Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
- 12:27am – Traffic lights stuck flashing at Lowell Street and Willow Street.
- 12:49am – Caller reports an overdue motorist.
- 6:03am – Gould Street resident reports noise from downstairs neighbor.
- 7:51am – Injured rabbit on the side of Charles Street.
- 7:56am – Tractor trailer unit impeding traffic on Hopkins Street.
- 8:24am – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Main Street. No injuries reported.
- 8:39am – Follow-up visit with Northern Bank and Trust on Main Street.
- 8:48am – Constable seeks assistance with an eviction on Ash Street.
- 9:07am – Minor vehicle crash on Washington Street.
- 9:17am – N.E. School of Ballet reports that a suspicious person was in the studio yesterday.
- 9:17am – RFD on scene for a gasoline tank removal at All-Owners Drain on Main Street.
- 9:36am – Constable seeks assistance with an eviction on Lakeview Avenue.
- 10:04am – Highland Street resident reports that a check was altered and cashed.
- 10:49am – Cooling Unlimited on Main Street reports that items were taken from its rear parking lot.
- 10:56am – CO Detector activation at a Belmont Street residence.
- 11:22am – Report of a wallet in the road on Main Street.
- 12:09PM – Pleasant Street resident reports an issue with a contractor.
- 1:51pm – Follow-up visit with Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:10pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Woburn Street.
- 4:48pm – Caller reports a past minor vehicle crash on Haven Street.
- 5:26pm – Loose dog found on West Street.
- 6:30pm – Stolen property returned to its owner on Summer Avenue.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
- 1:20am – Extra check of Cooling Unlimited on Main Street.
- 6:21am – Commercial alarm at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 8:03am – Traffic lights at Main Street and Franklin Street are not cycling properly.
- 8:32am – Lift assist for a Woburn Street resident.
- 8:50am – Animal Control notified of a possible injured skunk in a Berkeley Street backyard.
- 10:56am – Main Street resident reports a Craigslist scam.
- 11:34am – Report of a Hit and Run on Line Road.
- 11:44am – Report of suspicious activity on Ash Street.
- 12:16pm – Lakeview Avenue property owner seeks assistance with towing vehicles.
- 2:08pm – Loss Prevention at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive reports a past larceny.
- 2:20pm – Johnson Woods resident reports potential identity theft.
- 2:29pm – Mass Highway notified of a deceased rabbit on Main Street.
- 2:42pm – Complaint regarding vehicles driving up a one-way for pick-up at Barrows Elementary School.
- 2:49pm – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 3:17pm – Traffic lights not working properly at South Street and West Street.
- 3:28pm – Lift assist for a Minot Street resident.
- 4:17pm – Augustus Court resident reports that her tires were flattened twice in one week.
- 4:44pm – Minor vehicle crash on West Street.
- 5:47pm – Follow-up visit with a Woburn Street resident.
- 6:31pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 6:35pm – Traffic lights not cycling properly at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
- 6:36pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Ash Street.
- 7:59pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 8:36pm – Report that a raccoon may possibly be stuck in a storm drain on Ash Street.
- 8:39pm – Disabled vehicle on Washington Street.
- 9:39pm – Complaint regarding a parked RV using a loud generator.
