Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
- 4:28am – 911 hang up from Auburn Street.
- 7:24am – Emergency call from Coolidge Middle School elevator.
- 8:01am – Traffic enforcement Green Street at Elliott Street.
- 12:39am – Erratic operation on Haven Street.
- 8:09am – Abandoned 911 call at Killiam School.
- 9:15am – AT&T worker requesting access to the water tower on Auburn Street.
- 9:51am – Sick or injured raccoon in Colonial Drive area.
- 9:56am – Follow up phone call to Stop and Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:57am – Sick or injured raccoon in Batchelder Drive yard.
- 12:11pm – Gas detector alarm Courtyard Place.
- 1:02pm – 911 misdial from a cell phone near Glidden Way.
- 3:44pm – Sewer cover displaced Lowell Street near Town Hall.
- 4:43pm – Alarm panel issue Public Kitchen Main Street.
- 5:03pm – Complaint application filed as a result of traffic stop at Lowell Street and Barrows Road.
- 6:56pm – Motor vehicle stop Main Street at Putnum Street. Verbal warning for red light violation.
- 7:31pm – Traffic enforcement Pleasant Street at John Street.
- 9:46pm – Motor vehicle stop North Main Street. Verbal warning for failure to illuminate headlights.
- 9:52pm – Building checks – commercial on Pleasant Street.
- 10:21pm – Motor vehicle stop Haverhill Street. Verbal warning for marked lanes violation.
- 11:40pm – Noise complaint about neighbors on Washington Street.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
- 12:34am – Residential alarm Bethune Avenue.
- 3:45pm – FD box alarm Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 9:04am – Possible sick raccoon in Beaver Road backyard.
- 9:06am – Commercial alarm Public Kitchen Main Street.
- 9:50am – Possible ID theft – unemployment fraud on Rustic Lane.
- 10:02am – Ongoing issues with neighbors on Augustus Court.
- 10:33am – FD box alarm Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 10:44am – Possible sick/injured raccoon Latham Lane.
- 10:58am – Community service event Reading Housing on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 11:36am – Fire box alarm Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 11:50am – Officer standing by as truck unloads lumber at Burger King on Main Street.
- 11:57am – Accidental 911 from Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 12:38pm – Traffic enforcement Pearl Street.
- 12:34pm – Sick raccoon Beaver Road.
- 12:39pm – Train gates stuck down High Street and Woburn Street.
- 1:56pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash on Summer Avenue. No injuries.
- 2:23pm – Report of harassment from Main Street condo building.
- 3:52pm – Motor vehicle stop High Street @ Middlesex Avenue. Verbal warning for stop sign violation.
- 4:12pm – Report of vehicles speeding in the South Street and Pine Ridge Road area.
- 4:15pm – Possible water break on Baker Road. Water coming up from roadway.
- 4:53pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash at Franklin Street and Main Street. No injuries.
- 5:07pm – Attempt to serve summons on James Road.
- 6:31pm – Set of keys and Nissan key fob found on Middlesex Avenue turned in to PD station.
- 8:39pm – School alarm RMHS field house on Oakland Road.
- 8:47pm – Youths gathering in outdoor area of Johnson Woods on Taylor Drive.
- 8:57pm – Johnson Woods Drive resident reporting possible lost/stolen wallet.
- 8:59pm – Suspicious white sedan parked in front of Melbourne Avenue residence.
- 9:26pm – Call from RMHS elevator Oakland Road.