Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
- 12:33am – Commercial alarm Verizon wireless on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:55am – Traffic enforcement Lowell Street.
- 6:59am – Found Hyundai keys turned in to police station.
- 7:56am – Hazard of open sewer on Van Norden Road.
- 8:59am – Traffic enforcement Salem Street.
- 11:30am – Speedboard deployment on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 11:37am – Fire department responding to Parker Middle School for elevator entrapment.
- 12:22pm – DPW notified of trash in the lot behind high school.
- 1:55pm – Resident reported that a construction truck hit a mailbox on Rustic Lane.
- 2:03pm – Loose black labradoodle on Hillcrest Avenue at Scotland Road.
- 2:56pm – Speedboard deployment on Lowell Street at Town Hall.
- 3:37pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash on Haven Street. Minor crash; no injuries.
- 3:46pm – Traffic enforcement Lowell Street.
- 3:53pm – Speedboard deployment on Haverhill Street.
- 4:05pm – Traffic enforcement Balsam Road.
- 5:34pm – Traffic enforcement Hanscom Avenue.
- 5:41pm – Traffic enforcement Charles Street.
- 8:51pm – Traffic enforcement Catherine Avenue.
- 9:02pm – Traffic enforcement Weston Road.
- 9:03pm – Traffic enforcement Pilgrim Road.
- 10:10pm – Motor vehicle stop Main at Chapin Avenue. Verbal warning was issued.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
- 12:44am – Motor vehicle repossession Lakeview Avenue.
- 7:50am – Strong odor of smoke outside Lowell Street at Causeway.
- 8:00am – Motor vehicle stop Main at Salem Street. Verbal warning for red light violation.
- 10:22am – Complaint of motor vehicles parked in front of Comically Speaking on Main Street beyond limit.
- 2:52pm – German shepherd with red bandana running loose on Prospect Street.
- 3:12pm – Motor vehicle stop Pearl Street at Charles Street. Verbal warning for stop sign violation.
- 3:17pm – Motor vehicle stop Birch Meadow Drive at Main Street. Verbal warning for marked line violation.
- 3:53pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash Lowell Street at Causeway Road. No injuries.
- 3:58pm – Direct call to Station 1 for outside fire on Ridge Road.
- 4:09pm – Loose dog on Woburn Street at West Street.
- 5:43pm – Vehicle egged in Washington Street parking lot.
- 6:03pm – Unit providing courtesy transport on Pleasant Street.
- 8:29pm – Arrest of 35-year-old Tewksbury man for dangerous weapon, larceny under $1200 at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 9:52pm – Noise complaint on Lakeview Avenue.
