Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
- 8:07am – Officer standing by for DPW on Willow Street.
- 1:10pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked too close to the entrance of a Summit Drive building.
- 2:07pm – Speedboard deployment on Main Street.
- 2:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Harrison Street.
- 2:59pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 3:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Copeland Avenue.
- 3:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
- 4:34pm – Washington Street resident reports a neighbor is throwing items on their back deck.
- 5:25pm – Wakefield Street resident reports a suspicious person is walking around their house.
- 5:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 5:54pm – Traffic enforcement at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 6:31pm – Traffic enforcement on County Road.
- 8:18pm – Credit card turned in at RPD.
- 9:52pm – House lockout on Taylor Drive.
- 10:33pm – Tree branches leaning in the road on John Carver Road.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
- 3:03am – Washington Street resident complaint regarding a neighbor playing loud music.
- 8:54am – Follow-up visit with a Gould Street resident.
- 9:01am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 9:53am – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 10:02am – Report that a dog is possibly attacking a person on Irving Street.
- 10:07am – DPW notified of a large pothole on High Street.
- 10:10am – Medication bag turned in.
- 10:24am – Report that youths were driving equipment in a parking lot overnight.
- 1:00pm – Traffic enforcement on County Road.
- 1:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 1:29pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Hopkins Street. No injuries reported.
- 1:33pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Lowell Street.
- 1:34pm – Lowell Street resident reports a stolen check.
- 1:52pm – Loss Prevention at Market Basket on General Way has detained an uncooperative party.
- 2:01pm – Wallet found in Washington Park.
- 2:36pm – Car carrier with flat tires reported on Main Street.
- 3:11pm – High Street manhole cover is off its base and unable to fit back in place.
- 3:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 4:00pm – Main foyer motion alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 4:27pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:30pm – Officers assist with a road race on Wakefield Street.
- 7:21pm – Traffic enforcement on County Road.
- 7:27pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 10:30pm – Verbal warning issued on Locust Street.
