Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- 12:37am – Disabled vehicle on South Street.
- 5:03am – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.
- 6:05am – Complaint regarding a vehicle that took a wrong turn out of a Main Street business.
- 6:13am – DPW notified to remove a deceased rabbit on Manning Street.
- 6:50am – Lost dog found at a Bolton Street business.
- 8:25am – Report of a smoking vehicle on South Street.
- 8:25am – Report of a small child walking alone on Howard Street.
- 9:29am – Haverhill Street resident reports cyberstalking.
- 10:25am – Berkeley Street resident reports a stolen catalytic converter.
- 10:44am – Officers assisting with school lunch at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 11:08am – Lift assist for a Winter Street resident.
- 11:50am – Report of a Minor Two Vehicle Crash on Woburn Street. No Injuries Reported.
- 1:59pm – Crossing guard at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue will be out for the rest of the week.
- 2:39pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Melbourne Avenue and Summer Avenue.
- 3:28pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash in a Main Street parking lot. No injuries reported.
- 7:17pm – Call regarding a loose dog on Howard Street.
- 7:43pm – Reckless vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 8:32pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 9:20pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Sanborn Lane.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
- 4:45am – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 4:54am – Commercial fire alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 6:06am – DPW notified to remove a deceased raccoon on Haverhill Street.
- 7:58am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Street.
- 8:26am – Fire alarm activation at a Green Street residence.
- 10:03am – Complaint regarding a tractor-trailer unit blocking traffic on Prospect Street.
- 11:35am – Dog found on Beech Street.
- 12:31pm – FD investigation of a heating system on Old Farm Road.
- 12:50pm – Investigation of a minor crash on Willow Street.
- 1:19pm – Report that a person is dumping items into a wooded area on Main Street.
- 2:00pm – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 2:40pm – Traffic enforcement at Killam Elementary School.
- 2:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 2:45pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue.
- 2:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Eaton Street.
- 3:15pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Woburn Street. No injuries reported.
- 3:31pm – Parking enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 3:38pm – Report of possible drug activity at RMHS.
- 4:49pm – Parking enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:03pm – Gould Street resident concerned regarding a skunk in the Yard.
- 6:59pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Terrace Park.
- 9:47pm – Caller reports the smell of smoke in the air on Lowell Street.
- 11:24pm – PD and FD informed that RMLD is shutting off power to a Main Street building.
- 11:27pm – PD and FD informed that RMLD is shutting off power to a Bolton Street building.
