Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
- 5:19am – Commercial alarm at a General Way business.
- 7:57am – Traffic enforcement on Colburn Road.
- 8:08am – Verbal warning issued for failure to stop for a school bus on Haven Street.
- 8:26am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:28am – Commercial alarm at a Haven Street business.
- 9:30am – Citation issued for parking in front of a fire hydrant at RMHS.
- 9:36am – Citation issued for a vehicle parked on the median at RMHS.
- 9:41am – Citations issued for a vehicle parked in the wrong direction at RMHS.
- 9:42am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 9:47am – Citation issued for a vehicle parked in the wrong direction at RMHS.
- 9:52am – DPW notified of a missing no Uu-turn sign on South Street.
- 10:39am – Moulding from an appliance truck fell off on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:11am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 11:39am – Large truck is wedged against a telephone pole on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 12:08pm – Complaint regarding construction trucks parked on both sides of the road on Johnson Woods Drive.
- 12:12pm – Report that a suspicious person with a knife got on an elevator at Hallmark Health on New Crossing Road.
- 2:12pm – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street.
- 2:38pm – Follow-up phone call with a Prescott Street resident.
- 2:46pm – Fire alarm activation in an Oak Street residence.
- 2:51pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Charles Street.
- 3:25pm – Report of a past vehicle crash at RMHS.
- 3:39pm – Follow-up visit at the Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:52pm – Complaint regarding a large truck creating a blind spot at a Haverhill Street intersection.
- 4:39pm – Attempt of a notification at a Criterion Road residence.
- 4:50pm – Verbal warning issued for a license plate not visible within sixty feet on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:07pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:30pm – Complaint regarding cars repeatedly ignoring a road block on South Street.
- 5:57pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 6:16pm – Forest Street resident reports that a delivery service entered the home.
- 6:57pm – Extra check at a Longview Road residence.
- 7:01pm – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use and no license in possession on Walkers Brook Drive.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
- 12:39am – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
- 4:03am – Multiple complaints regarding speeding on Beaver Road.
- 5:41am – Deceased raccoon in the road on Franklin Street.
- 5:58am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Forest Street.
- 6:18am – Transformer explosion with power outage on Pearl Street.
- 7:25am – Investigation of a two vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 7:37am – PD requests evaluation after a vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 7:37am – Deceased squirrel in the road on West Street.
- 8:13am – Traffic enforcement on Colburn Road.
- 8:26am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Rice Road.
- 8:35am – DPW reports that a Holly Road resident is damaging town trees.
- 10:01am – Reading Trophy & Shirt on Main Street reports an abandoned bicycle in its back alley.
- 10:01am – C Street resident requests an inspection of a chicken coop.
- 10:30am – Report that a suspicious vehicle has been parked at Belmont Street and Salem Street for two weeks.
- 10:41am – Officers assist with school lunches at Killam Elementary School.
- 2:29pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Coolidge Middle School.
- 2:31pm – Complaint regarding multiple vehicles speeding on Edgemont Avenue.
- 2:34pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 2:37pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:56pm – FD service call at a Leaning Elm Drive residence.
- 3:20pm – Traffic enforcement on Elliot Street.
- 3:34pm – Fire alarm activation at a Pearl Street residence.
- 3:39pm – Vehicle damaged a drive-through sign at a Bagel World on Main Street.
- 5:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 5:41pm – Report of possible drug activity at Reading Public Library.
- 6:51pm – Lost keys turned in at PD.
- 6:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 8:07pm – Water pump alarm sounding on end of Joseph Way.
- 8:38pm – Caller found a wallet in Washington Park.
- 9:39pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:04pm – Rear door at a Walkers Brook Drive business found propped open.
