Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
- 5:37am – CO alarm activation in a Haven Street building.
- 6:13am – Mass Highway notified of a downed directional sign on the Haverhill Street rotary.
- 6:18am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:56am – Commercial alarm at Liquor Junction on General Way.
- 8:33am – Fire Drill at Austin Preparatory School.
- 9:45am – DPW notified of a deceased animal on Edgemont Avenue.
- 10:16am – Complaint regarding a construction vehicle parked on Main Street.
- 10:33am – Complaint regarding two vehicles stopped in the middle of the road on Main Street.
- 12:43pm – Engineering notified that the traffic lights at Main Street and Salem Street are twisted.
- 2:02pm – FD assists Senior Services on Charles Street.
- 2:32pm – Complaint regarding parking and a person smoking on school grounds at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 2:42pm – Charles Street resident complaint that their driveway is blocked.
- 3:05pm – Manager at Metro Credit Union on Main Street reports ID theft.
- 5:07pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Salem Street.
- 5:10pm – DPW notified to turn water service on at a Bancroft Road residence.
- 5:21pm – Report that a vehicle is parked in front of a hydrant on Green Street.
- 6:28pm – FD assists a Charles Street resident.
- 6:31pm – Outside odor of gas reported on Washington Street.
- 6:58pm – Officer issues two helmet “citations” on Union Street.
- 7:01pm – CO detector activation on Partridge Road.
- 8:46pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 9:18pm – Investigation of a fire alarm at a Johnson Woods Drive residence.
Arrest Log:
One suspect arrested for a warrant arrest.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
- 12:51am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:33am – Deceased skunk in the road on Salem Street.
- 7:54am – A.L.I.C.E. drill at Parker Middle School.
- 8:07am – Outside odor of gas reported on Woburn Street.
- 8:16am – Complaint that vehicle nearly struck a child on Pearl Street.
- 9:20am – Complaint regarding a landscaping truck that is blocking the road on Main Street.
- 9:47am – Lost wallet turned in at RPD.
- 10:00am – RMHS student reports that their car possibly was keyed in the parking lot.
- 10:22am – Investigation of a minor two-vehicle crash at Market Basket on General Way.
- 11:53am – Management of a Main Street building reports the illegal dumping of a couch.
- 12:19pm – Speedboard deployment at Town Hall.
- 1:28pm – Verbal warning for a red light violation on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:48pm – Report that a solicitor is going door to door on Haverhill Street.
- 1:58pm – Pleasant Street resident reports possible controlled substances activity in the building.
- 2:47pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Franklin Street.
- 2:48pm – Fire alarm activation at Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 3:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 3:13pm – Tractor trailer unit struck a light on Salem Street.
- 4:18pm – Prescott Street resident reports that they were bit by a dog a half an hour ago.
- 4:41pm – Report of an exposed power line close to a tree on Summer Avenue.
- 5:03pm – Unit came across a possible verbal altercation in the parking lot of Bagel World on Main Street.
- 5:20pm – Assistance rendered to a person looking for information regarding a crash report.
- 6:12pm – Report that a German shepherd is running in and out of traffic on Puritan Road.
- 6:28pm – Woburn Street resident reports that their dog was attacked by another dog.
- 9:01pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
