Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
- 1:48am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:39am – Andover PD requests contact with a Haven Street resident.
- 7:54am – Officer standing by at RMHS.
- 9:06am – Van Norden Road resident has a snake trapped in the house.
- 9:36am – Credit card turned in at RPD.
- 11:03am – Report that a suspicious vehicle has been in a Main Street parking lot for weeks.
- 11:44am – DPW notified that a green light is out at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 11:55pm – Speedboard deployment on Longfellow Road.
- 2:35pm – Complaint regarding two vehicles parked on Tamarack Road making it difficult to pass.
- 5:00pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:47pm – Report that a parakeet is on the loose on Sherwood Road.
- 6:11pm – Caller reports past vehicle damage at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:20pm – Vine Street resident reports that possible solicitors are banging on doors.
- 7:10pm – Report of smoke on the first floor of a Richards Road residence.
- 8:13pm – Request for a follow-up to a previous incident at RMHS.
- 9:42pm – CO detector activation at a Park Avenue residence.
- 11:12pm – Commercial alarm at Venetian Moon on Main Street.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
- 12:54am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 1:02am – Disabled vehicle on West Street.
- 8:01am – Lift assist for a Woburn Street resident.
- 9:20am – Report that items were taken from a vehicle on Chapin Avenue.
- 9:48am – Officer assisting with a tour of Town Hall.
- 9:55am – DPW notified that a hydrant on Federal Street is flowing water.
- 10:20am – Oak Street resident seeks advice regarding an animal making holes in their yard.
- 11:08am – Request for FD assistance at a Charles Street residence.
- 11:09am – Officer assisting with a funeral at Forest Glen Cemetery.
- 11:53am – Resident requests a check of a Summer Avenue residence.
- 12:17pm – Crossing guard unable to fill their afternoon post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 1:15pm – Summer Avenue resident reports ID theft.
- 1:42pm – Verbal warning issued for a crosswalk violation on Chapin Avenue.
- 2:24pm – Washington Street resident complaint regarding a dog barking for over an hour.
- 2:35pm – Manager at CVS on Main Street reports multiple youths in and out of the store.
- 2:52pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 3:37pm – DPW notified of an abandoned treadmill on the sidewalk on Hartshorn Street.
- 4:37pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Woburn Street.
- 5:18pm – National Grid worker requests entry into a Main Street basement.
- 5:36pm – Marla Lane resident requests that an officer speak to their child about school.
- 6:36pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:38pm – Disabled vehicle waiting for AAA on West Street.
- 7:31pm – Solicitors are in the area of Whittier Road and Wadsworth Road.
- 9:16pm – CO detector activation on Linden Street.
- 10:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 10:30pm – Wilmington PD requests aid with a traffic stop on Willow Street.
- 10:38pm – Old Mill Lane resident reports disturbing loud music.
