Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Friday, March 31, 2023
- 1:58am – Extra Check of a Causeway Road substation.
- 7:17am – Terrace Park resident reports a person in nightclothes walking through the yard.
- 7:33am – DPW notified of a deceased raccoon on Franklin Street.
- 7:37am – Report that construction vehicles are making the road impassable on Auburn Street.
- 8:01am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 9:01am – Officers attempt to serve a warrant on Main Street.
- 9:50am – Hydrant on Belmont Street back in service.
- 11:18am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:30am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
- 11:33am – Report of a simple assault at night on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:45pm – Assistance rendered to a Pearl Street resident whose ex-landlord is holding the mail.
- 1:00pm – Report of a vehicle crash in the RMHS parking lot.
- 1:46pm – FD and PD informed of a private investigator on Colonial Drive.
- 2:26pm – Report that a suspicious person is selling items out of a vehicle on Salem Street.
- 3:45pm – Report of a suspicious person wearing a mask on Haven Street.
- 4:28pm – Complaint regarding a dump truck and a trailer blocking an entrance on Haven Street.
- 4:58pm – Units assisting with event traffic on Haverhill Street.
- 5:05pm – Officer out with a disabled vehicle on Ash Street.
- 8:13pm – Investigation of a vehicle hitting a parked vehicle on California Road.
- 8:33pm – Haven Street resident reports a missing cat.
- 9:35pm – Verbal warning issued for no tail lights on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:57pm – West Street resident reports kids knocking on the window.
- 11:30pm – Report of a suspicious vehicle idling for an extended time on Shady Hill Lane.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
- 1:10am – Pine Ridge Road resident complaint regarding a group of youths being loud at the park.
- 1:31am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
- 1:47am – Verbal Warning issued as a result of a stop on Grant Street.
- 4:53pm – CO Detector activation in a Washington Street residence.
- 7:55am – FD and PD Informed of a private investigator on Colonial Drive.
- 9:33am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
- 10:11am – Grove Street resident reports an overnight hit and run.
- 11:06am – Follow-up visit with a Virginia Road resident.
- 11:59am – Heavy smoke coming from a dryer vent on Archstone Circle.
- 12:38pm – Report of an injured rabbit on Gazebo Circle.
- 1:37pm – Woburn PD requests message delivery to a Summer Avenue resident regarding a wallet.
- 2:37pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle doing donuts in a Symonds Way parking lot.
- 4:15pm – Landlord found a syringe in a Gould Street apartment.
- 6:08pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Pleasant Street.
- 6:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 7:07pm – Verbal warning issued for no inspection on Symonds Way.
- 7:33pm – Extra checks of a Causeway Road substation.
- 7:46pm – Verbal warning issued for no headlights on Main Street.
- 8:01pm – Report of a lost wallet at a Main Street business.
- 9:08pm – Verbal warning issued for an improper left turn on Main Street.
- 10:27pm – Glenmere Circle resident found a dog without an owner.
Sunday, April 2, 2023
- 7:37am – Report of a suspicious person sleeping in the library of a Bay State Road building.
- 9:22am – Extra check of a Causeway Road substation.
- 10:03am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
- 11:03am – Report of a fight in a Walkers Brook Drive parking lot.
- 11:38am – Grand Street resident reports possible identity theft.
- 11:44am – Batchelder Road resident seeks advice regarding a past case.
- 11:46am – Lift assist for a Charles Street resident.
- 12:44pm – Haverhill Street resident mixed vehicle chemicals incorrectly.
- 12:44pm – Assistance rendered to a person seeking video footage from a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 1:00pm – Unwanted guest will not leave a Bay State Road apartment.
- 1:01pm – Haverhill Street resident seeks advice regarding a neighbor dispute.
- 1:43pm – Car left running in a Summit Drive garage.
- 2:20pm – Lift assist for an Oak Street resident.
- 2:53pm – Illegal burning shut down on Vine Street.
- 5:44pm – Mt. Vernon Street resident reports being harassed online.
- 9:20pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Main Street.
