Reading Police & Fire Log February 20-21, 2023

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

Monday, February 20, 2023

  • 4:17am – Order to repossess received via fax.
  • 5:33am – Deceased opossum on West Hill Road.
  • 6:42am – Vehicle with heavy damage parked on Ash Street.
  • 9:20am – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.
  • 9:26am – Smoke detector activation in a Holly Road residence.
  • 9:48am – Officer out with State PD.
  • 11:17am – House lockout on Salem Street.
  • 11:20am – K9 Preformance on Main Street complains of customers from Bagel World parked in their parking lot.
  • 11:38am – Minor two vehicle crash on Main Street. No injuries reported.
  • 12:27pm – Free alarm activation at a Harnden Street business.
  • 12:29pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 1:28pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 5:00pm – Report of a vehicle previously struck in a Walkers Brook Drive parking lot.
  • 7:54pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
  • 7:55pm – Verbal warning issued for a broken tail light on Salem Street.
  • 7:59pm – Verbal warning issued for no headlights on West Street.
  • 8:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
  • 9:08pm – Rustic Lane resident complaint regarding a vehicle speeding in the area with a person knocking on doors.
  • 9:11pm – Verbal warning issued on Timberneck Drive.
  • 9:26pm – Unit checking on a vehicle in the lot at Mattera Cabin.
  • 11:45pm – Report of a suspicious vehicle parked too close to a hydrant on Taylor Drive.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

  • 8:50am – Report of a discarded purse on Cherry Lane Drive.
  • 8:57am – Verbal warning for an expired inspection sticker.
  • 9:59am – Investigation of a still alarm sounding on Highland Street.
  • 11:51am – Complaint regarding three vehicles parked in a fire lane near Christopher’s Resturant on Main Street.
  • 1:19pm – Report of solicitors in the area of West Street.
  • 1:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
  • 1:36pm – Complaint of a vehicle blocking a driveway on Bancroft Avenue.
  • 1:52pm – Water department requests police standby on Avon Street.
  • 2:09pm – Erratic Vehicle Operation Reported on Haverhill Street.
  • 2:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
  • 2:44pm – Disabled vehicle on John Street.
  • 2:49pm – Colonial Drive resident reports finding a BB gun in their garage.
  • 2:56pm – Complaint regarding a box truck acting erratically.
  • 3:09pm – Property key turned in to an officer.
  • 6:13pm – Fire alarm activation at a Latham Lane residence.
  • 6:18pm – Edwin Street resident reports water issues.
  • 7:07pm – Stolen vehicle located on Milton Road.
  • 7:52pm – Verbal warning issued for no tail lights on Oak Street.
  • 8:56pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Main Street.
  • 9:06pm – Verbal warning issued for defective headlights on King Street.
  • 10:10pm – West Street resident reports hearing Gunshots.