Reading Police Log July 14-16, 2023

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:

Friday, July 14, 2023

  • 4:31am – Alarm at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
  • 6:01am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 6:26am – Lift assist for a Randall Road resident.
  • 8:42am – Suspicious vehicle circling the area on Harnden Street.
  • 9:15am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 12:00 – Audible alarm sounding on Buckingham Drive.
  • 2:18pm – Lift assist for a Pearl Street resident.
  • 2:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
  • 2:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Shackford Road.
  • 3:02pm – Tree limb down on Pearl Street.
  • 3:10pm – Report of a suspicious person in the middle of South Street.
  • 3:46pm – Door alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
  • 7:14pm – Assistance rendered to a person seeking advice regarding their tips being taken.
  • 7:22pm – Complaint regarding vehicles parked on both sides of Shackford Road.
  • 9:00pm – Verbal warning issued on Washington Street.

Saturday, July 15, 2023

  • 2:40am – Extra check of a Longview Roadd residence.
  • 2:46am- Commercial Fire Alarm on Main Street.
  • 7:36am – Audible fire alarm sounding on Main Street.
  • 11:45am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
  • 2:59pm – Lift assist for a Scotland Road resident.
  • 5:40pm – Complaint regarding neighbors making excessive noise on Lakeview Avenue.
  • 7:18pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
  • 8:02pm – Mill Street resident reports a suspicious person on their porch.
  • 10:24pm – Report that a group of youths is in Washington Park being loud.
  • 10:34pm – Report that vehicles are doing donuts in the Jordan’s Furniture parking lot on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 11:20pm – Report that a baby has been crying for a long period of time on Lakeview Avenue.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

  • 1:16am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 8:06am – Arcing wires are on fire on Parkview Road.
  • 8:22am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 11:51am – DPW notified of an audible alarm at the Joseph Way pumping station.
  • 12:01pm – Delivery driver reports an open door at a Main Street business.
  • 12:31pm – Fire alarm at Public Kitchen on Main Street.
  • 1:32pm – Tree limb down on Washington Street.
  • 2:00pm – Report of water pouring into a basement apartment on Main Street.
  • 2:02pm – Hopkins Street resident reports that water from Gazebo Circle is coming into their yard and house.
  • 2:04pm – DPW notified that Summer Street is flooded.
  • 2:10pm – Report of a water problem on Summer Street.
  • 2:17pm – Mass Highway notified of rocks and debris washed into the roadway on Main Street.
  • 2:23pm – Report of a tree down in a Walnut Street yard.
  • 4:17pm – Report of a dislodged manhole cover on Main Street.
  • 5:10pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 6:01pm – Door alarm at Wood End Elementary School.
  • 9:15pm – Lakeview Avenue resident reports that a neighbor has banged on their door multiple times.