36am – Green Light Out at West Street and Woburn Street.
• 9:42am – Franklin Street Resident Reports that Mail was Stolen from Mailbox.
• 11:05am – Traffic Enforcement on County Road. No Citations Issued.
• 1:35pm – Officer Assists with a Property Dispute on West Street.
• 2:41pm – High Street Business Reports that a Suspicious Person was Taking Photos through its Windows.
• 2:48pm – Reading Terrace Resident Reports a Credit Card Scam.
• 3:22pm – Traffic Enforcement on Main Street. No Citations Issued.
• 4:52pm – Franklin Street Resident Complaint Regarding an Excavator Blocking Driveway.
• 4:54pm – Lift Assist for a Longview Road Resident.
• 5:03pm – Police Dept. Barrier and a Traffic Cone Dropped off at Fire D HQ.
• 5:22pm – Tree Down on Lowell Street.
• 5:29pm – Verbal Warning Issued on Timberneck Drive for Failure to Yield for an Emergency Vehicle.
• 5:38pm – Traffic Enforcement Susan Drive. No Citations Issued.
• 6:39pm – Verbal Warning Issued on John Street for a Stop Sign Violation.
• 8:25pm – Report of a Loose Dog on Glenmere Circle.
• 9:02pm – Traffic Enforcement on South Street. No Citations Issued.
• 9:50pm – Traffic Enforcement on John Street. No Citations Issued.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

• 2:26am – Extra Check of an Ash Street Residence.
• 2:45am – Exterior Door Found Open at Austin Preparatory School.
• 6:48am – Traffic Lights Not Functioning at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
• 7:22pm – FD on a Cutting and Welding Detail at the Auburn Street Water Tower.
• 8:43am – Disabled Vehicle on Main Street.
• 9:12am – Market Basket on General Way Reports that a Trespassed Person is in the Store.
• 9:13am – Caller Reports a Possible Past Vehicle Crash on West Street.
• 9:24am – Detail Officer Reports a Disabled Vehicle on Main Street.
• 9:27am – Report that an Overfilled DPW Truck is Dropping Rocks and Debris on Lowell Street.
• 9:36am – Lift Assist for a Walnut Street Resident.
• 10:41am – Report of a Vehicle Being Struck while Parked at Market Basket.
• 11:26am – Traffic Enforcement on Gleason Road. No Citations Issued.
• 11:44am – Medical Alert at a Reading Square Business.
• 1:14am – Reading Quick Stop Reports a Vehicle Parked for more than the Thirty Minute Limit.
• 2:36pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
• 2:42pm – Archstone Circle Resident Reports an Ongoing Issue with a Neighbor.
• 3:17pm – Traffic Enforcement on Franklin Street. No Citations Issued.
• 3:54pm – Past Accident Reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 4:10pm – Suspect Arrested for Shoplifting at a Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 5:09pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Red Light Violation in Main Street.
• 5:33pm – Erratic Vehicle Operation Reported on South Street.
• 6:15pm – Report of a Past Vehicle Crash on the Salem Street Rotary Offramp.
• 6:27pm – Caller Reports that Their Vehicle was Struck while in a Main Street Parking Lot.
• 7:00pm – Exterior Door Alarm at RMHS.
• 7:17pm – FD Responds to a Franklin Street Resident Having an Adverse Reaction to Caffeine.
• 8:24pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Speed on Main Street.
• 8:28pm – Officer on Bike Patrol on Salem Street.
• 9:26pm – Traffic Enforcement on John Street. No Citations Issued.
• 9:27pm – Traffic Enforcement on Susan Drive. No Citations Issued.
• 9:36pm – Green Street Resident Calls Concerned Regarding Suspicious Vehicles in the Area.
• 9:50pm – Hanscom Avenue Resident Complaint Regarding a Vehicle Parked in Front of the Driveway.
• 10:32pm – Traffic Enforcement on Ash Street.  No Citations Issued.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

• 1:27am – Van Norden Road Resident Reports a Suspicious Vehicle Parked Blocking the Driveway.
• 1:44am – Commercial Building Check at a Main Street Business.
• 2:04am – Officer Checks on a Suspicious Vehicle in a General Way Parking Lot.
• 7:49am – Investigation of s Two-Vehicle Crash on Main Street. No Injuries Reported.
• 10:48am – Highland Avenue Resident Complaint Regarding Comments from a Neighbor.
• 11:03am – Lift Assist for a Longview Road Resident.
• 11:06am – Smoke Reported Coming from the Second Floor of a Middlesex Avenue Facility.
• 11:43am – Report of a Person Spit Upon and Shoved by another Person at Chilli’s Resturant on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 1:23pm – Green Traffic Light is Out at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
• 1:31pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. One Citation Issued.
• 1:43pm – West Street Resident Reports that Lumber was Stolen from their Yard.
• 2:09pm – Traffic Enforcement on Franklin Street. No Citations Issued.
• 2:11pm – Reading Square Business Reports Two Suspicious Person in the Store Earlier.
• 2:19pm – Traffic Enforcement on County Road. No Citations Issued.
• 3:02pm – Investigation of a Two-Vehicle Crash Near CVS.
• 3:57pm – Caller Reports that a Bicycle was Stolen from Coolidge Middle School.
• 4:44pm – Lift Assist for a Francis Drive Resident.
• 5:00pm – Investigation of a Minor Two-Vehicle Crash on Haverhill Street. No Injuries Reported.
• 6:28pm – Report of a Suspicious Vehicle in a Main Street Parking Lot.
• 7:04pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
• 7:52pm – Traffic Enforcement on Susan Drive. One Violation Reported.
• 8:04pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Speed on Covey Hill Road.
• 8:04pm – CO Detector Activation in a Main Street Building.
• 9:07pm – Traffic Enforcement on Washington Street. No Citations Issued.
• 9:20pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Failure to Activate Headlights on Main Street.
• 9:33pm – Complaint Regarding Five or Six Teens on Bikes Yelling on Hancock Street.
• 9:41pm – Report of a Hit and Run on Intervale Terrace.
• 10:37pm – Report of Youths Gathering Behind Bertucci’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 11:19pm – FD Assist a Fallen Archstone Circle Resident.
• 11:28pm – Report of an Unresponsive Person on the Train.
• 11:49pm – Pine Ridge Road Resident Reports that a Suspicious Vehicle has been Running with the Doors Open for over Four Hours.