Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, October 25, 2021
- 12:37am – Resident left wallet at ATM on Haven Street
- 8:00am – Lift assist on Oak Street
- 8:49am – Residential alarm Woburn Street
- 9:48am – Report of unemployment fraud on Haverhill Street
- 12:05pm – Resident located a firearm belonging to a deceased relative on Gardner Road
- 12:20pm – Employee reportedly sending threatening texts – Franklin Street
- 1:10pm – Report of erratic motor vehicle operation Main & Willard Road
- 2:22pm – Minor motor vehicle crash Main & Salem Street – no injuries
- 2:26pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash – Lowell Street & Town Hall – no injuries
- 2:51pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash – Salem Street & rotary – no injuries
- 3:52pm – Truck impeding traffic – Milepost Road & Haystack Road
- 4:13pm – Accidental 911 call from Sandra Lane
- 4:30pm – Accidental 911 call from RMHS
- 5:31pm – Accidental 911 call from Latham Lane
- 6:31pm – Accidental 911 call from Market Basket
- 7:23pm – Accidental 911 call from north Main Street
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
- 3:27am – Commercial alarm – Walkers Brook Drive
- 6:32am – Report of a tree in the roadway – Oakland Road & RMHS
- 7:29am – Two-car motor vehicle crash – Summer Ave & Main Street – no injuries
- 7:58pm – Motor vehicle stop for failure to stop for a school bus – Main Street & Reading Square
- 8:09am – Road closure due to crane – Tower Road & Weston Road
- 8:27am – Fire Department investigation of odor at Birch Meadow School
- 8:34am – Accidental 911 call from cell – West Street & Border Road
- 8:44am – Low hanging wires – Harvard Street
- 8:54am – Road flooding Salem Street & Harrison Street – DPW notified
- 9:01am – Road flooding Main Street & Charles Street – DPW notified
- 11:04am – Accidental 911 call from Abigail Way
- 11:20am – Found labradoodle dog – West Street & Scotland Road
- 1:34pm – Low hanging wire over sidewalk – Main & Summer Ave
- 5:22pm – Road flooding – Main Street & Short Street
- 5:22pm – Tree in road – Catherine Avenue & West Street
- 5:52pm – Unknown dog on front porch – Arnold Avenue
- 6:37pm – Wire across road – Arlington Street
- 6:58pm – Report of past minor motor vehicle crash – High Street & Haven Street
- 7:27pm – Tree limb resting on wires – Chequesette Road
- 7:55pm – Male out of control in street – Belmont Street & Chequesette Road
- 7:57pm – Fire alarm sounding Main Street – no smoke or fire
Two arrested for warrants on Washington Street
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
- 12:56am – Residential alarm – Ash Hill Road
- 1:51am – Commercial alarm – Walkers Brook Drive restaurant
- 2:46am – Wire down near Route 28 & Apache Pass
- 3:16am – Tree limb in road – Franklin Street & Collins Avenue
- 4:25am – Tree into house – Berkeley Street
- 4:33am – Tree down on wires – Sunnyside Avenue
- 5:42am – Tree across the road and on wires – California Road
- 6:03am – Tree in the road near Main Street & FD Headquarters
- 7:10am – Motor vehicle crash Main Street & Hopkins Street
- 8:27am – Accidental 911 from a cell – Prospect Street & Longview Road
- 8:43am – Wire down – Jefferson Circle
- 9:56am – Goldendoodle found wandering – Oak Street
- 10:20am – Sick or injured bird in parking lot – General Way
- 11:46am – Minor motor vehicle crash involving town vehicle – Main Street & Home Goods
- 11:48am – Odor of gas – Pleasant Street & Parker Street
- 12:43pm – Report of keys and wallet stolen – Main Street & Family Dental
- 1:27pm – Debris & broken glass in roadway – Charles Street & Dana Road
- 1:43pm – Fraudulent tax return filed in residents name – Bethune Avenue
- 2:34pm – Minor motor vehicle crash Main Street & FD Headquarters – no injuries
- 3:21pm – Two-car motor vehicle crash Franklin Street & Main Street – no injuries
- 4:15pm – Unknow motor vehicle parked for about four days – Wells Road
- 4:31pm – Light pole flag falling off mounting – Main Street & Goodhearts
- 4:36pm – Two 911 hangup calls; hung up on callback – Village Street
- 4:45pm – School bus driving slow; causing backup – Salem Street & Azalea Circle
- 5:16pm – Possible domestic in moving car – Franklin Street & Woodend Cemetery
- 5:47pm – Accidental 911 by small child – Haverhill Street
- 6:05pm – Trouble alarm on fire alarm panel Haven Street
- 6:12pm – Elderly female with a walker in the street – Willow Street & Austin Prep
- 9:50pm – Unable to secure open door – Lowell Street
- 10:00pm – Residential alarm – Ash Street
