Reading Police & Fire Log March 8-9, 2023

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

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

  • 5:44am – Neighbor complains regarding music from a High Street gym.
  • 9:52am – Follow-up visit with a Putnam Road resident.
  • 10:56am – Fire drill at Barrows elementary school.
  • 11:23am – Washington Street resident reports a neighbor yelling and throwing things.
  • 12:12pm – Town contractor damaged grass around a manhole cover on Willow Street.
  • 12:16pm – Disabled vehicle on Marla Lane.
  • 12:31pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Willow Street.
  • 12:50pm – Lift assist for a Holly Road resident.
  • 1:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 1:58pm – Person reports being harassed at a General Way business.
  • 3:40pm – Train gates stuck down at High Street and Woburn Street.
  • 4:42pm – Smoke from cooking set off alarms in a Gould Street building.
  • 7:01pm – Verbal warning issued for no tail lights on Lowell Street.
  • 7:27pm – Burnt smell in a Joseph Way residence, possibly caused by a burnt outlet.
  • 8:16pm – Report of a Pearl Street resident with difficulty breathing.
  • 8:38pm – Verbal warning issued on Sanborn Lane.
  • 9:55pm – Officers escorting hockey team on Symonds Way.

Thursday, March 9, 2023

  • 4:52am – Washington Street resident reports a disturbance coming from a neighbor’s apartment.
  • 4:59am – Commercial alarm at a Salem Street business.
  • 5:30am – Crossing guard at Summer Avenue and King Street unable to cover post.
  • 5:33am – Report of a tree branch on a power line on Veterans Way.
  • 6:20am – Commercial alarm at an exterior door at RMHS.
  • 7:44am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
  • 7:45am – Low hanging wire on Temple Street.
  • 7:50am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 8:02am – DPW notified of dead rabbit on Oak Street.
  • 8:28am – Hydrant out of service on Haven Street.
  • 9:40am – Puritan Road resident reports two missing rings.
  • 10:14am – SRO and officer Cooper are out at the library for an event.
  • 10:28am – Officer assists mass dot on Washington Street.
  • 11:06am – Investigation of a vehicle struck while parked in a General Way parking lot.
  • 2:01pm – Pennsylvania Avenue resident reports a toilet that is overflowing and flooding the house.
  • 2:02pm – Lift assist for an Eaton Street resident.
  • 2:18pm – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
  • 2:44pm – Report of solicitors on Grand street.
  • 3:25pm – Report of an illegally parked vehicle on Woburn Street.
  • 3:36pm – Follow-up visit with a Deborah Drive resident.
  • 3:58pm – Loose dog reported on Prescott Street.
  • 5:35pm – Loose dog reported on Main street.
  • 6:07pm – Extra check of a Deborah Drive residence.
  • 6:45pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Beverly Road.
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