Reading Police Log June 2-4, 2023

Friday, June 2, 2023

  • 12:20am – Suspicious person knocking loudly at a Lakeview Avenue building.
  • 1:43am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 3:25am – Newton resident requests message delivery to a West Street resident.
  • 6:25am – Large branch blocking Woburn Street.
  • 6:46am – Officer notifies Winthrop Avenue resident of information from Newton PD.
  • 7:57am – Traffic enforcement on Colburn Road.
  • 8:00am – Community service ride to school for a Laneton Way resident.
  • 8:26am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Woburn Street.
  • 8:39am – DPW notified regarding a deceased animal on Gardner Road.
  • 8:51am – George Street resident reports unemployment fraud.
  • 9:24am – Officer located a refrigerator on an Arcadia Avenue curb with the doors still attached.
  • 9:24am – Officer out with a cutting and welding detail on Summit Drive.
  • 10:12am – CO alarm investigation at a Spruce Road residence.
  • 11:17am – Illegal burning reported on Oak Street.
  • 11:23am – Verbal warning for speed on Deering Street.
  • 12:27pm – Report that a landscaping vehicle is in a less than ideal location on Linden Street.
  • 1:10pm – Honda Dealership on Walkers Brook Drive reports a person is yelling and screaming in its showroom.
  • 2:10pm – Report that a duck is stuck in a shrub on Carnation Circle.
  • 2:46pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
  • 2:49am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
  • 2:51pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
  • 2:59pm – Low-hanging wires reported on Sanborn Lane.
  • 5:36pm – Fire alarm activation at an Annette Lane residence.
  • 5:47pm – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence
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  • 5:56pm – Caller reports witnessing a past hit and run on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 6:55pm – Power out on Gazebo Circle after lightning struck a pole.
  • 7:19pm – Commercial alarm at a Haven Street business.
  • 7:33pm – Commercial alarm at a Grove Street business.
  • 7:41pm – Unit standing by for traffic control at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
  • 8:11pm – Arcing wire caught a tree on fire on Border Road.

Saturday, June 3, 2023

  • 12:06am – Report that a transformer is sparking on Gazebo Circle.
  • 12:31am – Verbal warning issued at RMHS.
  • 1:00am – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 8:01am – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 8:43am – Utility hole cover displaced on County Road.
  • 8:57am – Metal debris in the road on West Street.
  • 9:41am – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.
  • 10:15am – Tractor trailer struck a traffic light on Salem Street.
  • 11:16am – Door alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
  • 11:57am – Virginia Road resident reports a water problem in the basement.
  • 12:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
  • 2:09pm – Suspicious vehicle pulled into the DPW parking lot after closing.
  • 3:04pm – Roaming traffic enforcement on West Street.
  • 3:13pm – Wallet found at Killam Elementary School turned in at the station.
  • 3:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
  • 4:33pm – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 5:00pm – Assistance rendered to a vehicle locked inside the compost center on Stout Avenue.
  • 8:09pm – Fusilli’s Cucina on Main Street reports patrons acting aggressively towards staff members.
  • 9:19pm – Traffic enforcement at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
  • 9:37pm – Lakeview Avenue resident complaint regarding noisy neighbors.
  • 9:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
  • 10:57pm – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.

Sunday, June 4, 2023

  • 1:58am – Extra checks of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 6:20am – Smoke alarm activation at a Haven Street building.
  • 8:10am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 9:08am – Door alarm at Wood End Elementary School.
  • 9:34am – Report of an argument resulting from a minor vehicle incident in a Main Street parking lot.
  • 10:15am – Parking dispute on Main Street.
  • 10:26am – Set of keys found on Franklin Street turned in at the station.
  • 10:55am – Bancroft Avenue resident reports gunshots in the area.
  • 11:15am – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 11:23am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Salem Street.
  • 11:42am – Complaint regarding construction on a Sunday on Johnson Woods Drive.
  • 12:03pm – Timberneck Drive resident reports a lost phone.
  • 12:20pm – Report of a person yelling in a Washington Street apartment.
  • 12:56pm – Two vehicle crash at the Salem Street rotary. No injuries reported.
  • 1:23pm – Village Street resident requests an officer walkthrough after finding the front door open.
  • 3:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Knollwood Road.
  • 3:47pm – Salem Street resident reports an unknown cat in the house.
  • 4:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
  • 4:09pm – Caller reports losing a car key at RMHS.
  • 4:59pm – Extra check of a Mark Avenue residence.
  • 6:19pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Lowell Street.
  • 7:09pm – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Main Street.
  • 7:39pm – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
  • 8:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
  • 9:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
  • 9:18pm – Verbal warning issued on Main Street.