Reading Police Log March 27-28, 2023

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

Monday, March 27, 2023

  • 1:07am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 1:21am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 5:51am – Extra check of a Deborah Drive residence.
  • 6:28am – Main Street resident reports a lost dog.
  • 7:56am – Traffic enforcement on Shelby Avenue.
  • 7:58am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue.
  • 8:01am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 8:29am – DPW notified of a deceased animal on West Street.
  • 9:29am – YMCA Director has footage of a past hit and run.
  • 10:08am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 10:20am – Extra Check of a Salem Street residence.
  • 1:08pm – Report of a past hit and run in a Walkers Brook Drive parking lot.
  • 1:13pm – Main Street resident reports being harassed via FaceTime.
  • 1:49pm – Report of a lost pocketbook being found at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 2:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
  • 3:32pm – Lift assist for a Prescott Street resident.
  • 2:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Shelby Avenue.
  • 2:43pm – Officer covering a crossing cost at Melbourne Avenue and Summer Avenue.
  • 2:45pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to obey a DPW Sign on Shelby Avenue.
  • 2:47pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 4:11pm – Main Street resident concerned about a loose dog.
  • 4:25pm – Lift assist at a Main Street business.
  • 4:37pm – Extra check of a Salem Street residence.
  • 4:46pm – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 5:10pm – Deceased animal on Veterans Way.
  • 5:17pm – Text-a-tip report of an unleashed dog on the RMHS baseball field.
  • 5:44pm – Possible disabled vehicle on Salem Street.
  • 6:07pm – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
  • 6:19 – N.Reading PD reports erratic vehicle operation on Main Street.
  • 7:13pm – Investigation of a fire alarm on Washington Street.
  • 10:53pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

  • 12:12am – Frank Tanner Drive resident reports an issue with the TV.
  • 1:48am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 1:51am – Extra check of a Salem Street residence.
  • 6:10am – PD and FD Informed of a private investigator on Colonial Drive.
  • 7:58am – Officer covering a crossing post at Melbourne Avenue and Summer Avenue.
  • 7:58am – Traffic enforcement on Shelby Avenue.
  • 8:14am – Verbal warning issued for a one-way violation on Shelby Avenue.
  • 9:13am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 10:02am – Possible swatting call received regarding Austin Preparatory School.
  • 10:05am – FD staging at Austin Preparatory School.
  • 12:50pm – Walkers Brook Drive business reports a past larceny.
  • 1:11pm – Lights not cycling properly at South Street and West Street.
  • 1:17pm – Fire alarm activation at a Haven Street business.
  • 1:48pm – Credit card fraud reported at a Bolton Street business.
  • 3:30pm – Extra check at a Main Street business.
  • 4:09pm – Commercial Alarm at a General Way business.
  • 4:18pm – Follow-up Visit with a Bolton Street business.
  • 5:12pm – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
  • 5:15pm – Extra check of a Salem Street residence.
  • 5:40pm – Disabled vehicle at the Salem Street rotary.
  • 6:11pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 6:49pm – Report of three suspicious persons, one with a Knife, outside a Main Street business.
  • 6:53pm – Follow-up visit with a Pearl Street resident.
  • 7:18pm – Pine Ridge Road resident turns in a wallet.
  • 8:18pm – Summer Avenue resident reports a strong odor of natural gas.
  • 8:26pm – Follow-up visit with a Veterans Way resident.