Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
- 7:25am – Resident stuck in an elevator at a Main Street building.
- 7:42am -Traffic light not cycling properly at West Street and South Street.
- 7:50am – Crossing guard at Oak Street and Summer Avenue will be out for the week.
- 7:57am – Officer covering a crossing post at West Street and King Street.
- 7:57am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue.
- 7:58am – Officer covering a crossing post at Forest Street and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 9:24am – Complaint regarding a contractor blocking a driveway on Willow Street.
- 9:30am – Traffic enforcement on General Way.
- 10:12am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Fox Run Lane. No injuries reported.
- 1:34pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 1:50pm – Main Street employee found a wallet left behind in the store.
- 2:01pm – Pleasant Street resident reports threat via Facebook.
- 2:35pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 2:41pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue.
- 2:42pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 3:08pm – House lockout on Gazebo Circle.
- 4:25pm – Report that a suspicious person on a bicycle is lingering on Partridge Road.
- 5:13pm – Lost wallet handed to a Main Street employee.
- 5:46pm – Injured raccoon on Dragon Court.
- 7:21pm – Report of possible fireworks or gunshots on Hancock Street.
- 7:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
- 10:24pm – Person on Cross Street believes a vehicle is following.
Arrest of one suspect for larceny and armed assault with a dangerous weapon on Main street.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
- 2:28am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 5:39am – Illegal all-night parking in a municipal parking lot.
- 8:01am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Avenue.
- 8:01am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 8:26am – Follow-up visit with a Main Street resident.
- 8:44am – Traffic lights not cycling properly at South Street and West Street.
- 10:13am – Report of a person yelling at an employee of a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 11:00am – Vine Street resident reports that a tax return was fraudulently filed in the person’s name.
- 12:36pm – Suspicious vehicle parked in the rear of a Main Street building.
- 1:37pm – Report of a lost wallet while walking on Charles Street.
- 1:49pm – Traffic enforcement in the town square.
- 2:41pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Melbourne Street.
- 2:43pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 2:51pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 4:05pm – Resident at a Main Street facility suffered a fall.
- 4:50pm – Person stuck in an elevator at a Main Street building.
- 6:18pm – Report of water flowing into multiple units on Summit Drive.
- 7:16pm – Extra checks of a Salem Street residence.
- 7:29pm – Employee locked out of a Main Street business.
- 7:50pm – Salem Street resident reports a lost wallet.
- 7:52pm – District Attorney’s office requests notification of release to a Main Street resident.
- 10:50pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 8:59pm – Walnut Street resident reports a water heater is leaking fluid.
- 10:50pm – Report of suspicious persons on Summit Drive.