Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, December 20, 2024
- 3:23am – Caller reports yelling in Washington Park.
- 5:43am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 5:57am – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 6:11am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:59am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 9:31am – Woodland Street resident would like a visitor to leave.
- 10:58am – Report of criminal harassment in the Town Forest.
- 11:11am – Caller reports that a vehicle is illegally parked blocking Haven Street.
- 12:52pm – Francis Street resident fell on the stairs.
- 1:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 1:33pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 1:40pm – Verbal warning issued for improper plate display on Middlesex Avenue.
- 2:11pm – Disabled vehicle on Lincoln Street.
- 2:32pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
- 2:35pm – Complaint regarding a parked vehicle making it difficult to see oncoming traffic on Main Street.
- 2:43pm – Hit and run reported on Main Street.
- 3:06pm – Small fire reported on the railroad tracks.
- 3:11pm – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Hillside Road.
- 3:20pm – Disabled truck on Main Street.
- 4:18pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Jacob Way.
- 4:47pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Pearl Street.
- 4:58pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Summer Avenue.
- 5:32pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 5:55pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Louanis Drive.
- 6:05pm – Investigation of a vehicle that crashed into the guardrail on Main Street.
- 6:43pm – Tow truck clipped a telephone pole on Glenmere Circle.
- 6:55pm – Report that a person at McDonalds on Main Street is telling and antagonizing people.
- 7:02pm – All-night parking exception granted on Berkeley Street.
- 10:42pm – Complaint regarding a bobcat running for eight hours on Pearl Street.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
- 3:57am – Spruce Road resident inquiries regarding a lockbox they noticed.
- 6:00am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 6:11am – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:28am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 7:10am – Disabled tractor-trailer unit on Main Street.
- 7:56am – Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 8:21am – Disabled vehicle stuck on a hill in a Main Street parking lot.
- 8:40am – Fire alarm activation on Pondview Lane.
- 10:54am – Assistance rendered to a person in a wheelchair who is stuck in the snow at McDonalds on Main Street.
- 12:52pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 2:37pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
- 2:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 2:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 2:54pm – Owner of a Wells Road residence reports a squatting tenant and care aid.
- 3:14pm – Alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 6:38pm – All-night parking exception granted on Gavin Circle.
- 6:55pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to yield on Pleasant Street.
- 7:02pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:55pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to illuminate on Curtis Street.
- 8:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:54pm – Fire alarm activation with smoke at a Robert Road residence.
- 9:07pm – DPW requested to sand the back driveway of RFD on Main Street.
- 9:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 11:05pm – Shipping hall motion alarm at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
- 1:24am – Police vehicle damaged right rear bumper on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:25am – Passerby reports water pouring from the rear of Parker Middle School.
- 11:44am – Follow-up visit with a Woodland Street resident regarding a no-trespass order.
- 12:03pm – Attempt to serve a summons to a witness on Main Street.
- 12:31pm – Report that a dog has been tied up outside for over thirty minutes on Eaton Street.
- 12:47pm – Augustus Court resident reports an ongoing scam.
- 1:22pm – Main lobby alarm at Barrows Elementary School.
- 2:31pm – Avalon Road resident seeks advice.
- 3:12pm – Dog found on Salem Street brought to RPD.
- 3:29pm – Report of a large knife in the middle of the road on West Street.
- 4:56pm – Verbal warning issued for no headlights on Ash Street.
- 4:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 5:03pm – Extra check of an Avalon Road residence.
- 5:13pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on John Street.
- 6:22pm – Field House alarm at RMHS.
- 6:31pm – Verbal warning used for no headlights on Sanborn Street.
- 7:32pm – Louanis Drive resident reports stolen packages.
- 8:22pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 10:35pm – Vehicle lockout on Audubon Road.
- 11:02pm – Report of a water main break on Brook Street.
