Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, July 22
- 12:42 AM: Report of a black Ford Explorer speeding repeatedly on Oak Street at West Street.
- 2:05 AM: Fire alarm box activation received at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:02 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street at Green Street.
- 6:14 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Franklin Street at Susan Drive.
- 6:15 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street at Shackford Road.
- 6:34 AM: Complaint of landscaping work starting early at Market Basket on General Way.
- 8:32 AM: Disabled vehicle reported on Bancroft Avenue at Lowell Street.
- 8:49 AM: Police delivered a death notification at Gazebo Circle at the request of Peabody Police.
- 8:55 AM: Accidental 911 call confirmed on Richards Road.
- 9:13 AM: Police investigated an open 911 line at Smith Oil on Brande Court.
- 9:18 AM: Fire alarm activation due to alarm testing at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:21 AM: Fire alarm activation investigated on Woburn Street.
- 9:29 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Trident Management Apartments on Woburn Street.
- 9:56 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Trident Management Apartments.
- 10:02 AM: Found credit card turned in at Police Headquarters.
- 10:13 AM: Howard Street closed between West Street and County Road for emergency access only.
- 10:40 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street.
- 11:13 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:47 AM: Police deployed a drone at the ReCAL Center on Range Road.
- 12:07 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Green Street.
- 12:34 PM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 12:49 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Barrows School.
- 1:46 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Trader Joe’s.
- 1:47 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 1:53 PM: Fire alarm box confirmed back online at Barrows School.
- 1:59 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at The Residence at Pearl Street.
- 2:07 PM: Residential alarm investigated on Sherwood Road.
- 3:09 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Eaton Street at Pleasant Street.
- 3:15 PM: Lost dog turned in near Main Street and Lawrence Road.
- 4:04 PM: Train gates reported stuck down on Ash Street at Bolton Street.
- 4:12 PM: Two-vehicle crash investigated at a gas station on Main Street. No injuries were reported.
- 4:23 PM: Firefighters responded to a power line down across Pearl Street.
- 4:24 PM: Police investigated a 911 hang-up call on Avalon Road.
- 4:40 PM: Residential motion alarm investigated on Salem Street.
- 5:10 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street.
- 6:21 PM: Complaint application filed following a traffic stop on Lowell Street.
- 6:25 PM: Three bicycle helmet citations issued during a community policing event on South Street at Pineridge Road.
- 6:29 PM: Woman reported being made uncomfortable by a man at the Reading Public Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 7:30 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed on Franklin Street.
- 7:54 PM: Caller on Vine Street reported their son was being blackmailed.
- 9:30 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 10:10 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Green Street.
Thursday, July 23
- 12:50 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Summer Avenue.
- 5:55 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street.
- 7:20 AM: Pine Ridge Road closed between Gleason Road and South Street.
- 7:50 AM: Resident on Batchelder Road reported a possible break-in that occurred sometime over the previous two days.
- 8:14 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 8:28 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 8:33 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:43 AM: Loose brindle boxer reported running on Salem Street at Pearl Street.
- 9:01 AM: Two-vehicle crash investigated on Woburn Street. No injuries were reported.
- 9:29 AM: Fire alarm investigated on Kylie Drive. No smoke or fire was found.
- 10:34 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Pearl Street.
- 10:38 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspections passed on Grove Street and Wells Road.
- 11:19 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at the Department of Public Works on New Crossing Road.
- 11:48 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Reading Fire Headquarters on Main Street.
- 12:03 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed on Tamarack Road.
- 12:13 PM: Loose dog reported wandering on Summer Avenue.
- 12:45 PM: Traffic cones reported left in the roadway at an apartment building on Woburn Street.
- 12:51 PM: Complaint of ATVs operating in Timberneck Swamp near Charles Street.
- 1:00 PM: Fire alarm box taken out of service at Reading Fire Station 2 on Woburn Street.
- 1:29 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Trader Joe’s.
- 2:25 PM: Resident on Gazebo Circle reported an unwanted guest inside her home.
- 2:56 PM: Woman reported unwanted contact from a contractor on Lowell Street.
- 3:26 PM: Police checked Elderberry Lane for a vehicle involved in a Burlington hit-and-run investigation.
- 3:27 PM: Disabled vehicle reported on Veteran’s Way at Main Street.
- 4:05 PM: Vehicle reported keyed in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:54 PM: Damage to a vehicle reported on Chute Street at Woburn Street.
- 5:05 PM: Police updated records related to a previous incident at CVS on Main Street.
- 5:17 PM: Firefighters extinguished a small grill fire on Mineral Street.
- 5:17 PM: Minor two-vehicle crash investigated at Pearl Street and Salem Street. No injuries were reported.
- 5:51 PM: Vehicle reported blocked in on Linden Street.
- 7:28 PM: Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation on Francis Drive.
- 7:38 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street.
- 8:14 PM: Extra residential property check conducted on Batchelder Road.
- 8:25 PM: Complaint of oversized car carriers parked on Birch Meadow Drive at Main Street.
- 8:32 PM: Firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm on Oakland Road. No illnesses were reported.
- 8:34 PM: Firefighters investigated a smoke and carbon monoxide detector activation on Temple Street. No smoke or fire was found.
- 8:51 PM: Police checked a suspicious vehicle on Main Street at Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:05 PM: Follow-up residential check conducted on Elderberry Lane.
- 9:33 PM: Additional residential property check conducted on Batchelder Road.
- 9:39 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street at Green Street.
- 11:29 PM: Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm at the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive after smoke was detected in the women’s restroom.
