Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Friday, April 14, 2023
- 7:45am – PD and FD informed of a private investigator in the Linnea Lane area.
- 7:55am – Officer covering a crossing post on Forest Street.
- 11:43am – Report of an issue with a construction worker on Linden Street.
- 12:24pm – Pedestrian light activation on each cycle on Salem Street.
- 12:42pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Forest Street.
- 1:31pm – DPW notified that a pump station alarm is sounding at the Auburn Street water tank.
- 3:26pm – Parking enforcement at Morton Field.
- 4:11pm – Immediate threat on Franklin Street received via fax.
- 4:20pm – Report that a group of youths on bikes is impeding traffic at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 5:10pm – Assistance rendered to a Forest Street resident concerned that a school bus is over two hours late.
- 5:16pm – Assistance rendered to a Haverhill Street resident.
- 5:17pm – Report that a group of youths is throwing rocks at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 6:17pm – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
- 6:19pm – Fairchild Drive resident reports credit card fraud.
- 6:27pm – Alarms sounding at an Indian Tree Lane residence.
- 7:57pm – Extra checks of the Bancroft Avenue tennis courts parking lot.
- 7:58pm – Report of trash barrels in the road on Intervale Terrace.
- 8:01pm – Extra check of a Pleasant Street business.
- 8:10pm – Report that a hydrant is pouring water onto Beacon Street.
- 8:22pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 9:20pm – Possible disabled vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive called in by Wakefield PD.
- 9:25pm – Report of youths opening a fire hydrant at RMHS.
- 9:31pm – Indiana Avenue resident reports the house was egged.
- 10:42pm – Masked individual rang a doorbell on Buckingham Drive.
- 10:46pm – Verbal warning for failure to illuminate headlights issued on Franklin Street.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
- 5:47am – Report of a stolen vehicle on Summit Drive.
- 6:15am – All-night parking citations issued in municipal parking lots.
- 8:31am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
- 8:48am – Attempt to serve a ntoice immediate threat to a Franklin Street residence.
- 8:56am – Extra checks of a Strout Avenue parking lot.
- 9:54am – DPW notified of an overflowing trash barrel on Main Street.
- 10:14am – Report of a smoldering tree on Main Street.
- 10:49am – Unauthorized burn extinguished on Putnam Road.
- 11:05am – Report of missing debit and credit cards at a Main Street business.
- 11:32am – Lost wallet returned to a resident.
- 11:35am – James Road resident reports unemployment fraud.
- 11:49am – Low-hanging wire reported on Haverhill Street.
- 12:57pm – Azalea Circle resident reports issues with a contractor.
- 5:47pm – Main Street resident reports a lost license and credit card.
- 6:45pm – Deceased rabbit on the side of the road on West Street.
- 6:54pm – Report of a sinkhole with exposed pipe on Auburn Street.
- 9:22pm – Johanna Drive resident reports a gift card scam.
- 11:32am – Complaint regarding multiple vehicles speeding down Timberneck Drive.
Sunday, April 16, 2023
- 12:05am – Pearl Street resident reports a large group of youths being loud.
- 12:33am – Parkview Road resident reports items stolen from their yard.
- 1:23am – Extra check of a Pleasant Street residence.
- 3:02am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Woburn Street.
- 5:50am – Report of a door propped open at Austin Preparatory School.
- 6:06am – Report of an abandoned vehicle on Hancock Street.
- 6:47am – Commercial alarm at a Grove Street residence.
- 8:41am – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 10:16am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street residence.
- 10:19am – Extra checks of a Strout Avenue parking lot.
- 11:08am – Field House door alarm at RMHS.
- 11:31am – High Street resident reports that signs were taken from the yard overnight.
- 2:37pm – Field House door alarm at RMHS.
- 2:44pm – Bag with a laptop and passport found at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 4:00pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on South Street.
- 4:56pm – Lakeview Avenue resident reports a backpack was left in the area.
- 6:04pm – Virginia Avenue resident reports youths throwing eggs at the house over the weekend.
- 6:36pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Grove Street.
- 7:04pm – Augustus Court resident reports a suspicious vehicle has been running in the parking lot for two hours.
- 7:34pm – Rear door of a Main Street business was found ajar.
- 7:50pm – Vehicle struck a utility pole on Tamarack Road.
- 8:47pm – Middlesex Avenue resident reports their vehicle was entered overnight.
- 9:38pm – Report that youths are setting off fireworks in the Killam Elementary School playground.
- 10:22pm – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
