Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- 1:43am – Passenger refused to pay for an Uber ride on Main Street.
- 4:27am – Lift assist for a Cross Street resident.
- 5:58am – All-night parking checks.
- 6:05am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 6:10am – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 6:28am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 7:33am – Disabled vehicle on Bancroft Avenue.
- 8:24am – Complaint regarding an ongoing issue with trucks parked on the sidewalk on Forest Street.
- 8:34am – Complaint regarding trucks taking up a lane on Main Street, causing a traffic issue.
- 9:01am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Woburn Street.
- 9:08am – Report that a vehicle was scratched along the side at the Town Forest parking lot on Grove Street.
- 10:39am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Woburn Street.
- 10:42am – Lift assist for a Mt.Vernon Street resident.
- 11:27am – Report that debris was left in the basketball court area of Sturges Park.
- 11:51am – Report that a vehicle blocked another one in the Upper Haven parking lot.
- 12:45pm – Disabled vehicle on Elliott Street.
- 1:22pm – Public assistance required at a Lowell Street residence.
- 2:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 4:28pm – Train gates stuck down on New Crossing Road.
- 4:30pm – Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 4:31pm – Report of a past vehicle crash on Village Street.
- 4:54pm – All-night parking exception granted on Lowell Street.
- 5:18pm – Prescott Street resident reports that their child received concerning messages yesterday.
- 5:26pm – All-night parking exception granted on Summer Avenue.
- 6:09pm – Complaint regarding three vehicles parked in handicapped spots at Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 6:22pm – All-night parking exception granted on Dudley Street.
- 6:35pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 7:23pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Haverhill Street.
- 8:09pm – Report of a hit and run on Main Street.
- 9:11pm – Owner of a disabled vehicle on Bancroft Avenue demands gas from officers.
- 11:26pm – Follow-up phone call with Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- 5:36am – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 5:37am – All-night parking checks.
- 6:32am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:54am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:58am – Employee at Christopher’s Restaurant on Main Street had items stolen from vehicle.
- 8:39am – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 11:14am – Lost wallet found at Public Kitchen on Main Street turned in at RPD.
- 12:02pm – Audible alarm at a Richards Road residence.
- 1:00pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on General Way.
- 1:04pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 1:15pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on South Street.
- 1:24pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 1:27pm – Report of an open garage door on Franklin Street.
- 3:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 3:16pm – All-night parking exception granted on Deering Street.
- 3:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 5:20pm – Commercial alarm at a Middlesex Avenue business.
- 6:33pm – Assistance rendered to an individual having an issue regarding a vehicle purchase at the Honda Dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 8:30pm – Assistance rendered to a customer regarding prices at Staples on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:14pm – Noise complaint regarding landscapers using a Bobcat at Home Goods on Main Street.
- 10:35pm – Arrest of one suspect for OUI and negligent operation of a vehicle on Gavin Circle.
- 11:24pm – Lift assist for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
