Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, October 30, 2023
- 2:55am – Commercial alarm for motion 235 Haven Street.
- 6:44am – Traffic enforcement Lowell Street.
- 7:48am – Officer covering crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive at Arthur B. Lord.
- 8:11am – Notified DPW of deceased skunk on Lafayette Road.
- 8:16am – Disabled motor vehicle on the Salem Street side of the Rotary.
- 8:46am – Fire department received a box alarm for Weston & Sampson on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:58am – Disabled motor vehicle on Lowell Street at High Street. Van driving on three wheels.
- 9:24am – Commercial alarm K&G Men’s Mart on General Way.
- 9:48am – Motor vehicle stop Main Street at Woburn Street. Verbal warning for failing to stop.
- 12:03pm – Attempt to serve a warrant of apprehension on Lincoln Street.
- 12:33pm – General Way Market Basket manager reports someone tampered with store credit/debit machines.
- 2:41pm – Officer covering crossing guard post on Sunset Rock Lane.
- 2:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 4:45pm – Mass Highway notified for no u-turn sign missing on the island at Main and South Street.
- 5:30pm – Motor vehicle crash investigation Haverhill Street at Rustic Lane. Auto vs deer; no injuries.
- 5:32pm – Officers standing by for Engine 2 stuck in mud on Haverhill Street.
- 6:02pm – Tractor trailer unit at construction area causing traffic backup on Main Street at CVS.
- 6:13pm – Assistance was rendered to a female who lost keys at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:43pm – Assistance was rendered with the niece of deceased resident with concerns about aide returning keys.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
- 6:55am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:25am – Officer found a disabled motor vehicle on Main at Haven Street.
- 7:36am – Officer assisting with bike parade on Oak Ridge at Oak Street.
- 7:38am – Commercial alarm Dandilyons Ice Cream on Main Street.
- 8:36am – Fire Department notified for elevator entrapment on Summit Drive.
- 10:14am – Fire Department assisted with lift assist on Abigail Way.
- 10:46am – Motor vehicle crash investigated at RMHS.
- 1:45pm – Caller reporting a large truck obstructing flow of traffic at Main and Haven Street.
- 3:03pm – Report of a tree company truck impeding traffic on Mineral at Summer Avenue.
- 3:40pm – Fire Department assisting ambulance company with lift assist on Main Street.
- 4:37pm – Caller reporting fencing stolen from his Spring Street yard.
- 4:54pm – Report of erratic motor vehicle on Prescott Street at West Street.
- 6:12pm – Female screaming and swearing in South Street garage with door open.
- 8:03pm – Parkman Road resident reporting missing Chihuahua.
- 8:23pm – Text a tip for barking dog on Aurele Circle.
- 8:42pm – Officer found a disabled motor vehicle on Haverhill Street at Franklin Street.
- 9:51pm – Disable car in the parking lot of Home Goods on Main Street.
- 10:00pm – Suspicious car in the area of Bay State Road.
- 10:04pm – Motor vehicle parked at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street since early afternoon.
- 10:16pm – Motor vehicle stop Salem Street at Mandarin Restaurant. Verbal warning for speed.
