Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
- 1:00am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 1:07am – Verbal warning issued for a marked lane violation.
- 1:50am – As a result of a vehicle stop, one suspect is arrested on a warrant arrest.
- 1:58am – Second-floor stair alarm at RMHS.
- 7:22am – Kitchen office and loading dock alarm at RMHS.
- 7:55am – Text-a-Tip report of erratic vehicle operation on Woburn Street.
- 8:02am – Traffic enforcement on Colburn Road.
- 8:10am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:14am – Main Office alarm at RMHS.
- 9:13am – Report that a person was sprayed with gasoline by a gas attendant.
- 9:15am – Buckingham Drive resident reports a stolen toilet.
- 9:41am – Summer Avenue resident reports unemployment fraud.
- 10:17am – Officer assisting with a funeral procession on Woburn Street.
- 11:13am – Mail carrier reports being chased by dogs on John Street.
- 11:16am – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 11:43am – Lifeline call on Sanborn Street.
- 11:44am – Summer Avenue resident reports an odor of gas from a clothes dryer.
- 12:12pm – Disabled vehicle on Lawrence Road.
- 1:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 1:05pm – Washington Street resident reports banging coming from a neighbor’s apartment.
- 2:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 2:44pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:46pm – Unit checking for a suspicious person at the Dunkin Donuts on Salem Street.
- 4:39pm – Mt. Vernon Street resident reports being blackmailed over lewd online photos.
- 5:16pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:42pm – Warrant arrest of a suspect on Oak Street.
- 6:02pm – Taylor Drive resident seeks advice regarding past credit card fraud.
- 6:14pm – Branch on the road on Summer Avenue.
- 7:34pm – Report of a telephone pole on fire on Ashley Place.
- 7:47pm – Air conditioning unit appears to be on fire at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:03pm – Fire alarm at a Line Road residence.
- 11:02pm – West Street employee reports that five cars are revving their engines in the parking lot.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
- 5:37am – Street sign bent over on Fairview Avenue.
- 6:44am – General fire alarm at a Prospect Street residence.
- 6:58am – Village Street resident reports that the front door to a neighbor’s house has been open for a couple of days.
- 7:55am – Traffic enforcement on Colburn Road.
- 9:06am – Disabled vehicle on Governors Drive.
- 10:38am – Lift assist for a Puritan Road resident.
- 10:59am – Verbal warning issued for an expired license on High Street.
- 12:54pm – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 1:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 1:57pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 2:12pm – Franklin Street resident reports ID theft.
- 2:13pm – Report of a suspicious person with a cooler on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:23pm – Report of a cat with a bloody paw on Ash Street.
- 2:41pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:54pm – Dudley Street resident reports that two hockey nets were taken from the front yard.
- 2:55pm – Officer transports a student home from Parker Middle School.
- 3:53pm – Report of a suspicious person pushing a golf bag around cars in a High Street parking lot.
- 4:36pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 5:27pm – Report of a suspicious person pushing a baby carriage with a rug in it on High Street.
- 6:01pm – Possible solicitors reported on Pine Ridge Road.
- 7:12pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:54pm – Administrator of Bear Meadow on Main Street is looking for a follow-up regarding a past incident.
- 8:51pm – Verbal warning issued for no headlights on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:18pm – Audible alarm at a Pond Meadow Drive business.
- 9:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
