Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
- 12:45am – Extra check of Cooling Unlimited on Main Street.
- 3:25a – Jacob Way resident reports that power has been restored.
- 7:38am – Caller reports a deceased cat on South Street.
- 7:45am – Officer covering a crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 9:45am – Attempt to serve a warrant to a Border Road resident. Suspect arrested.
- 10:24am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:28am – Commercial alarm at Verizon Wireless on Walkers Brook Road.
- 1:24pm – Supervisory signal alarm at a Main Street building.
- 2:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Center Avenue.
- 2:33pm – Beaver Road resident reports fraud.
- 2:34pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 2:42pm – Extra check of CVS on Main Street.
- 3:12pm – Charles Street resident reports credit card fraud.
- 3:16pm – Traffic enforcement at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 3:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 4:58pm – Main Street resident complainst regarding an unknown vehicle parked in the driveway.
- 5:12pm – Wescroft Road resident requests VIN verification.
- 7:54pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash in an Abigail Way parking lot.
- 8:02pm – Caller reports that vehicle was damaged in a Salem Street parking lot.
- 10:14pm – Crossing guard unable to cover their post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
- 1:55am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:44am – Extra check of Cooling Unlimited on Main Street.
- 7:45am – Officer covering a crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 8:58am – Franklin Street resident reports an ongoing issue with a neighbor’s dog defecating on the lawn.
- 10:50am – Officer standing by with the Water Department on High Street.
- 10:59am – Clinician out at a Frank Tanner Drive residence.
- 11:59am – Fire alarm at a Harrison Street residence.
- 1:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 2:07pm – Verbal warning issued for no left turn on Green Street.
- 2:26pm – Extra check of CVS on Main Street.
- 2:29pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Haven Street. No injuries reported.
- 2:31pm – Unit standing by for a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:43pm – Lift assist for a Summit Drive resident.
- 3:52pm – Possible vehicle crash on the Salem Street rotary.
- 4:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 4:51pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on South Street.
- 6:34pm – Report that a baseball crashed through a vehicle windshield at RMHS.
- 6:41pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Haven Street.
- 7:40pm – Disabled vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:03pm – Winthrop PD looks to make contact with a Haven Street resident.
- 11:48pm – Officer attempts to contact a Gleason Street resident for Lexington PD.
