Reading Police & Fire Log March 3-5, 2023

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

Friday, March 3, 2023

  • 5:35am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on the Rotary.
  • 7:18am – Complaint regarding a work truck possibly starting early Summer Avenue.
  • 8:16am – Unlocked vehicle entered and items taken on Border Road.
  • 8:22am – Complaint regarding a trash truck going the wrong way down a one-way street.
  • 8:31am – Officer standing by with DPW on Arcadia Avenue.
  • 11:13am – Complaint regarding a blocked driveway on Haven Street.
  • 1:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
  • 1:56pm – Single vehicle crash into a pole on Summer Avenue.
  • 2:35pm – Injured rabbit attempting to cross West Street.
  • 3:50pm – Death notification to a Hopkins Street resident.
  • 4:47pm – Two-vehicle crash on Woburn Street. Unknown injuries.
  • 5:01pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Salem Street.
  • 5:22pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Franklin Street.
  • 6:05pm – Twisted traffic lights on Salem Street.
  • 8:23pm – CO detector activation on Canterbury Drive.
  • 9:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
  • 10:09pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to activate headlights on Wilson Street.

Saturday, March 4, 2023

  • 12:06am – Commercial alarm at a Woburn Street business.
  • 4:55am – DPW reports vehicle in the way of snow removal on Ide Street.
  • 4:55am – Vehicle parked in the Road on Parsons Lane.
  • 5:43am – Vehicle parked illegally at Town Hall.
  • 5:49am – Verbal warning issued at Town Hall.
  • 5:50am – Vehicle illegally parked in a Haven Street parking lot.
  • 5:57am – Illegally parked vehicle in senior center parking lot.
  • 5:58am – Two illegally parked vehicles in the Brande Court parking lot.
  • 6:01am – Vehicle parked illegally on Harnden Street.
  • 8:25am – Missing manhole cover on Washington Street.
  • 9:48am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Salem Street.
  • 10:05am – Investigation of a fire alarm on Washington Street.
  • 12:08pm – North Reading PD took a report of a past road rage incident on Main Street.
  • 12:27pm – Wallet found at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 1:07pm – Lights not cycling from South Street onto Main Street.
  • 2:43pm – Putnam Road resident reports an ongoing issue with youths throwing trash onto their property.
  • 2:44pm – Text-a-tip report of a Minot Street resident blowing snow into the Street.
  • 3:21pm – Follow-up visit with a Salem Street resident.
  • 4:02pm – RMLD notified of a tree branch above the power lines on Vine Street.
  • 8:18pm – Tewksbury PD requests to speak to a Hancock Street resident.
  • 8:23pm – Emergency 209a modification approved on Pine Ridge Road.
  • 10:17pm – Report of a suspicious person at Barrows elementary school.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

  • 4:23am – Apartment lockout on Washington Street.
  • 4:49am – Complaint regarding a vehicle beeping its horn.
  • 5:33am – House lockout on Baldwin Lane.
  • 8:43am – Lift assist for a Prescott Street resident.
  • 9:26am – DPW notified of sewage backing up into a Haven Street residence.
  • 12:36pm – Fire alarm activation on Archstone Circle.
  • 12:59pm – Alarm sounding inside an Archstone Circle residence.
  • 1:01pm – Accidental 911 call from a Beaver Road residence. 
  • 1:11pm – Accidental 911 call from a south Main Street business.
  • 1:47pm – Passerby reported multiple motor vehicles on the side of the road Lowell Street near Causeway Road.
  • 3:57pm – Fire box alarm struck for dumpster fire next to a Linden Street house.
  • 4:53pm – Accidental 911 from Franklin Street residence. 
  • 5:01pm – Motor vehicle stop Main Street at Woburn Street. Verbal warning for red light violation. 
  • 5:42pm – 911 hang up from Roma Lane residence. 
  • 6:40pm – Motor vehicle stop Main Street at Green Street. Verbal warning for marked lanes. 
  • 8:38pm – Fire department still alarm Washington Street for code enforcement.
  • 10:15pm – Suspicious motor vehicle on Wakefield Street. Occupants repeatedly entering/exiting vehicle. 
  • 10:24pm – Officer found an open door at a Salem Street business.
  • 10:52pm – Caller from Mineral Street reports neighbor’s dogs attacking each other.
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