Reading Police & Fire Log February 10-12, 2023

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

Friday, February 10, 2023

  • 1:32am – CO detector activation at a Colburn Road residence.
  • 2:14am – Strong outdoor odor of gas reported near 55 Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 6:09am – PDA Dental Group on Haven Street reports that the glass on its front door is broken.
  • 7:47am – Lift assist for a Pearl Street resident.
  • 9:18am – Complaint regarding two children not strapped into a car seat at Bagel World on Main Street.
  • 10:14am – Belmont Street alzheimers patient wandered out of their home.
  • 10:54am – As a result of erratic operation, suspect arrested for an outstanding warrant for drug possession on Locust Street.
  • 11:15am – Report of a water problem at a Sunset Rock Lane residence.
  • 1:14pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on north Main Street. No injuries reported.
  • 1:23pm – Report of a suspicious person in the area of Oakland Road.
  • 2:07pm – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
  • 3:33pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash involving a school van at the Salem Street rotary.
  • 5:48pm – Attempt to serve a summons at a Gould Street residence.
  • 6:03pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Victoria Avenue. No injuries reported.
  • 6:16pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street. No injuries reported.
  • 6:18pm – Report that teens are sitting on a median barrier near Apache Pass on Main Street.
  • 9:33pm – Two-vehicle crash at the Salem Street rotary. No injuries reported.
  • 9:49pm – Report of an extremely slow vehicle driving on Franklin Street.
  • 10:36pm – Fire alarm sounding in a Taylor Drive residence.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

  • 5:07am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
  • 7:01am – Inside odor of gas reported in an Archstone Circle residence.
  • 7:43am – Multiple calls for no water on Summit Drive.
  • 9:40am – Main door alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
  • 10:30am – Report of multiple vehicles parked in the fire lane on Walker’s Brook Drive.
  • 10:49am – Report of a vehicle parked in the fire lane on Frank Tanner Drive.
  • 11:15am – Dividence Road resident reports stolen headphones.
  • 11:28am – Officer assists with a funeral procession on Franklin Street.
  • 1:10pm – Very strong odor of gas reported on New Crossing Road.
  • 2:16pm -Traffic enforcement on Selfridge Road.
  • 2:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Eaton Street.
  • 3:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
  • 3:48pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle pulled over and unloading items on the Salem Street rotary.
  • 5:19pm – Wallet found on Main Street near McDonalds.
  • 6:04pm – Officer checking on youths playing on the playground at Wood End elementary school.
  • 7:57pm – Motor vehicle stop near Chili’s resturant on Walkers Brook Drive, verbal warning issued.
  • 9:27pm – Motor vehicle stop on Woburn Street, verbal warning issued.
  • 9:49pm – Debit card found in post office on Haven Street.
  • 10:51pm – Complaint regarding a road rage incident on Summer Avenue.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

  • 3:49am – Lift assist for an Eastway resident.
  • 4:18am – Lift assist for an Eastway Resident.
  • 10:00am – Brush fire reported on Main Street.
  • 1:12pm – Fire alarm activation at a Mobil Gas on West Street.
  • 2:07pm – MBTA working on train gates on Main Street.
  • 4:20pm – Report of two persons fighting in a High Street building.
  • 4:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
  • 4:57pm – FD assists with a home lockout on Washington Street.
  • 5:12pm – Traffic enforcement on John Carver Road.
  • 5:12pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
  • 5:17pm – Verbal warning issued on Avon Street.
  • 5:34pm – Verbal warning issued on Parker Street.
  • 5:53pm – Extra checks of a Haverhill Street residence.
  • 6:09pm – Door alarm at Joshua Eaton elementary school.
  • 7:17pm – Report of a suspicious work truck near Postmark Square on Sanborn Street.
  • 7:48pm – Noise complaint at Ace Flats on Gould Street.
  • 10:42pm – Customer causing a disturbance in the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.