Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- 1:07am – Extra check of a Hanscom Avenue residence.
- 5:54am – Stop sign knocked over at Haven Street and High Street.
- 6:22am – Lift assist for a Taylor Drive resident.
- 7:00am – Rolled up tarp in the road on Franklin Street.
- 7:51am – Two dogs running in traffic on West Street.
- 7:59am – A.L.I.C.E. drill at Coolidge Middle School.
- 9:59am – Glen Road resident reports a missing cell phone.
- 10:36am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 11:06am – Fire alarm activation at a Main Street residence.
- 1:32pm – Report that there is a person with an arm stuck in a door on High Street.
- 2:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:33pm – Inside odor of gas was reported on Gazebo Circle.
- 2:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Red Gate Lane.
- 2:57pm – Missing “U-Turn prohibited” sign missing at Main Street and South Street.
- 3:08pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 3:54pm – Fairview Avenue resident has an issue with igniters on stove.
- 4:31pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Haven Street.
- 5:16pm – Gazebo Circle resident reports a water problem.
- 5:19pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 5:31pm – West Street resident reports multiple instances of doorbell ringing with no one on the porch.
- 5:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 6:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
- 12:38am – Extra check of a Hanscom Avenue residence.
- 12:50am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:37am – Building search at Austin Preparatory School.
- 9:42am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:12am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a no parking zone on Gould Street.
- 11:38am – First floor lobby smoke alarm at Perfecto’s Cafe on Main Street.
- 12:35pm – Keolis notified that the train gates are stuck at the railroad crossing on Woburn Street.
- 12:46pm – Traffic enforcement on Palmer Hill Road.
- 2:31pm – South Street resident reports a contractor dispute.
- 2:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Red Gate Lane.
- 3:31pm – Vehicle to be left in the RMHS parking lot overnight.
- 3:48pm – Glenmere Circle resident reports an injured deer in backyard.
- 4:11pm – Inside odor of gas was reported on Archstone Circle.
- 4:42pm – Unit provides transport for a tired resident.
- 5:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 5:16am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Haven Street.
- 6:55pm – Unit attempts to serve an immediate threat to a Middle Street residence.
- 7:29pm – Caller reports a disabled vehicle on Lowell Street.
- 8:29pm – Verbal warning issued on Short Street.
- 9:18pm – Library employee vehicle that will not start will be parked overnight at RPL.
