Reading Police & FireLog February 24-26, 2023

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

Friday, February 24, 2023

  • 7:19am – Disabled vehicle on Summer Avenue.
  • 9:01am – Tractor trailer struck a traffic light at Main Street and Salem Street.
  • 9:27am – Verbal warning issued for failure to clear snow from the vehicle roof on Woburn Street.
  • 10:17am – Verbal warning issued for failure to clear snow from the vehicle roof on Salem Street.
  • 10:37am – Condor Road resident reports a dispute with a neighbor.
  • 10:53am – Large tree branch blocking Hartshorn Street.
  • 10:55am – Tree down blocking and leaning on the wires on Granger Avenue.
  • 11:03am – Attempt to serve a summons received via fax from Middlesex Superior Court to a Berkeley Road resident.
  • 11:06am – Attempt to serve a summons received via fax from Middlesex Superior Court to a Longwood Road resident.
  • 11:07am – Large tree down on Charles Street.
  • 11:16am – Large branch on the wires on Hanscom Avenue.
  • 11:28am – DPW notified of a traffic light with a broken bracket at Main Street and South Street.
  • 11:32am – Tree down on a Summer Avenue residence.
  • 11:45am – House lockout on Gazebo Circle.
  • 12:07pm – Tree down on Bear Hill Road that took wires to a residence down.
  • 12:46pm – Grubhub driver yelling at the employees of Bertucci’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 12:53pm – Unfounded report of a vehicle fire on Franklin Street.
  • 2:27pm – Possible disabled vehicle on South Street.
  • 3:39pm – Franklin Street resident reports gift card fraud.
  • 3:48pm – Tree blocking South Street.
  • 4:19pm – Investigation of a two vehicle crash on Lowell Street.
  • 4:40pm – Officers standing by for an event at RMHS.
  • 4:55pm – Attempt to serve a witness summons to a Longwood Road resident.
  • 5:37pm – Attempt to serve a witness summons to a Berkeley Street resident.
  • 5:38pm – Investigation of a fire alarm on Washington Street.
  • 6:39pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to signal on Mount Vernon Road.
  • 6:55pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to activate headlights on Knollwood Road.
  • 9:27pm – Vehicle driving the wrong way on the Rotary.
  • 11:48pm – Report of alarms sounding in a Taylor Drive building.

Saturday, February 25, 2023

  • 12:34am – Report of a suspicious vehicle parked in back of a Symonds Way building.
  • 3:47am – Wakefield PD reports possible gunshots in the area of Bay State Road.
  • 8:03am – Reports of a possible fire on the train tracks on Ash Street.
  • 10:47am – Report of a hit and run on General Way.
  • 11:41am – Parking sign in town hall parking lot knocked down.
  • 2:41pm – Franklin Street resident turns in firearms for disposal.
  • 8:05pm – Code enforcement on Washington Street.
  • 8:26pm – Report of a loud dog on Pearl Street.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

  • 8:47am – Complaint regarding a tire damaged by a steel plate on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 11:34am – Willow Street resident complaintregarding a neighbor’s flood light shining in their windows.
  • 2:19pm – CO detector activation in the garage of a Sanborn Street building.
  • 3:11pm – Resident complaint that their dog was attacked by another dog at the compost center on Strout Avenue.
  • 4:07pm – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
  • 4:28pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Woburn Street.
  • 4:39pm. Investigation of a fire alarm on Washington Street.
  • 5:10pm – Report of an oven fire in a Middlesex Avenue residence.
  • 6:13pm – Fire alarm activation on Autumn Lane.
  • 8:16pm – RMLD notified of a power outage on Wilson Street.
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