Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
- 7:45am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Lowell Street. No injuries reported.
- 8:13am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 8:36am – Verbal warning issued for speeding on West Street.
- 9:51am – Complaint that Palmer Hill Avenue is blocked by a tree crew with no officer present.
- 10:12am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 12:29pm – Intervale Terrace resident reports a broken rear window on vehicle.
- 1:13pm – Parsons Lane resident faxed screenshots of alleged harassment prevention violation.
- 1:16pm – Lost wallet reported.
- 1:24pm – Complaint regarding a trash truck blocking the traffic on Chapin Avenue.
- 2:58pm – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Minot Street. No injuries reported.
- 4:50pm – Extra check of Morton Field.
- 5:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Elliott Street.
- 5:26pm – Report that a possibly intoxicated person spit at a train conductor.
- 5:56pm – Indoor odor of gas returned in a Woburn Street building.
- 7:16pm – Three helmet ice cream “citations” issued on Richards Road.
- 8:24pm – Gazebo Circle resident reports that someone entered residence earlier today.
- 11:28pm – Parsons Lane resident reports recieving harassing messages.
- 11:38pm – Washington Street resident reports theft via a cash app.
Thursday, August 3, 2023
- 12:07am – Complaint regarding multiple vehicles playing loud music in the Dunkin Donuts parking lot on Salem Street.
- 1:41am – Commercial fire alarm at Home Goods on Main Street.
- 1:54am – Extra check of a Woburn Street residence.
- 1:57am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:03am – Extra check of a Scout Hill Lane residence.
- 4:16am – Lift assist for a Franklin Street resident.
- 5:13am – Apartment lockout on Augustus Court.
- 7:56am – Fire alarms sounding caused by burnt food at a Wilson Street residence.
- 8:22am – Extra check for parking issues at Morton Field.
- 8:35am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:05am – Traffic enforcement on John Carver Road.
- 10:37am – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Willow Street.
- 10:39am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 11:25am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Bancroft Avenue.
- 11:28am – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 11:54am – Multiple alarms in the main office at RMHS.
- 12:07pm – Outside odor of gas reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:20pm – Wire down on Holly Road.
- 1:37pm – Nelson Avenue resident reports ID theft.
- 1:42pm – Complaint regarding a tree company blocking the road with no detail between Sturges Road and Main Street.
- 2:01pm – Mineral Street resident reports suspicious activity on Sunday night.
- 2:51pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 3:06pm – Haven Street resident complaint regarding a neighbor who is feeding cats and attracting coyotes.
- 3:09pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle on Locust Street that is parked half on a driveway and half in the street.
- 4:49pm – Joy Lane resident reports their dog and their keys are locked inside a vehicle.
- 5:01pm – Extra check of a Scout Hill Lane residence.
- 5:11pm – Officer out with a couple holding a sign that says “out of gas” on Franklin Street.
- 5:18pm – Extra check of Woburn Street residence.
- 5:23pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 5:40pm – Washington Street resident complaint regarding neighbors who are yelling over the music in their apartment.
- 5:42pm – Summer Avenue resident reports that a contractor struck a sewer pipe in the front yard.
- 7:49pm – Report that a bicycle was stolen at RMHS.
- 7:57pm. Lift assist for a Forest Street resident.
- 8:13pm – Lost debit card located in an ATM machine on Main Street.
- 10:32pm – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Franklin Street.
- 10:58pm – Beacon Street resident reports a Facebook Marketplace scam and harassment.
- 11:42pm – Disabled vehicle on South Street.
