Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- 1:00am – Extra check of a Brentwood Drive residence.
- 1:18am – Water and debris reported in the road on Summer Avenue.
- 7:02am – Artis Senior Living on Main Street complained regarding a vehicle parked in its lot for two days.
- 7:48am – Text-a-Tip concern regarding barricades and boxes on Deering Street.
- 8:07am – Lift assist for an Osborne Avenue resident.
- 8:37am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Pearl Street.
- 9:49am – Green Street resident reports a past dog bite.
- 10:54am – Extra check of a Brentwood Drive residence.
- 10:55am – Follow-up visit at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 11:53am – Report of two students almost fighting at RMHS.
- 12:00 – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 12:02pm – Report that an unknown person is taking pictures of youths on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:35pm – Possible abandoned vehicle on New Crossing Road.
- 1:19pm – Follow-up visit at Reading Dry Cleaners on Main Street.
- 1:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 2:02pm – Unwanted guest inside a Salem Street residence.
- 2:41pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:22pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:37pm – Person reports accidentally making contact with a parked vehicle.
- 8:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 9:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 9:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 9:31pm – Rapid panic alarm for a GrubHub driver on Main Street.
- 9:49pm – PD vehicle involved in a minor crash at a House of Bagels parking Main Street.
- 9:56pm – CO detector activation at a Pleasant Street residence.
- 9:58pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to illuminate on Summer Avenue.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
- 12:45am – Caller reports a heavy flow of water on Prescott Street.
- 1:21am – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 55:28am – Large group throwing toilet paper in the trees at RMHS.
- 6:57am – Inside odor of gas reported on Archstone Circle.
- 7:11am – Report of an illegally parked vehicle at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 8:22am – Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 8:40am – Report of an unleashed dog on Hancock Street.
- 9:54am – Green bulb out on a Walkers Brook Drive traffic light.
- 10:50am – Lift assist for a Springvale Road resident.
- 11:05am – Possible disabled vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 12:04pm – Cement truck spilled some contents on Rustic Lane.
- 12:37pm – Libby Avenue resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 12:55pm – Unwanted guest screaming in the lobby of a Main Street office building.
- 1:43pm – Timberneck Drive resident reports an unknown party is using cell phone number.
- 2:20pm – Traffic enforcement in Reading Square.
- 2:46pm – Unit covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 3:16pm – Report that a group of youths is attempting to raft into the river on Mill Street.
- 3:50pm – Franklin Street resident complaint regarding a landscaping crew that parked on their lawn.
- 3:54pm – Unfounded report of a possibly intoxicated driver on Main Street.
- 4:13pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 4:29pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Border Road.
- 7:02pm – Pearl Street resident reports that the person’s dog was attacked by a neighbor’s dog.
- 7:23pm – Report of an ice cream truck in a restricted area on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:26pm – Caller reports credit card fraud.
- 8:26pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation at the Haverhill Street rotary.
- 9:50pm – Inside odor of gas reported at a Willard Street residence.
- 9:58pm – Report of a loud bang on Gould Street.
