Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, May 15, 2023
- 4:58am – Commercial alarm at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 5:53am – DPW notified of a deceased opossum on Plymouth Road.
- 6:22am – Public assistance at a Walnut Street residence.
- 7:23am – Loose dog reported on Grove Street.
- 7:48am – Fire alarm activation at an Abigail Way residence.
- 7:52am – Speedboard deployment on Lowell Street.
- 8:43am – Burning odor coming from the vents at a Main Street building.
- 9:05am – Eastway resident expresses concern regarding neighbors.
- 9:17am – Dog locked in a vehicle at the Burbank YMCA.
- 9:18am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
- 9:23am – Oak Street resident reports ID theft.
- 9:24am – Passerby on Batchelder Road reports that a vehicle struck a turkey.
- 10:44am – High Street resident requests advice regarding an unwanted guest.
- 10:52am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Haverhill Street.
- 11:13am – Investigation of a minor two-vehicle crash on Lowell Street. No injuries reported.
- 11:38am – Commercial alarm at an Ash Street business.
- 12:41pm – Crossing guard at Joshua Eaton Elementary School unable to cover post on June 1.
- 12:47pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash at the Salem Street rotary.
- 1:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 1:33pm – Text-a-Tip report of outside burning on Summer Avenue.
- 2:00pm – Belmont Street resident seeks advice.
- 2:51pm – Report of past fraudulent charges at McDonalds on Main Street.
- 3:00pm – West Street resident reports a loud crashing sound.
- 4:44pm – Follow-up visit with a Francis Drive resident.
- 5:21pm – Fire box alarm Little Treasures School on Haverhill Street
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- 2:45am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
- 7:07am – Verbal warning issued for an improper turn on Willow Street.
- 9:25am – Abigail Way resident reports unemployment fraud.
- 10:10am – Report of an unknown vehicle parked in a Gould Street parking garage since the weekend.
- 10:49am – Complaint regarding a vehicle alarm sounding for forty-five minutes.
- 11:04am – Report of lost AirPods at Whitelam Books on Main Street.
- 11:22am – Hopkins Street resident reports fraudulent credit card charges.
- 11:47am – Officers out at “Coffee with a Cop” at The Last Corner on High Street.
- 12:47pm – Report that a RMHS student is being harassed by another student via snapchat.
- 1:18pm – Minor two-vehicle crash involving a PD vehicle on Governors Drive. No injuries reported.
- 1:32pm – Complaint regarding a non-electric vehicle parked in an EV parking spot on Main Street.
- 1:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 1:48pm – Report that a pocketbook was lost or stolen at a Walkers Brook Drive business.
- 2:11pm – Speedboard deployment on Arcadia Avenue.
- 3:12pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 3:12pm – DPW notified of a large amount of dirt dumped on West Street.
- 3:36pm – Investigation of a minor two-vehicle crash on Summer Avenue. No injuries reported.
- 4:49pm – Salem Street landlord reports finding a BB gun while cleaning a unit.
- 5:04pm – Vehicle lockout with a child inside at a Main Street facility.
- 5:06pm – Report of smoldering mulch by the entrance of Chili’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:34pm – Glen Road resident accuses another person of hitting their vehicle.
- 8:01pm – Locker and vehicle were broken into at Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 8:36pm – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 11:04pm – Boyce Street resident reports that sewage is coming into their basement from a broken pipe.
- 11:19pm – Traffic enforcement on Cross Street.
- Arrests:
- One suspect was arrested on a warrant.
