Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police & Fired Log:
Monday, February 27, 2023
- 1:43am – Unit checking on a suspicious vehicle on Salem Street.
- 4:02am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street Business.
- 6:35am – DPW notified of an audible alarm in the South Street pump station.
- 7:00am – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:51am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 9:07am – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street.
- 9:26am – Tree department requests officer on Charles Street.
- 9:56am – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 10:19am – Follow-up visit with a student regarding an incident in school.
- 11:29am – Van Norden Road resident report their nanny has forged approximately $7,000 in checks.
- 11:59am – Traffic enforcement on Prospect Street.
- 12:22pm – Summit Drive resident set off fire alarm attempting to gain access to their apartment.
- 1:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 2:21pm – Verbal warning issued for a left turn violation on Main Street.
- 2:32pm – Report of a possible rabid raccoon on Smith Avenue.
- 2:37pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Summer Avenue.
- 2:44pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Forest Street.
- 2:53pm – Washington Street resident reports possible unwanted calls.
- 5:27pm – Martin Street resident reports an aggressive dog outside their door.
- 6:17pm – Cooking related fire alarm with a CO detector activation on Willow Street.
- 6:41pm – Audible alarm and flashing lights at a Pine Ridge Road construction area.
- 8:10pm – Officer standing by for an employee termination at Market Basket on General Way.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
- 4:39am – Lift assist for a Woburn Street resident.
- 7:38am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Libby Avenue.
- 8:51am – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
- 9:07am – Summer Avenue resident complaint regarding an ongoing issue with two dogs off leashes.
- 9:28am – Main Street resident reports an individual making threats via Facebook.
- 11:14am – Mobil Gas station on West Street reports a truck damaged property.
- 11:30am – Wakefield Street resident reports ID theft.
- 1:27pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 1:33pm – Report of a missing person on Back Bay Court.
- 2:20pm – Main Street resident reports aggressive solicitors.
- 3:42pm – Officer assisting with a funeral on Sanborn Street.
- 6:26pm – Baldwin Lane resident reports debit card fraud.
- 7:26pm – Report of a suspicious person walking on Main Street.
