Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- 12:20am – Alarms sounding in a Washington Street residence.
- 2:39am – Intermittent smoke detector sounding in a Washington Street residence.
- 4:13am – Door ajar at Market Basket on General Way.
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:14am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 6:45am – Passerby on Tamarack Road reports a tree branch on a power line.
- 7:36am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 7:44am – Complaint regarding the lights at Willow Street and West Street being backed up to Wilmington.
- 8:02am – Speedboard deployment on Main Street.
- 8:19am – Vehicle towed for lack of registration on Haverhill Street.
- 8:444am – Officer monitoring traffic lights at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 8:29am – Suspicious person looking to speak with officer at Fuddruckers on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:42am – Fire drill at Austin Preparatory School.
- 10:44am- Attempted breaking and entering reported at a Gould Street residence.
- 11:54am – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 12:31pm – Investigation off a vehicle crash on Chute Street.
- 2:39pm – Injured bird reported at Service for Honda on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:39pm – Green Street resident reports that their property was thrown out from their apartment.
- 3:47pm – Lift assist for a Highland Street resident.
- 3:52pm – Minor hit-and-run crash on Haverhill Street.
- 4:55pm – Wescroft Street resident reports Verizon solicitors in the area.
- 5:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 5:49pm – Dana Road resident reports solicitors.
- 6:50pm – Assistance rendered to a Summer Avenue resident seeking information on a prior incident.
- 7:45pm – Stoneham PD looking to speak with an Overlook Road resident.
- 7:52pm – Low hanging branch on Jacob Way.
- 8:21pm – Complaint regarding solicitors going door to door on Richards Road.
- 8:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 9:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Rocky Road.
- 9:20pm – Verbal warning for failure to illuminate on Main Street.
- 11:03pm – Report that a truck was following a person on Salem Street.
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- 1:03am – Officer checking on a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot at Home Goods on Main Street.
- 1:32am – Order to repossess received via fax.
- 4:08am – Commercial alarm at Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 6:40am – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
- 6:40am – Traffic enforcement in Reading Square.
- 6:59am – Commercial alarm at Town Hall.
- 7:30am – Second day of school directed patrols.
- 8:29am – Eaton Street resident complaint regarding ongoing issues with illegally parked vehicles.
- 8:44am – Fire drill at RMHS.
- 9:12am – Fire drill at Coolidge Middle School.
- 9:24am – Fire drill at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 9:31am – Fire drill at Wood End Elementary School.
- 9:55am – Fire drill at Killam Elementary School.
- 10:27am – Fire drill at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 12:16pm – Complaint regarding an ongoing issue with speed on Cross Street.
- 1:41pm – Loose dog at Market Basket on General Way.
- 1:56pm – Traffic enforcement on Cross Street.
- 1:57pm – Speedboard deployment on Woburn Street.
- 3:24pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 3:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 4:51pm – Report of a stolen e-bike from Stop and Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:58pm – Officer flagged down for a hit and run on Harnden Street.
- 5:11pm – Officers perform a walkthrough of a Summer Avenue residence.
- 5:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 6:08pm – Assistance rendered with a VIN verification on F Street.
- 6:42pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 9:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 9:20pm – Report of harassment from vehicles on Longfellow Road.
- 10:43pm – Verbal warning issued for a defective tail light on Walker Brook Drive.
- 10:59pm – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
