Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, June 26
- 2:00 AM: Police checked Main Street and Salem Street for overnight parking violations.
- 5:27–5:29 AM: Officers completed commercial building checks throughout all three patrol sectors.
- 5:49 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 5:53 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 6:27 AM: Police investigated a two-vehicle crash on Augustus Court. No injuries were reported.
- 6:28 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Middlesex Avenue.
- 7:27 AM: The Fire Department reported Medic 1 out of service.
- 7:32 AM: Forest Glen Street was closed between Pearl Street and Wells Road with access available.
- 8:27 AM: Police responded to a commercial alarm at Metro Credit Union on Main Street.
- 10:17 AM: Police responded to a parking complaint involving a vehicle parked facing the wrong direction on Johnson Woods Drive.
- 10:25 AM: Officers responded to a delivery truck impeding traffic at Village Street and Haven Street.
- 11:53 AM: Police investigated a minor two-vehicle crash at Main Street and Franklin Street. No injuries were reported.
- 12:20 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at High Street and Woodward Avenue.
- 12:27 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Lincoln Street and Woburn Street.
- 3:20 PM: Police responded to a report of a distressed dog left inside a vehicle at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:53 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Catherine Avenue and West Street.
- 6:15 PM: Police responded to a commercial alarm at Dynamic Sports on Main Street.
- 7:17 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Chute Street.
- 8:33 PM: Police responded to a commercial alarm at Salem Five on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:05 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 10:00 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 11:02 PM: Officers conducted extra building checks at the Mobil station on Main Street.
- 11:06 PM: Police responded to a disabled pickup truck being towed by another pickup truck at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
Saturday, June 27
- 12:05 AM: Police confirmed a 911 hang-up call from Sanborn Lane was accidental.
- 1:53 AM: Officers investigated an open-line 911 call from a residence on Pearl Street.
- 5:57 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 6:23 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:31 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Highland Street and Lowell Street.
- 6:58 AM: The Fire Department responded to a residential fire alarm on Wakefield Street.
- 8:04 AM: Police confirmed an accidental 911 call from Glen Road.
- 9:06 AM: The Fire Department transmitted a box alarm for a reported basement fire on Carnation Circle.
- 9:13 AM: Police assisted the Wakefield Police Department by attempting to contact a resident after a wallet was found.
- 11:04 AM: Police responded to a residential alarm on Fairchild Drive.
- 12:24 PM: Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from Hunt Memorial Field on Pleasant Street.
- 12:27 PM: Police responded to a report of a loose dog wandering near Austin Prep on Willow Street.
- 2:11 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Highland Street.
- 3:05 PM: Police investigated an open-line 911 call from Walnut Street.
- 3:50 PM: Officers investigated a two-vehicle crash with no injuries at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 4:07 PM: Police confirmed an accidental 911 call on Main Street.
- 5:49 PM: A resident reported missing money following a visit to the Bank of America on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:36 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 8:17 PM: Police responded to a neighborhood complaint about a loud outdoor party on Gould Street.
- 8:56 PM: The Fire Department responded to a smoke detector activation on South Street. No smoke or fire was found.
- 8:57 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Chute Street.
- 9:08 PM: Police confirmed an accidental 911 call from Terrace Park.
- 10:19 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 10:48 PM: Police responded to downed wires caused by a large tree branch at James Road and Gleason Road.
Sunday, June 28
- 1:30 AM: Officers checked on a suspicious vehicle behind Market Basket on General Way.
- 6:08 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 6:13 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 2:57 PM: A found iPhone was turned in to police near the Salem Street rotary.
- 5:04 PM: Police received a no-trespass order for Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:16 PM: Officers responded to a vehicle parked on the sidewalk and blocking pedestrians on Salem Street.
- 5:55 PM: The Fire Department assisted a resident on Summer Avenue with a faulty smoke detector.
- 6:04 PM: Police confirmed an accidental 911 call from a residence on Salem Street.
- 6:19 PM: The Fire Department responded to a grease fire on a stove at a residence on Autumn Lane and transmitted a box alarm.
- 7:33 PM: The Fire Department provided a lift assist for an 84-year-old resident on Frank Tanner Drive. No injuries were reported.
- 7:44 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 8:14 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:16 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Minot Street.
- 8:44 PM: Police responded to reports of four mopeds running red lights at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 11:35 PM: Police documented additional incident information at REI Sporting Goods on Salem Street.
