Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, August 19, 2024
- 8:29am – Commercial alarm at City Wine and Spirits on Main Street.
- 8:44am – Main Street resident reports bank fraud.
- 10:17am – Gould Street resident reports being harassed by their landlord.
- 10:20am – Possible fraudulent transaction reported by a Gazebo Circle resident.
- 10:26am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 11:03am – Pearl Street resident reports receiving strange text messages.
- 12:24pm – Elevator alarm at RMHS.
- 1:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 2:07pm – Text-a-Tip report that a vehicle is illegally parked on Chapin Avenue.
- 2:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 5:26pm – Wells Road resident reports possible identity theft.
- 7:03pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 7:14pm – Contractor has a dispute with a Tennyson Road resident.
- 7:49pm – Report of a past hit and run on Prescott Street.
- 8:28pm – Report of stolen credit cards from Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 8:33pm – Tree in the road on Gleason Road.
- 9:10pm – Door alarm at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- 6:04am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:37am – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 8:25am – Passerby reports shoplifting at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:00am – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 10:41am – Unit standing by to assist a school bus pickup on Salem Street.
- 11:20am – FD investigates activation of a cooking system alarm at Nella’s Pizza on Main Street.
- 11:33am – Johnson Woods Drive resident reports spam calls and ID theft.
- 12:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 12:27pm – Person is locked in a restroom at Hallmark Health on New Crossing Road.
- 1:12pm – Text-a-Tip request for a barking dog wellness check.
- 2:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 3:02pm – Lift assist for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
- 3:24pm – Bank of America on Main Street reports that a customer is being belligerent about customer service.
- 5:13pm – Waverly Road resident reports a suspicious person is outside their residence.
- 5:16pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Harnden Street.
- 5:20pm – Report that a dog is in the road on School Street.
- 5:44pm – One helmet “citation” issued on Waverly Road.
- 6:07pm – FD assists ambulance at a Main Street residence.
- 6:13pm – Bird trapped in the mailroom at a Johnson Woods Drive building.
- 6:29pm – Follow-up phone call with a Tennyson Road resident.
- 7:40pm – Wire down on James Road.
- 7:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 7:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 8:37pm – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 9:02pm – Shoplifters at CVS on Main Street assaulted the customer that reported the shoplifting.
- 9:20pm – Warrant arrest on an outstanding warrant as the result of a two vehicle crash on High Street.
- 11:55pm – Smoke alarm activation at a Fremont Street residence.
