Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Friday, May 26, 2023
- 12:58am – Extra checks of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:51am – MassDOT notified of a turning lane sign down on Main Street.
- 7:50am – Complaint regarding a tree company working in the street impeding traffic on South Street.
- 7:55am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 8:24am – Main Street resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 8:27am – Locust Street resident reports that rear windshield wipers were taken from two vehicles.
- 10:36am – Minor vehicle crash at Morton Field. No injuries reported.
- 11:02am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 11:20am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 1:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Walnut Street.
- 1:29pm – Engineering notified that a traffic light is twisted at Salem Street and Main Street.
- 1:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 2:06pm – Hydrant out of service on Spring Street.
- 2:22pm – Elevator entrapment on Linden Street.
- 2:27pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:18pm – Timberneck Drive resident reports unauthorized accounts.
- 3:56pm – Wires down on Tamarack Road.
- 6:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 6:48pm – Officer delivering lost wallet information to a Pearl Street resident.
- 7:35pm – Sick raccoon reported on Anson Lane.
- 7:53pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 8:07pm – Smoke alarm activation at a Green Meadow Drive residence.
- 10:34pm – Intoxicated person who was banging on windows on Locust Street taken into protective custody.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
- 1:04am – Two loud bangs reported on Woburn Street.
- 1:55am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:52am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 12:58pm – Raccoon stuck in a gas grill at a Whittier Road residence.
- 1:12pm – Caller concerned about a dog in a vehicle at Market Basket on General Way.
- 1:49pm – Fire alarm investigation at an Old Farm Road residence.
- 1:54pm – Complaint regarding a loud party at a Beaver Road residence.
- 2:05pm – Report that a suspicious person is asking for assistance and selling items from their car in a Walkers Brook Drive parking lot.
- 2:09pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Fremont Street.
- 3:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 4:01pm – Report that a teen is riding an electric bike the wrong way on Haven Street.
- 5:41pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:13pm – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 7:32pm – Report that a suspicious person is lighting paper on fire in a Taylor Drive parking lot.
- 8:20pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
Sunday, May 28, 2023
- 1:50am – Multiple complaints regarding a vehicle with loud music on Summer Avenue.
- 9:27am – Minor two-vehicle crash on Bay State Road. No injuries reported.
- 10:16am – Debit card found on Lowell Street.
- 12:09pm – House lockout on Archstone Circle.
- 12:39pm – RMLD notified that a traffic light at RFD HQ is twisted.
- 3:07pm – FD assists PD with gaining entry to a Salem Street residence.
- 4:43pm – Unfounded report of a harassment prevention order violation on Washington Street.
