Reading Police & Fire Log July 4 – July 6, 2022

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:

Monday, July 4, 2022

  • 12:47am – Fire still alarm Putnam Road. CO activation in a home; no one feeling sick.
  • 7:11am – 911 open line John Street; no answer on call back.
  • 7:19am – Commercial alarm Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 9:08am – Suspicious person on Green Street and High Street. Male looking inside parked vehicles.
  • 9:13am – Large piece of plastic on side of Hillside Road.
  • 11:29am – Johnson Wood Drive construction work on Holiday.
  • 12:26pm – Ongoing issue with loud neighbors Abigail Way.
  • 12:40pm – Disabled motor vehicle Main Street and Salem Street.
  • 1:12pm – Animal call Federal Street and Highland Street. Possible sick raccoon.
  • 3:17pm – 911 open line West Street.
  • 3:27pm – Fire still alarm Grey Coach Road. Fire alarm activation.
  • 5:55pm – State Police requesting Reading Police to notify Belmont Street homeowner of drone regulations.
  • 6:11pm – Fire still alarm Main Street. Elderly female fell, lift assist.
  • 7:36pm – Directed patrol Walkers Brook Drive. Standing by for Wakefield fireworks display.
  • 10:43pm – Suspicious person Austin Prep. Male with a flashlight in the parking lot.
  • 10:43pm – Accidental 911 Johnson Woods Drive. Officer to confirm. 
  • 10:51pm – Fire still alarm West Street. The smell of smoke in the area. 

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

  • 12:19am – Residential alarm Middlesex Avenue.
  • 12:45am – Commercial alarm West Street.
  • 1:02am – Youths gathering on John Street. Group of teens littering.
  • 4:18am – Residential alarm West Street. 
  • 4:25am – Residential alarm John Street.
  • 5:59am – Animal calls Haverhill Street. Deceased raccoon on the road. 
  • 8:13am – 911 misdial from cell phone Pine Ridge Road.
  • 8:27am – Motor vehicle crash on Salem Street and Main Street. No injuries were reported.
  • 10:03am – Fire still alarm Ash Street. Male with symptoms of pneumonia. 
  • 11:26am – Disabled motor vehicle in the roadway at High and Woburn Streets.
  • 11:52am – Motor vehicle stop on Main Street and Woburn Street. A verbal warning for red light violation. 
  • 1:21pm – Motor vehicle complaint Coolidge Middle School. The occupant of Prius dumped trash on school property. 
  • 1:27pm – Fire still alarm Washington Street. First-floor smoke.
  • 1:36pm – Tree fell into Main Street parking lot.
  • 2:30pm – Accidental 911 from cell phone Cape Cod Avenue. 
  • 5:12pm – Traffic enforcement Westcroft Road and Lothrop Road – 0 citations.
  • 5:42pm – Hazard Oak Street. Low hanging wire.
  • 6:30pm – Open 911 call Green Meadow Drive. Officers to check the area. 
  • 7:21pm – Mutual aid South Street and Hopkins Street. Officers blocking the road for an accident in Wakefield. 
  • 7:49pm – Traffic enforcement Bancroft Avenue and Lowell Street – 0 citations.
  • 8:05pm – Traffic enforcement Main Street and Washington Street – 0 citations.
  • 8:32pm – Cruiser transport Walkers Brook Drive. Assisting with a flat tire.
  • 8:51pm – Fire box alarm Colonial Drive. Fire on the porch. 

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

  • 5:10am – Commercial alarm General Way.
  • 7:10am – Complaint Juniper Circle. Construction workers were working at 3:15am
  • 7:33am – Auburn Street – cutting & welding detail.
  • 8:23am – Road Closure.  John Carver closed between Intervale & Hartshorn. 
  • 8:23am – Traffic enforcement South Street and Pine Ridge Road – 0 citations. 
  • 8:44am – Animal call South Street and West Street. Dog injured on the highway and ran into Reading.
  • 10:28am – Motor vehicle complaint High Street. Concrete delivery truck impeding traffic. 
  • 11:08am – Fire box alarm Middlesex Avenue. Possible house fire. 
  • 11:24am – Motor vehicle crash on Main Street and Washington Street. Minor mvc, no injuries. 
  • 11:31am – Speedboard deployment Chapin Avenue and Main Street.
  • 11:46am – Traffic control on Edgemont Avenue. 
  • 11:52am – Motor vehicle stop Woburn Street and Main Street. A verbal warning for red light violation. 
  • 12:02pm – Accidental 911 call Summer Avenue. 
  • 12:35pm – Lost and found Woburn Street and Main Street. Found cell phone with a pink case
  • 1:05pm – Lost and found Rustic Lane. Lost cell phone being tracked to Reading. 
  • 1:18pm – Motor vehicle crash Haven Street. Minor crash with no injuries. 
  • 1:55pm – Residential alarm Buckingham Drive. 
  • 2:51pm – Traffic enforcement Timberneck Street and Tamarack Drive – 0 citations.
  • 4:21pm – Complaint West Street. Neighbor’s contractor caused damage to the yard. 
  • 4:32pm – Abandoned 911 call  Summit Drive. Deactivated phone, unable to callback.
  • 5:14pm – Neighbor Disturbance Archstone Circle. Report of a neighbor dispute.
  • 5:14pm – Motor vehicle fire on Haverhill Street. 
  • 5:51pm – Traffic enforcement Chapin Avenue and Elliot Street – 0 citations. 
  • 8:36pm – Suspicious person Salem and Winter Street. Male looking into yards. 
  • 9:01pm – Traffic enforcement County Road and Westcroft Road – 0 citations. 
  • 9:22pm – Main Street motor vehicle driving by honking horn and yelling.