Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Friday, September 23, 2022
- 3:48am – Tree Down Across Wires on Colburn Road.
- 6:32am – Follow-up Visit at a Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 9:50am – Main Street Business Complaint Regarding a Contractor that Accepted Payment and Never Returned to Complete the Work.
- 11:15am – Complaint Regarding a Moving Truck on Grove Street that is Impeding Traffic.
- 12:23pm – Investigation of a Minor Vehicle Crash in a General Way Parking Lot.
- 12:37pm – Investigation of a Past Vehicle Crash in a General Way Parking Lot.
- 2:13pm – Complaint Regarding a Construction Truck Parked in an Unsafe Spot on Highland Street.
- 2:29pm – Traffic Enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive. No Citations Issued.
- 2:32pm – Traffic Enforcement on Green Street. No Citations Issued.
- 3:19pm – Suspicious Person Seen Urinating in Front of a Mobil on the Run on Main Street.
- 4:04pm – Assistance Rendered to a Main Street Resident Regarding the 51A Process.
- 4:06pm – Report of Youth Riding in the Rear of a Pickup Truck on Main Street.
- 4:35pm – Follow-up Visit at a Bay State Road Building.
- 5:02pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Defective Equipment on Sanborn Street.
- 5:26pm – Report of an Aggressive Dog in the Town Forest.
- 5:30pm – Follow-up Phone Call with a Main Street Resident.
- 5:31pm – Report that a Hole from Previous Construction was Left in the Sidewalk on Woburn Street.
- 5:33pm – Verbal Warning Issued for Speed on Sanborn Street.
- 5:43pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Red Light Violation on Salem Street.
- 6:01pm – Tree Down Across the Road on Tennyson Road.
- 7:58pm – Report of a Loud House Party on Salem Street.
- 8:47pm – Traffic Enforcement on Catherine Avenue. No Citations Issued.
- 9:14pm – Verbal Warning Issued for No Headlights on Putnam Street.
- 9:59pm – Lower Level Stairwell Alarm at RMHS.
- 10:10pm – Traffic Enforcement on Short Street. No Citations Issued.
- 10:26pm – Verbal Warning Issued for No Headlights on Short Street.
- 10:43pm – Officers Monitoring Town Line at the Request of Wilmington PD.
- 10:52pm – Emergency Lights Flashing at Camp Curtis Guild.
- 11:06pm – Fire Alarm Chirping at a Gazebo Circle Residence.
- 11:20pm – Fire Alarm Activation at an Arcadia Avenue Residence.
- 11:34pm – Disabled Vehicle Parked Overnight in a Main Street Parking Lot.
Saturday, September 24, 2022
- 2:42am – DPW Notified of an Open Electrical Box on Main Street.
- 4:50am – Commercial Alarm at a Main Street Business.
- 12:35pm – Tree Branch in the Road on Vine Street.
- 12:41pm – Investigation of a Vehicle Crash in a Walkers Brook Drive Parking Lot.
- 1:18pm – Fire Alarm Activation at a Pearl Street Residence.
- 1:34pm – Report of Youths Collecting Money by the Front Entrance of Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:08pm – Caller Expresses Concern over a Dog Barking in a Vehicle on Main Street.
- 2:40pm – Loose Dog Reported on Prescott Street.
- 5:03pm – Follow-up Visit with a Salem Street Resident.
- 5:17pm – Officer Witnesses a Road Rage Incident at the Haverhill Street Rotary.
- 5:22pm – N. Reading PD Requests Road Closure on Haverhill Street for a Crash.
- 7:23pm – Verbal Warning Issued for No Headlights on John Street.
- 7:50pm – Archstone Circle Resident Seeks Advice Regarding Harassing Phone Calls.
- 8:22pm – Longhorn Steakhouse Employee on Walkers Brook Drive Reports Finding a Loaded Weapon in a Booth.
- 9:02pm – PD Informed of an Overdue Elderly Driver on Timberneck Drive.
- 9:05pm – Traffic Enforcement on West Street. One Citation Issued.
- 9:30pm – PD and FD Informed about a Water Quality Administrator.
- 10:21pm – Fire Alarm Activation at an Elderberry Lane Residence.
Sunday, September 25, 2022
- 12:04am – Group of Adults Arguing Loudly in a Main Street Building.
- 3:31am – Arrest of a Suspect After a Two-Vehicle Crash on Pearl Street.
- 3:36am – Deceased Raccoon in the Road on Clover Circle.
- 10:35am – Debit Card Lost on Haven Street Returned.
- 11:35am – Traffic Enforcement on John Street. No Citations Issued.
- 11:16am – Traffic Enforcement on Franklin Street. No Citations Issued.
- 11:17am – Traffic Enforcement on Catherine Avenue. No Citations Issued.
- 11:22am – DPW Notified for a Pumping Station Alarm Sounding on Pine Ridge Road.
- 11:30am – Verbal Warning Issued for a Stop Sign Violation on John Street.
- 12:32pm – Bagel World on Main Street Reports that a Customer Left Without Paying.
- 12:38pm – Verbal Warning Issued for an Improper Left Turn and a Hands-Free Violation on Charles Street.
- 12:47pm – Transportation Order for Transport to a Hospital Received Via Fax for a Linden Street Resident.
- 1:13pm – DPW Notified of a Pumping Station Alarm Sounding on Joseph Way.
- 1:41pm – Verbal Warning Issued for a Hands-Free Violation on Woburn Street.
- 4:09pm – DPW Notified of a Pumping Station Alarm Sounding on Dana Road.
- 5:25pm – Lindsay Lane Resident Reports that the Occupants of a Suspicious Vehicle may have Taken Pictures of Children.
- 5:27pm – Walgreens on Bolton Street Reports that Youths are Refusing to Leave the Store.
- 7:52pm – Traffic Enforcement on West Street. No Citations Issued.
- 8:36pm – Disabled Vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:43pm – Officer Out with a Group of Youths on RMHS Field.
- 10:08pm – Archstone Circle Resident Report Receiving Harassing Phone Calls.
