Reading Police Log July 21-23, 2023

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

Friday, July 21, 2023

  • 2:24am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 3:49am – Alarm sounding at Parker Middle School.
  • 4:59am – Audible fire alarm at a Main Street residence.
  • 5:56am – Entry motion alarm at RMHS.
  • 8:06am – Lift assist for a Union Street resident.
  • 9:30am – PD and FD informed of a Private investigator on Wakefield Street.
  • 10:27am – Elderberry Lane resident reports items stolen by a home health aid.
  • 11:08am – Report that two vehicles are racing tandem on Haverhill Street.
  • 11:49am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Haven Street.
  • 11:56am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 12:05pm – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration on Johanna Drive.
  • 2:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Copeland Avenue.
  • 3:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
  • 3:10pm – Phone turned in at RPD.
  • 3:18pm – Pratt Street resident reports possible online sale fraud.
  • 4:52pm – Report of two dogs locked in a vehicle at Hallmark Health on New Crossing Road.
  • 4:52pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Lowell Street.
  • 5:07pm – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
  • 5:19pm – Manhole cover dislodged on High Street.
  • 6:22pm – First-floor door alarm at Reading Public Library.
  • 6:24pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 7:02pm – Lakeview Avenue resident requests an officer regarding an issue with a neighbor.
  • 10:16pm – Haverhill PD requests a death notification at a Border Road residence.
  • 10:42pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
  • 10:56pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Main Street.

Saturday, July 22, 2023

  • 1:06am – Extra check of a Longview Avenue residence.
  • 6:07am – DPW notified of water coming up from utility covers on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 9:16am – Hydrant with water flowing reported on Causeway Road.
  • 10:03am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 11:28am – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
  • 11:46am – West Street resident reports that items were taken from the curb in front of their residence.
  • 12:11pm – PD and FD informed of a private investigator on Wakefield Street.
  • 2:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Sturges Road.
  • 2:19pm – Set of house keys turned in at RPD.
  • 2:47pm – Report that a dog is locked inside a vehicle near Liquor Junction on General Way.
  • 5:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
  • 5:48pm – Drainage pipe on Summer Avenue is dispensing a large amount of water.
  • 6:46pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
  • 8:31pm – Caller reports a lost phone.
  • 9:33pm – Report that a group of youths are on the roof of the snack shack at RMHS.
  • 9:48pm – Pedestrian reports an outside odor of gas on Main Street.
  • 10:06pm – Caller reports flashing lights in a Willow Street home.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

  • 12:14am – Approximately twenty noise complaints regarding loud music at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 12:35am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 7:48am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a Washington Street parking lot that doesnot belong there.
  • 9:59am – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
  • 11:26am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Lowell Street. No injuries reported.
  • 12:26pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
  • 12:52pm – House lockout on Hancock Street.
  • 1:29pm – Complaint regarding vehicles racing on Joseph Way.
  • 1:45pm – Traffic enforcement at Charles Lawn cemetery.
  • 1:52pm – Caller reports an unusually large pothole on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 2:23pm – House lockout on Pine Ridge Road.
  • 3:00pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 5:41pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
  • 6:18pm – Extra check of the tennis courts on the end of Bancroft Avenue.
  • 7:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Timberneck Drive.
  • 8:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Brook Street.
  • 8:34pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on John Street.
  • 8:53pm – FD investigates an odor on Twin Oaks Road.
  • 11:19pm – Hydrant releasing water on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
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