Reading Police & Fire Log February 22-23, 2023

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

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

  • 2:24am – Unit out checking on two vehicles in the Home Goods parking lot on Main Street.
  • 6:13am – Main Street business reports an employee refusing to leave
  • 9:30am – Follow-up visit with a Salem Street resident.
  • 9:55am – Safety talk for residents in a Bay State Road facility.
  • 10:12am – Fire alarm at a Jacob Way residence.
  • 11:58am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Ash Street.
  • 12:12pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on New Crossing Road.
  • 1:06pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
  • 1:37pm – Verbal warning issued for an unsafe lane change on Main Street.
  • 1:49pm – Bagel World reports a woman yelling in the store who will not leave.
  • 3:02pm – Comcast truck blocking the road on Main Street.
  • 3:40pm – Investigation of a two vehicle crash on Main Street.
  • 4:16pm – Washington Street resident reports a person is yelling and slamming doors.
  • 4:49pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in the fire lane on Frank Tanner Drive.
  • 5:44pm – Grand Street resident reports ID theft.
  • 6:02pm – Report of solicitors on Pearl Street.
  • 6:35pm – Report that a fence is on fire on Chute Street.
  • 7:08pm – Verbal warning issued on Locust Street.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

  • 3:10am – Highland Street resident reports an odor.
  • 3:58am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
  • 11:40am – Frank Tanner Drive resident reports falling victim to a scam.
  • 12:21pm – John Street resident reports a suspicious person at their door.
  • 12:51pm – Libby Avenue resident reports possible fraud.
  • 1:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
  • 1:45pm – Sunnyside Avenue resident reports fraud.
  • 4:30pm – DPW notified that Lafayette Road has not been plowed.
  • 5:03pm – Report of an injured coyote on Avon Street.
  • 5:05pm – Minor two vehicle crash on Main Street.
  • 5:50pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Woburn Street.
  • 6:45pm – Summit Drive resident reports a possible chemical leak from a heating unit.
  • 8:22pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Main Street.
  • 8:24pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Franklin Street.