Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, July 3, 2023
- 5:52am – Fire Department investigating the sound of beeping in a Haven Street building.
- 6:01am – Large branch on John Street sidewalk.
- 7:56am – Officer assisting DPW on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:35am – Resident reporting unsafe conditions on Libby Avenue.
- 11:10am – Lifeline call on Elderberry Lane.
- 11:20am – Report of a branch hanging on wires on Ash Street.
- 12:30pm – Motor vehicle stop on Main Street at Pleasant Street. A verbal warning for red light violation.
- 3:50pm – Fire box alarm received for Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza.
- 4:24pm – Report that a black SUV parked near the intersection of Salem and Belmont Street for weeks.
- 4:37pm – Report of male dumping trash in High Street parking lot.
- 6:18pm – Scam text message received on Lowell Street.
- 7:50pm – Disabled Subaru Forester Birch Meadow Drive at Main Street.
- 8:43pm – Deborah Drive female missing since 4-5 pm.
- 9:59pm – Male camped out with hammock on train tracks near Vine Street and MBTA parking lot.
- 10:02pm – Silver sedan flashing lights on Lisa Lane.
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
- 2:23am – Fire alarm activation on West Street. No signs of smoke or fire.
- 6:01am – Deceased animal on Short Street near Main Street.
- 7:26am – Male sleeping in Post Office on Haven Street.
- 7:40am – Male sleeping on a hammock at the Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 11:25am – Audible fire alarm on Washington Street. No smoke or fire.
- 1:08pm – Strong odor of gasoline in the area of Green Street.
- 2:16pm – Neighbors playing loud music, causing a disturbance on Forest Street at Marla Lane.
- 4:28pm – Mount Vernon Street resident reporting motor vehicle hit and run.
- 7:38pm – Report of fireworks in the Mount Vernon Street area.
- 8:14pm – Report of a burning smell in a High Street house.
- 10:14pm – Report of fireworks in the Putnam Road area.
