Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- 3:31am – Lift assist for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
- 8:04am – Commercial alarm at Bank of America on Main Street.
- 9:24am – Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive reports an odor inside.
- 10:48am – Small child locked inside a vehicle on Charles Street.
- 11:21am – Pearl Street resident reports a dog barking and causing a disturbance.
- 12:16pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Haven Street.
- 1:28pm – Willow Street resident reports an attempted phone scam.
- 2:18pm – Verbal warning issued for a one-way violation on Lowell Street.
- 2:28pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 2:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Timothy Place.
- 2:34pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 2:42pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Wood End Elementary School.
- 5:07pm – Summer Avenue resident concerned with raccoons on the roof.
- 6:33pm – Set of keys found on Haven Street.
- 9:41pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Middlesex Avenue.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- 2:28am – Disabled vehicle reported on Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:01am – No municipal parking citations issued.
- 7:19am – Multiple calls regarding a live wire on Grove Street that is on fire.
- 7:40am – Direct call for a smoke alarm activation at a Covey Hill Road residence.
- 8:19am – Fire alarm panel flashing at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 8:34am – Archstone Circle resident believes vehicle was entered overnight.
- 9:18am – Report of harassing comments after a meeting last night at the Reading Public Library.
- 9:26am – Vehicle entered overnight on Archstone Circle.
- 9:26am – Commercial alarm at the Pleasant Street Center.
- 10:44am – Lakeview Avenue resident believes a neighbor is leaving items on window.
- 10:50am – Verbal warning issued for grid locking on Sanborn Street.
- 11:46am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 12:00 – Lost keys returned to their owner on Haven Street.
- 12:25pm – Dog found wandering in the traffic on Lincoln Street.
- 12:40pm – Investigation of a fire alarm at St. Agnes Church on Woburn Street.
- 1:18pm – Crossing guard unable to cover an afternoon post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 2:46pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking a driveway on Charles Street.
- 3:21pm – State PD reports a possible road rage incident at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:07pm – Report that a vehicle was entered overnight on Archstone Circle.
- 4:13pm – Investigation of a two vehicle crash at the Burbank YMCA.
- 4:45pm – Report of a vehicle break in and items stolen on West Street.
- 5:08pm – Smoke detector activation on Haven Street.
- 5:41pm – Edwin Street resident reports a possible online scam.
- 6:15pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle making it difficult for cars to pass on Dunbar Road.
