Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, October 23, 2023
- 4:55am – DPW notified of bags of trash and bottles on Ash Street near Brook Street.
- 4:59am – Fire department responded to Summit Drive for a 92-year-old female who fell; no injuries; lift assist only.
- 8:15am – Mass highway notified of a deceased raccoon on Main Street near Fairchild Drive.
- 8:37am – Fire department responded to Mineral Street for the report of smoke and fire on the 3rd floor.
- 11:51am – Possible sick fox on Libby Avenue.
- 12:23pm – A purse with a missing ID was found on Main Street.
- 12:49pm – Brown 25-30 lb beagle found near Fire Headquarters on Main Street.
- 12:55pm – Lawrence Road resident reporting possible ID theft.
- 2:29pm – Grand Street resident reporting motor vehicle entered and rummaged through over the weekend.
- 1:36pm – Ash Street metal plate in road punctured motor vehicle tire.
- 3:28pm – Report of youths gathering near CVS on Main Street.
- 3:52pm – Fire department responded to Summer Avenue for 95-year-old lift assist.
- 4:34pm – Fire department responded to Charles Street for smoke alarm activation.
- 6:05pm – Motor vehicle stop on John Street at Green Street. Verbal warning for stop sign violation.
- 6:26pm – Hansom Avenue resident reporting facebook scam; loss of funds.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- 6:58am – Wakefield Officer off with a minor motor vehicle crash on the Haverhill Street side of the Rotary.
- 7:54am – Abandoned green suitcase on the sidewalk on Temple Street near Parker Middle School.
- 8:12am – Fire department responded to an 88-year-old male stuck in a chair on Prescott Street.
- 9:55am – Deceased raccoon on Main Street. Mass Highway notified.
- 10:53am – Wilmington PD has a motor vehicle stopped on Lowell Street at Hansom Ave. for road rage.
- 2:17pm – Two males in the Home Depot parking lot trying to sell stereo equipment on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:59pm – Sick or injured fox on a Charles Street front yard.
- 4:14pm – Main Street through the square closed for downtown trick or treat.
- 4:49pm – Found Visa credit card on Haven Street sidewalk near the Post office.
- 6:21pm – Scotland Road resident reporting youths ringing the doorbell and running away.
- 8:51pm – Fire department responding to Prescott Street for a lift assist.
- 9:46pm – Commercial alarm Harrow’s Pies, Main Street.
