Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, August 8, 2022
- 12:54am – Suspicious Persons Yelling Profanities at Another Person on County Road.
- 1:22am – Two Dozen Calls Regarding Loud Music on Enos Circle.
- 4:54am – Smoke Detector Activation in a Washington Street Residence.
- 6:18am – Commercial Alarm at Verizon Wireless on Walkers Brook Drive Business.
- 8:47am – Faulty Smoke Detector at a Summit Drive Residence.
- 10:27am – Lift Assist for a Forest Street Resident.
- 10:29am – Mass Highway Notified of a Couch Cushion in the Road near Main Street & South Street.
- 11:40am – Appleton Lane Resident Reports an Incident.
- 11:44am – Red Gate Lane Resident Reports Suspicious Online Activity.
- 12:47pm – Traffic Enforcement on Susan Drive. No Citations Issued.
- 1:13pm – Assistance Rendered to a Person in the Police Department Lobby.
- 1:30pm – Lift Assist for a Bay State Road Resident.
- 2:07pm – Disabled Vehicle on Johnson Woods Drive.
- 2:14pm – Traffic Enforcement on Catherine Avenue. No Citations Issued.
- 2:26pm – Traffic Enforcement on Pleasant Street. Two Citations Issued.
- 4:37pm – Smoke Alarm Activation at a Summer Avenue Residence.
- 4:49pm – Report of a Past Vehicle Crash on Main Street.
- 5:03pm – John Street Resident Reports a Bitcoin Scam.
- 5:06pm – Main Street Resident Reports Lost Naturalization Papers.
- 7:56pm – Follow up Visit with a High Street Resident.
- 9:26pm – Extra Check of an Avon Street Residence.
- 9:54pm – Traffic Enforcement on West Street. No Citations Issued.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
- 12:31am – Fire Hydrant Out of Service on Lilah Lane.
- 1:48am – Building Check of Ira Honda on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:03am – Extra Check of an Avon Street Residence.
- 3:12am – Gardner Road Resident Reports Hearing Footsteps in the House.
- 3:43am – Second Floor Alarm at Parker Middle School.
- 6:27am – Glenmere Circle Resident Reports Receiving Harassing Text Messages.
- 8:58am – Commercial Building Check at a Harnden Street Business.
- 10:22am – Loss Prevention at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive Reports a Violent Shoplifter.
- 10:34am – Melrose PD Requests a Death Notification to a Belmont Street Resident.
- 12:11pm – Follow Up Visit with a Haven Street Business.
- 12:35pm – Contractor Needs Access to an Auburn Street Water Tower.
- 1:45pm – Winslow Road Resident Reports a Lost Dog.
- 1:52pm – Traffic Enforcement on Weston Road. No Citation Issued.
- 1:55pm – Emergency Alarm at the Burbank YMCA.
- 1:56pm – Directed Patrol on South Street. No Citation Issued.
- 1:57pm – Speed Trailer on South Street Shows Low Battery.
- 2:14pm – Lost Wallet Turned in at PD.
- 3:23pm – DPW Notified for a Water Leak in an Arlington Street Residence.
- 4:51pm – Melendy Drive Resident Reports Excessive Water Pressure.
- 5:38pm – Avalon Road Fire Box is Hot to the Touch.
- 8:09pm – Report that a Suspicious Vehicle is Repeatedly Driving Up and Down Rice Road.
- 8:25pm – Tennyson Road Resident Reports that their Clothes were not Returned by a Laundry Service.
- 10:53pm – Officer Out with a Group of Youths at the Burbank Ice Arena.
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
- 1:34am – Unit Out with a Suspicious Person on Washington Street.
- 7:08am – Power Line Down on Lowell Street.
- 8:04am – Smoke Detector Activation at a Village Street Group Home.
- 10:25am – Complaint Regarding a Vehicle Parked in front of the Drive up Mailboxes on Haven Street.
- 11:05am – Investigation of a Minor Two Vehicle Crash on John Street & Salem Street. No Injuries Reported.
- 12:02pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Mobile Phone Use while Driving on Veterans Way.
- 12:50pm – Traffic Enforcement on Brook Street. No Citations Issued.
- 12:57pm – Lift Assist for a Main Street Resident.
- 2:02pm – Report of Past Vehicle Damage at a Main Street Business.
- 2:47pm – Abandoned Vehicle Reported on Chapin Avenue.
- 3:05pm – Traffic Enforcement on Chapin Avenue. No Citations Issued.
- 3:34pm – Report of a Dog off Leash at Parker Middle School.
- 4:22pm – Stove Fire at a Charles Street Residence.
- 4:42pm – Erratic Vehicle Operation Reported on Putnam Street.
- 5:15pm – Traffic Enforcement on South Street. One Citation Issued.
- 6:07pm – Follow up Visit with a Bancroft Avenue Resident.
- 6:20pm – Milepost Road Resident Reports Issues with a Neighbor’s Tree Service.
- 6:28pm – Traffic Enforcement on Green Street. One Citation Issued.
- 7:10pm – Complaint Regarding a Parking Issue Caused by a Baseball Game on End Bancroft Avenue.
- 7:31pm – Commercial Alarm at Mobil Gas Station on West Street.
- 7:59pm – Norman Road Resident Reports a Slashed Tire.
- 8:20pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Failure to Illuminate Headlights on North Main Street.
- 8:27pm – Haystack Road Resident Found a Loose Dog.
- 9:05pm – High Street Resident Reports a Pet Duck Wandering in the Road on High Street.
- 10:25pm – Complaint Regarding Vehicles Leaving Sturges Park at High Rates of Speed.
