Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, October 13, 2023
- 1:16am – Extra check of Cooling Unlimited on Main Street.
- 2:57am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:53am – Check on a suspicious vehicle at Barrows Elementary School.
- 8:35am – Suspicious person yelled at another person then followed her.
- 10:02am – Set of keys found at Lava Laundry on High Street.
- 10:17am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:43am – RFD reports that the traffic lights at Main Street and South Street are not functioning.
- 11:24am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on West Street.
- 11:48am – Dog found on Puritan Road.
- 12:02pm – Report that a vehicle is traveling the wrong direction on the Salem Street rotary.
- 12:29pm – Speedboard deployment on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:30pm – Extra check of the Haverhill Street area.
- 12:30pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a handicap space on Chute Street.
- 12:41pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Oak Street.
- 12:42pm – Keys found on Oak Street turned in at RPD.
- 1:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
- 1:13pm – DPW notified of a downed stop sign on John Carver Road.
- 1:18pm – Commercial alarm at Keyes Law Office on Main Street.
- 1:33pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked too close to the intersection of Lowell Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 1:47pm – Verbal warning issued for an equipment violation on Harrison Street.
- 3:22pm – Minor two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive. No injuries reported.
- 5:45pm – Report that a dog is roaming on Main Street.
- 5:48pm – Franklin Street resident reports an online scam.
- 6:01pm – Fairchild Lane resident reports a dog walking off a leash.
- 6:06pm – Wakefield PD reports a vehicle crash in the Salem Street rotary.
- 6:13pm – Scotland Road resident reports youth banging on doors and requests extra checks.
- 8:02pm – Washington Street resident reports a suspicious person ringing their doorbell repeatedly and leaving.
- 9:35pm – Report that a group of youths are yelling on Village Street.
Saturday, October 14, 2023
- 12:04am – Mobil Gas Station on West street reports that there are individuals blaring music and refusing to leave.
- 12:54am – Text-a-Tip report that vehicles are parked on Aurele Circle overnight.
- 1:14am – Extra checks of a Longview Road residence.
- 1:51am – Vehicle lockout at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:35am – MassDOT notified regarding a deceased animal on Main Street.
- 10:02am – Direct call to RFD for an electrical issue on Augustus Court.
- 11:42am – Interior door alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 12:56pm – Fire alarms sounding at a Green Street residence.
- 1:13pm – Officer witnessed a bicyclist fall off a bike on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:18pm – FD assists a Franklin Street resident with a smoke detector.
- 1:52pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 3:19pm – Field house door alarm at RMHS.
- 3:23pm – Report of a lost wallet at Fusillis Cucina on Main Street.
- 5:33pm – Smoke alarm activation at a Main Street residence.
- 5:52pm – Follow-up visit with a Mineral Street resident.
- 6:11pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:14pm – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 6:18pm – DPW notified of a malfunctioning traffic light at Walkers Brook Drive and New Crossing Road.
- 6:57pm – Investigation of an electrical issue at a Winslow Road residence.
- 7:15pm – Investigation of a fire alarm at RMHS.
- 7:19pm – Disabled vehicle on Wentworth Road.
- 8:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 8:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 10:35pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 10:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 10:56pm – Report that a large group of teens are yelling and swearing on Pearl Street.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
- 2:02am – Report of a verbal argument over the price of an Uber on Dividence Road.
- 7:28am – CO Detector activation at a Carnation Circle residence.
- 11:18am – Outdoor odor of gas reported on Woburn Street.
- 11:52am – Smoke and CO detector activation at a Chapin Avenue residence.
- 12:04pm – Lift assist for a Summit Drive resident.
- 12:18pm – Complaint that a vehicle has been parked for several days in the Public Kitchen parking lot on Main Street.
- 2:49pm – Washington Street resident reports an ongoing issue with barking dogs.
- 3:28pm – Complaint that the parking lot chain is down at Memorial Park on Salem Street and that a vehicle is parked inside the park.
- 3:54pm – Report that a group of youths is climbing on a van in a Washington Street parking lot.
- 4:24pm – Complaint that a Salem Street resident will not give the person’s child a savings bond.
- 4:28pm – Report of a possible rabid raccoon in a Cross Street Driveway.
- 9:58pm – Assistance rendered to an Elderberry Lane resident having issues with property management.
- 10:25pm – General fire alarm at a South Street residence.
- 10:46pm – Linnea Lane resident reports a red hue in the basement.
