Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, December 6, 2024
- 12:41am – Taylor Drive residents request a check of the exterior of their building.
- 6:21am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:33am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:41am – Fire alarm activation in a Linden Street residence.
- 9:01am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 9:15am – Lift assist for a Mt.Vernon Street resident.
- 11:33am – Disabled vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:40am – Crosswalk sign down on Woburn Street.
- 11:52am – Hillside Road residents report attempted larceny from their bank account.
- 12:16pm – Suspicious person on Pearl Street claims to be from the gas company.
- 12:49pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Charles Street.
- 12:50pm – Construction equipment is in the road on Main Street.
- 12:54pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 1:04pm – Van Norden Road resident reports a gas leak from a stove.
- 1:22pm – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 1:22pm – Trash fell from a truck on Main Street.
- 1:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 2:33pm – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Prospect Street.
- 2:58pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Lowell Street.
- 2:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 3:36pm – Traffic enforcement on Causeway Road.
- 6:22pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Street.
- 6:31pm – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 7:34pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:39pm – Report of fireworks on Sanborn Lane.
- 8:04pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 10:53pm – All-night parking exception granted on Rachel Road.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
- 5:59am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 6:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:37am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 10:49am – Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 1:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 2:00pm – Report of a suspicious vehicle on Archstone Circle.
- 2:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 2:20pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking the mailboxes on Haven Street.
- 2:28pm – CO detector activation in a Temple Street residence.
- 2:37pm – Report of an unauthorized tenant at East Coast Gas on Main Street.
- 2:39pm – Officer reports a minor two-vehicle crash on Temple Street.
- 3:13pm – Loss prevention at Market Basket on General Way reports an uncooperative shoplifter.
- 3:37pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 4:38pm – Unit attempts to serve an immediate threat to a Gazebo Circle residence.
- 4:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 4:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 5:05pm – Report that a van is leaking gas on Washington Street.
- 5:18pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:54pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Woburn Street.
- 8:23pm – Tamarack Road resident reports that kids are knocking on doors in the area.
- 11:34pm – Medical alert for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
Sunday, December 8, 2024
- 3:50am – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Salem Street.
- 7:06am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:07am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 7:09am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:16am – Tanglewood Circle resident reports an overnight vehicle breaking and entering.
- 9:40am – Notice of repossession on Washington Street received via fax.
- 10:37am – Cell phone found on a Lowell Street sidewalk.
- 11:27am – DPW notified of an open box on a Mineral Street telephone pole.
- 12:05pm – Sanborn Street resident complaint regarding parked vehicles blocking entrance to their driveway.
- 1:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 1:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 3:03pm – Bond Street resident reports a lost cat.
- 3:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 4:13pm – Resident requests the Town Forest gate be opened in order to retrieve an injured dog.
- 4:20pm – Caller reports a road rage incident on West Street.
- 4:26pm – Wire down on the sidewalk on Washington Street.
- 4:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 4:51pm – Verbal warning issued on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:04pm – Fire alarm activation caused by cooking at a Haven Street group home.
- 5:08pm – All-night parking exception granted on Harrison Street.
- 5:09pm – Laurel Lane resident reports theft from their vehicle.
- 6:31pm – Child accidentally locked in the bathroom of a Bond Street residence.
- 6:50pm – Verbal warning issued for a lights violation on Salem Street.
- 7:20pm – Verbal warning issued on Bolton Street.
- 8:31pm – Verbal warning issued on Elderberry Lane.
- 8:40pm – Possible kitchen fire reported at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:16pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 10:50pm – Suspicious person is trying to open the door to the Citgo Station Main Street.
