Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, July 15
- 5:53 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Shackford Road.
- 5:59 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 6:00 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Bancroft Avenue and Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:23 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 7:31 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a report of a tree limb resting on utility wires on Hopkins Street.
- 8:01 a.m. — The Trader Joe’s fire alarm box was returned to service.
- 8:49 a.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Victoria Avenue.
- 9:06 a.m. — Police responded to Verizon trucks blocking the roadway at Village Street and Green Street.
- 9:10 a.m. — Firefighters investigated an ammonia odor in a basement on Forest Street.
- 9:14 a.m. — The St. Athanasius Church fire alarm box was taken offline for repairs.
- 9:29 a.m. — A man reported a stolen phone at Dollar Tree on Harnden Street.
- 9:35 a.m. — Police investigated an accidental 911 call at Trader Joe’s.
- 9:53 a.m. — Fire Department received a street fire alarm box activation at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 10:25 a.m. — Police investigated an accidental 911 call at Stewart Road and Shelby Avenue.
- 10:36 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 10:52 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement near Sturges Park.
- 12:15 p.m. — Police investigated a report of a suspicious man who had been cutting brush with scissors on Vine Street the previous day.
- 12:23 p.m. — Police responded after a landscaping truck struck a traffic signal at Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 12:30 p.m. — The St. Athanasius Church fire alarm box was returned to service, while another fire alarm box on Haverhill Street was taken offline.
- 12:43 p.m. — Police responded to a commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 12:54 p.m. — Police investigated a minor motor vehicle crash at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 1:45 p.m. — The Trader Joe’s fire alarm box was returned to service.
- 1:48 p.m. — A fire alarm box on Haverhill Street was returned to service.
- 2:13 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 2:57 p.m. — Police responded to a reported verbal domestic disturbance on Ash Street.
- 3:05 p.m. — Police investigated a report of a broken lock at a business on Main Street.
- 6:31 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 7:12 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Belmont Street.
- 7:22 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Victoria Avenue.
- 7:38 p.m. — Police issued two bicycle helmet citations during community policing efforts at Orange Street and Pearl Street.
- 7:56 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 7:57 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:44 p.m. — Firefighters provided a lift assist for an 87-year-old man on Holly Road.
- 9:09 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at West Street and South Street.
- 9:46 p.m. — Firefighters responded to a smoke alarm activation on Granger Avenue and found no smoke or fire.
- 11:32 p.m. — Police delivered a message at the request of Winchester Hospital to a residence on Leaning Elm Drive.
Thursday, July 16
- 1:14 a.m. — Police conducted an extra residential property check on Belmont Street.
- 5:59 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 6:09 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Eaton Street and Pleasant Street.
- 6:32 a.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:41 a.m. — Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation on Nichols Road.
- 7:10 a.m. — Police investigated an open-line 911 call at Smith Oil on Brande Court.
- 7:13 a.m. — Police conducted an extra residential property check on Belmont Street.
- 8:51 a.m. — Police investigated a hit-and-run crash at the Salem Street Rotary after a vehicle was struck and the other driver fled.
- 10:25 a.m. — A smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at a residence on Pearl Street could not be completed because no one was home.
- 10:39 a.m. — A smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at a residence on Libby Avenue.
- 11:34 a.m. — Police investigated an accidental 911 call on Torre Street.
- 12:00 p.m. — A resident reported identity theft at an apartment on Haven Street.
- 12:26 p.m. — Firefighters responded to an audible alarm on Sanborn Lane and found no smoke or fire.
- 12:27 p.m. — Police investigated an accidental 911 call on Main Street.
- 1:11 p.m. — A fire alarm box activation at Trader Joe’s was canceled by the fire detail.
- 1:38 p.m. — A fire alarm box at St. Athanasius Church was returned to service.
- 3:23 p.m. — Firefighters responded to an audible alarm at Elderberry Lane and found no smoke or fire.
- 3:32 p.m. — Firefighters extinguished a mulch fire outside a medical office on Woburn Street.
- 5:13 p.m. — Police investigated a minor two-car crash with no reported injuries at Minot Street and Main Street.
- 5:45 p.m. — The St. Athanasius Church fire alarm box was returned to full service.
- 6:01 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Belmont Street.
- 6:02 p.m. — Police responded after a large tree branch fell on Elderberry Lane.
- 6:36 p.m. — Police responded to a commercial burglar alarm at a business on Main Street.
- 7:08 p.m. — High Street was closed between Middlesex Avenue and Woburn Street.
- 7:20 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 8:00 p.m. — Police assisted a tractor-trailer driver backing up at Abigail Way and Jacob Way.
- 8:32 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Victoria Avenue.
- 8:36 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 8:37 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 8:40 p.m. — A woman reported receiving a harassing letter at work.
- 8:56 p.m. — Police conducted traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 8:56 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Belmont Street.
- 9:09 p.m. — Police approved overnight parking for a vehicle at the Depot Lot on Woburn Street.
- 9:12 p.m. — Police investigated a 911 hang-up call at Chili’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:19 p.m. — Firefighters investigated a reported odor of gas at an apartment on Elderberry Lane.
- 9:48 p.m. — Police issued a verbal warning for speeding following a motor vehicle stop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:28 p.m. — Police conducted extra residential property checks on Victoria Avenue.
