Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Friday, June 30, 2023
- 6:45am – Traffic lights at Haven Street and Ash Street are flashing.
- 7:31am – Motor vehicle stop Main Street at Pleasant Street for a red light violation.
- 7:45am – Two-car motor vehicle crash on Salem Street at the Rotary. No injuries.
- 8:55am – Abandoned bicycle found on Grove Street.
- 10:54am – Motor vehicle stop on Linden Street at Woburn Street. Verbal warning for expired registration.
- 1:00pm – Report of black Toyota Highlander driving erratically on Roma Lane.
- 1:04pm – Wire down on Elliott Street.
- 2:37pm – High Street resident has questions regarding an animal.
- 2:59pm – Carbon dioxide detector activation on Deering Street.
- 4:10pm – Youths planning escape of group home on Middlesex Avenue.
- 4:12pm – Motor vehicle crash Woburn Street.
- 4:51pm – Two car motor vehicle crash Walkers Brook Drive near the Honda dealership. No injuries.
- 5:21pm – Disabled motor vehicle in the Rotary near Haverhill Street.
- 6:06pm – South Street contractor reports not getting paid.
- 6:22pm – Female reports a male at Jordan’s Furniture carrying a firearm on his hip.
- 8:47pm – Possible sinkhole forming on Hopkins Street near Summer Avenue.
- 11:00pm – Group of youths playing loud music at Washington Park.
Saturday, July 1, 2023
- 1:19am – Washington Street resident is locked out of their apartment.
- 9:03am – Geese on Walkers Brook Drive causing traffic issues.
- 12:00m – Large box in the middle of Main Street near Tower Home Loans.
- 1:00pm – DPW call man notified for leaking water pipe in Charles Street basement.
- 4:31pm – Dog barking on Washington Street for the past hour.
- 5:09pm – South Shore Regional Communication Center seeking assistance with West Street resident.
- 6:26pm – Report of Washington Street neighbors screaming.
- 7:10pm – Homeless person setting up camp in the town forest off Strout Avenue.
- 7:34pm – Report of multiple speeding vehicles heading south on Main Street.
- 8:22pm – Two males are fighting in the McDonald’s parking lot on Main Street.
- 9:48pm – Fire box struck for an electrical odor in the hallway of a Haven Street residence.
Sunday, July 2, 2023
- 1:41am – Dogs were barking on Pearl Street for several minutes.
- 8:26am – Report of erratic operation reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:03pm – Accidental 911 call from a child on Tennyson Road.
- 2:38pm – House lockout on Hancock Street.
- 3:06pm – Arching/sparking wire catching tree on fire on Anson Lane at Forest Street.
- 3:16pm – Attempted fraud reported from a Fairchild Drive residence.
- 3:21pm – Arching/sparking wire catching tree on fire on Pierce Street at Orange Street.
- 3:53pm – DPW notified due to King Street flooding.
- 6:59pm – Report of arcing wires on Grove Street near Meadow Brook Golf Course.
- 7:02pm – Passerby reported hearing a child say “Help and SOS” on Salem Street at Manning Street.
- 8:04pm – Large tree branch fell at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 11:45pm – Fireworks being shot off in the South Street Whitehall Lane area.
Arrest on July 3 of a Male for assaulting a family/household member and strangulation/suffocation.
