Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, August 7, 2023
- 12:23am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 3:52am – Lift assist for a Summit Drive resident.
- 9:04am – Report that a suspicious person is looking inside vehicles at the Mobil Gas Station on West Street.
- 12:37pm – Trash truck took down wires on Virginia Circle.
- 1:35pm – Speedboard deployment on Woburn Street.
- 2:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 2:18pm – Haven Street resident seeks advice regarding a suspicious person.
- 2:23pm – Extra checks of a Longview Road residence.
- 3:18pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 3:18pm – Report of a wire down on Grove Street.
- 3:36pm – Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 5:34pm – Medical alarm for a sick Elderberry Lane resident.
- 7:14pm – Assistance with a home lockout on Elderberry Lane.
- 8:33pm – Reckless vehicle operation reported at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Highland Street.
- 11:30pm – Report of a wire sparking and smoking on Whittier Road.
- 11:49pm – Disabled vehicle with its hazard light on was reported on Middlesex Avenue.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
- 12:29am – Verbal warning issued on Salem Street.
- 1:59am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 2:05am – Lift assist for a Grove Street resident.
- 2:40am – Unit checking on a person in a vehicle at the Shell Gas Station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:51am – Report that people are in the Auburn Street water tower.
- 7:30am – RPD participates in vehicle day at the Reading Public Library.
- 8:22am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:25am – Commercial alarm at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:34am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 8:52am – Smoke alarm at a Libby Avenue residence.
- 9:05am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Summit Drive.
- 9:23am – Owner of a Main Street salon seeks advice regarding a dispute with a neighbor.
- 10:53am – Report that a suspicious person is possibly heading to Reading with a gun.
- 11:09am – Hopkins Street resident reports a water issue.
- 11:13am – Martin Road resident reports a water issue.
- 11:22am – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 11:43am – Verbal warning for a red light violation on Pleasant Street.
- 11:48am – Main Street resident reports a water issue.
- 12:13pm – Minor vehicle crash on Lowell Street. No injuries reported.
- 1:08pm – Report of a lost wedding ring at Market Basket on General Way.
- 3:08pm – Caller reports losing a wallet at the Shell Station on Main Street.
- 4:27pm – Commercial alarm at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:06pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 5:19pm – Officer notes storm damage at Mattera Cabin.
- 5:53pm – Verbal warning for speed issued at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 6:33pm – Door alarm at Wood End Elementary School.
- 7:32pm – Report that a light cover is twisted and could possibly fall on Main Street.
- 8:46pm – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 9:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 9:20pm – DPW notified that the water pump station alarm is sounding on Joseph Way.
- 10:40pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 11:48pm – Assistance rendered to a Washington Street resident locked out of their home.
