Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- 2:00am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:05am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:09am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 7:37am – Officer out with a road crew on Main Street.
- 7:50am – Fire detail at Fuddruckers on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:12am – Complaint regarding a parked vehicle blocking another vehicle on Roma Lane.
- 10:14am – Report of cash and credit cards taken from the Burbank YMCA.
- 10:33am – Van Norden Road resident reports a boiler issue.
- 10:38am – Extra check of a Prospect Street residence.
- 10:38am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:45am – Extra check of an Augustus Court residence.
- 11:53am – Dog with tags reunited with owner on Barrows Road.
- 12:42pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 12:56pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Heather Drive.
- 2:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 2:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 2:26pm – Traffic enforcement on Evergreen Road.
- 5:18pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Prescott Street.
- 5:22pm – Complaint regarding a bus parked in a no parking zone on Bancroft Avenue.
- 5:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 5:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:59pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:04pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 8:07pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to display headlights on Eaton Street.
- 8:58pm – FD reports that vehicles are impeding emergency access on Summer Avenue.
- 9:25pm – Extra check of an Augustus Court residence.
- 10:02pm – Smoldering mulch reported on Main Street.
- 10:03pm – Report that suspicious persons may have guns on Rustic Lane.
- 10:48pm – Extra check of Austin Preparatory School.
- 11:29pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Cooperative Bank on Walkers Brook Drive.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- 1:27am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:33pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Cooperative Bank on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:59am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 6:01am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:30am – PD and FD informed of a private investigator on Parkview Avenue.
- 6:40am – Custodian at Reading Public Library reports a concerning package in the door of the building.
- 7:17am – Lift assist for a Woburn Street resident.
- 7:27am – Grey Coach Road resident reports a raccoon in their fireplace.
- 8:01am – Report of an early morning vehicle crash on Salem Street.
- 8:33am – Lakeview Avenue resident reports that a neighbor attempted to hit them with a backpack.
- 9:53am – Suspicious person donned a mask and took video inside Jordans Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:05am – Extra check of a Prospect Street residence.
- 10:05am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:55pm – Lift assist for a Fremont Street resident.
- 12:20pm – Ash Street resident reports a fire alarm.
- 12:49pm – Complaint regarding a large truck parked on the corner of Gleason Road and Pine Ridge Road.
- 12:59pm – Disabled vehicle on Hopkins Street.
- 1:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 1:32pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Pleasant Street.
- 1:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 2:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Sturges Road.
- 2:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 4:15pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 4:24pm – Wire down across a Washington Street driveway.
- 4:36pm – Complaint regarding a landscaping truck causing traffic to backup on Willow Street.
- 4:57pm – Unknown alarm sounding in a Woburn Street building.
- 4:57pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:09pm – Lift assist for a Pierce Street resident.
- 5:32pm – Disabled vehicle is blocking the road on Willow Street.
- 5:34pm – Verbal warning issued for the improper display of a registration plate on Fielding Road.
- 6:13pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 6:23pm – Salem Street resident reports possible customer fraud.
- 6:54pm – Officer standing by for Town Meeting.
- 6:58pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Chute Street.
- 9:59pm – Extra check of an Augustus Court residence.
- 10:03pm – Extra check of Austin Preparatory School.
- 10:40pm – Intervale Terrace resident reports a deceased raccoon in the road.
