Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, March 11, 2024
- 6:19am – Commercial alarm at Town Hall.
- 7:50am – PD and FD informed that a National Grid worker will be seeking access to basements on Abigail Way.
- 8:45am – Melrose PD requests a message delivery to a Frank Tanner Drive resident regarding a past hit and run.
- 8:58am – Perico Dentist on Walkers Brook Drive complaint regarding a couch that was dumped on their property.
- 9:19am – SRO assisting Austin Preparatory School with an A.L.I.C.E. drill.
- 9:48am – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 10:42am – Armorer assists a Catherine Avenue resident with gun disposal.
- 11:26am – Employee at Market Basket on General Way reports threats received at work.
- 12:01pm – Report of a disabled tractor trailer unit on the Salem Street rotary.
- 12:18pm – Howard Street resident requests a VIN verification.
- 12:21pm – Tree down partially blocking the road on Randall Road.
- 1:43pm – Smoke alarm sounding in a Summit Drive residence.
- 1:57pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 2:39pm – Traffic enforcement on Rustic Lane.
- 2:44pm – Charles Street resident complaints regarding a vehicle blocking their driveway.
- 2:54pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 3:07pm – Traffic enforcement on Harrison Street.
- 3:41pm – Detectives out with State Police on an investigation on Main Street.
- 3:52pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street. No injuries reported.
- 4:10pm – Verbal warning issued for a JOL (Junior Operator) passenger violation on Washington Street.
- 5:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 5:34pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 7:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 7:57pm – Home lockout on Summer Avenue.
- 8:53pm – Deer struck by a vehicle on Main Street.
- 9:11pm – CO detector activation in a Strawberry Hill Lane residence.
- 11:51pm – Smoke and CO detector activation in a Salem Street residence.
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- 2:11pm – Lakeview Avenue resident reports harassment from their neighbors.
- 2:32pm – Complaint regarding vehicles parked in no parking zones on Dana Road.
- 2:48pm – Charles Street resident complaint regarding a vehicle blocking their driveway.
- 3:20pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 4:02pm – DPW notified of a collapsed sewer line on Charles Street.
- 5:17pm – Carnation Circle resident seeks advice regarding a possible scam.
- 5:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:10pm – Report of flames on the roof of the St. Agnes rectory on Woburn Street.
- 6:30pm – Wallet found in the parking lot of Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:26pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 7:47pm – Officers standing by at Town Hall.
- 9:20pm – Report that a truck is blocking traffic on Old Farm Road.
- 9:34pm – Verbal warning issued on Woburn Street.
