Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, April 10, 2023
- 2:47am – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 7:50am – Wallet found on Haven Street turned in at station.
- 8:05pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Castine Field.
- 8:13am – Disabled vehicle on Dustin Road.
- 9:40am – Manning Street resident reports a fence that was damaged over the weekend.
- 9:42am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 10:17am – Report of a past assault at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 10:25am – Vista Avenue resident reports an attempted unemployment fraud.
- 11:02am – Officer standing by with DPW on Lowell Street.
- 11:10am – Forest Street student given courtesy Transport to school.
- 11:51am – Garrett Road resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 1:57pm – Lift assist for a Tamarack Road resident.
- 2:10pm – Report of a sick raccoon on Van Norden Road.
- 2:16pm – Fire alarm activation at a Main Street business.
- 2:25pm – Unit covering a crossing post at Castine Field.
- 2:46pm – Summit Drive resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 3:29pm – Complaint regarding construction equipment taking up parking in a Main Street parking lot.
- 3:30pm – Dunbar Road resident reports unemployment fraud.
- 7:08pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to obey DPW signage on Green Street.
- 8:16pm – Mt. Vernon Street resident complaint regarding an ice cream truck continuously playing music.
- 8:42pm – Extra check of a Pleasant Street building.
- 10:56pm – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
- 2:36am – Extra check of a Pleasant Street building.
- 3:16am – Lift assist for a Lisa Lane resident.
- 5:40am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Castine Field.
- 7:58am – Officer coving a crossing post at Castine Field.
- 8:27am – Verbal warning issued for a marked lane violation on Charles Street.
- 8:53am – Verbal warning for an expired registration on Lowell Street.
- 9:01am – Report of illegal dumping on Main Street.
- 10:09am – Officer retrieving a flash drive from a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 10:09am – Traffic enforcement in the town square.
- 10:25am – Youths in a vehicle being disruptive and yelling at a Main Street business.
- 10:46am – Walkthrough of Coolidge Middle School.
- 10:48am – Linden Street resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 2:28pm – Disabled tractor trailer unit on Washington Street.
- 2:45pm – Units covering a crossing post.
- 3:35pm – Wire down and grass on fire on West Street.
- 3:46pm – Fire alarm activation at a Johnson Woods Drive residence.
- 3:58pm – CO alarm activation in a Border Road residence.
- 3:59pm – CO alarm activation in an Oak Street residence.
- 5:23pm – Report of a town tree down between houses on Franklin Street.
- 5:32pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle driving at a high speed on Lewis Street.
- 6:17pm – Complaint regarding a construction lift blocking a handicap spot in a Main Street parking lot.
- 6:20pm – DPW notified of a shopping carriage on the side of the road.
- 6:25pm – Foster Circle resident reports the person’s Vehicle was struck at some point.
- 7:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Lincoln Street.
- 7:58pm – Verbal warning issued on Arlington Street.
- 8:17pm – Extra check of a Pleasant Street building.
- 8:27pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 9:23pm – Verbal warning for no headlights on Green Street.
- 9:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Harnden Street.
- 9:45pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 10:15pm – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Harrison Street.
- 11:07pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
