Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, July 24
- 1:55 AM: Accidental 911 call confirmed on Virginia Circle.
- 2:21 AM: Extra residential property check conducted on Batchelder Road.
- 6:07 AM: Additional residential property check conducted on Batchelder Road.
- 6:12 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Haverhill Street at Charles Street.
- 6:32 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on West Street at Woburn Street.
- 6:35 AM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at Reading Woods on Augustus Court.
- 8:11 AM: Harnden Street closed at Union Street and Salem Street with detours in place.
- 8:29 AM: Box truck struck and damaged a street sign while turning on Haven Street.
- 9:07 AM: Burlington Police requested contact with a resident on Elderberry Lane.
- 10:57 AM: Wallet turned in to Police Headquarters.
- 11:16 AM: Officer conducted a follow-up investigation on a vehicle vandalism case on Woburn Street.
- 11:17 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Austin Preparatory School on Willow Street.
- 11:26 AM: Police responded to a 911 call from an elevator at Dollar Tree on Harnden Street.
- 12:07 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed on Hanscom Avenue.
- 12:19 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Austin Preparatory School.
- 12:56 PM: Firefighters assisted with a house lockout on Gazebo Circle.
- 1:25 PM: Purse reported left behind at Perfecto’s Cafe on Main Street.
- 3:03 PM: Neighbor dispute reported on Linnea Lane involving dogs entering a neighboring yard.
- 3:03 PM: Two youths reported attempting to tip over a portable toilet at Hunt Memorial Field on Pleasant Street.
- 3:27 PM: Two-vehicle crash investigated on New Crossing Road at Walkers Brook Drive. No injuries were reported.
- 5:19 PM: Two-vehicle crash investigated on Lowell Street. No injuries were reported.
- 5:37 PM: Two-vehicle crash investigated in the McDonald’s parking lot on Main Street. No injuries were reported.
- 5:54 PM: Police made an arrest on an outstanding warrant following a two-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street. No injuries were reported.
- 5:54 PM: Police updated records related to the arrest on Haverhill Street.
- 6:49 PM: Officer checked on a suspicious vehicle with its doors open on South Street.
- 8:27 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at Walgreens on Bolton Street.
- 9:46 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on West Street at Border Road.
- 9:54 PM: Disabled vehicle reported on Mill Street at Short Street.
- 10:48 PM: Complaint of a group of youths making excessive noise on Mill Street.
- 11:48 PM: Reading Health & Rehabilitation staff reported staffing concerns after an overnight relief worker failed to arrive.
Saturday, July 25
- 1:51 AM: Caller at Reading Health & Rehabilitation reported being unable to reach a nurse.
- 5:56 AM: Municipal parking lot check found no overnight parking violations.
- 7:56 AM: Firefighters provided a lift assist on Vine Street.
- 11:57 AM: Firefighters investigated a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm on Border Road. No smoke or fire was found.
- 12:11 PM: Officer conducted a follow-up investigation on Woburn Street.
- 1:52 PM: Commercial alarm investigated at the Reading Public Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 2:21 PM: Lost dog reported and later found on Summer Avenue.
- 3:26 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Haverhill Street.
- 4:00 PM: Man reported losing a wallet near Johnson Woods Condominiums on West Street.
- 5:02 PM: Directed patrol conducted at Morton Field. All was in order.
- 5:08 PM: Complaint received that the sound system at Austin Preparatory School was too loud.
- 7:15 PM: Police received a regional alert for a vehicle involved in a failure-to-stop incident near the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:39 PM: Motor vehicle stopped at Market Basket on General Way for a suspended license.
- 8:11 PM: Open 911 line determined to be accidental on Haystack Road.
- 8:31 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 10:35 PM: Resident on Dana Road reported concern about a parked vehicle outside the home.
- 10:51 PM: Caller on Pearl Street reported an Uber driver refusing to leave the area.
Sunday, July 26
- 12:33 AM: Complaint of a barking dog keeping a resident awake on Forest Street.
- 1:05 AM: Firefighters provided a lift assist for an elderly woman on Granger Avenue.
- 3:16 AM: Fire alarm investigated on Washington Street. No smoke or fire was found.
- 5:59 AM: Municipal parking lot check found no overnight parking violations.
- 6:00 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 6:31 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 6:36 AM: Commercial alarm investigated at the car wash on Main Street.
- 7:34 AM: Firefighters responded to a report of water leaking into a basement on Pearl Street.
- 9:09 AM: Resident on Gleason Road reported credit card fraud.
- 9:21 AM: Loose dog reported in the Timberneck Drive neighborhood.
- 10:20 AM: Propane tank inspection passed on Sturges Road.
- 11:47 AM: Accidental pocket-dial 911 call confirmed on Bay State Road.
- 12:09 PM: Minor parking lot crash investigated at Starbucks on Main Street. No injuries were reported.
- 1:20 PM: Group of youths riding bicycles in and out of traffic reported on Main Street at Forest Street.
- 1:35 PM: Landlord-tenant dispute reported on Mineral Street.
- 3:05 PM: Commercial alarm investigated at Del Sur Empanadas on Main Street.
- 4:53 PM: Firefighters responded after an electrical box on a utility pole malfunctioned on Cross Street. No smoke or fire was found.
- 5:03 PM: Officer found an open door during a commercial building check at Professor’s Market on Main Street.
- 6:06 PM: Firefighters responded to a Lifeline activation and provided a lift assist for a 71-year-old woman on Bay State Road.
- 7:03 PM: Complaint application filed following a traffic stop involving a vehicle with a revoked registration at Anthony’s Roast Beef on Main Street.
- 7:38 PM: Complaint application filed for a past hit-and-run in the Market Basket parking lot on General Way.
- 8:43 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Pleasant Street.
- 9:32 PM: Officer conducted a follow-up investigation on Woburn Street.
- 9:56 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on South Street at Jacob Way.
- 10:01 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Haverhill Street at Symonds Way.
- 10:13 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on West Street at South Street.
- 10:57 PM: Commercial burglar alarm investigated at the Reading Public Library. Contact was made with a keyholder.
