Reading Police Log December 13-14, 2023

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

  • 12:35am – Gould Street resident seeks advice regarding a neighbor.
  • 5:56am – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
  • 6:33am – Glenmere Circle resident reports a sewage backup in the basement.
  • 7:16am – Unit attempts to reset flashing traffic lights at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
  • 7:26am – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
  • 7:37am – Fire alarm sounding at a Main Street residence.
  • 7:53am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 8:48am – Tractor trailer unit struck and damaged a traffic light at Main Street and Salem Street.
  • 10:52am – Report that a suspicious person is acting strange on High Street.
  • 12:25pm – Complaint regarding a gas vehicle parked in an EV charging spot on Haven Street.
  • 1:48pm – Report that a hawk appears caught in the netting under the Route 93 overpass on West Street.
  • 2:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
  • 2:22pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
  • 2:43pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 3:13pm – Speedboard deployment on Eaton Street.
  • 3:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
  • 3:21pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
  • 4:44pm – Officer standing by for menorah lighting at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
  • 7:42pm – BOLO from East Providence, Rhode Island.
  • 8:29pm – Salem Street resident reports harassment.
  • 8:29pm – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
  • 11:07pm – Gould Street resident reports a noise complaint regarding an upstairs neighbor.
  • 11:52pm – Caller reports a suspicious vehicle on Bancroft Avenue.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

  • 1:40am – All-night parking exception granted on Belmont Street.
  • 3:10am – Unit reports a suspicious vehicle with its lights on at Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 8:01am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 8:47am – Report that a hawk is stuck in the netting under the Route 93 bridge on West Street.
  • 11:53am – Report that a dog is running loose in traffic on Bethesda Lane.
  • 12:04pm – Resident reports an accidental fire alarm activation in an Elderberry Lane residence.
  • 12:24pm – Follow-up visit at the Shell Station on Main Street.
  • 1:35pm – Three-year old child locked in a bedroom on Victoria Avenue.
  • 1:50pm – Disabled vehicle on Salem Street.
  • 1:59pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
  • 2:15pm – Traffic enforcement on Landers Road.
  • 2:42pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
  • 3:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
  • 3:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Oakland Road.
  • 3:29pm – Follow-up visit by a counselor.
  • 3:31pm – Items left in a Lyft ride at Bertucci’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 4:04pm – Eaton Street resident reports damage to vehicle.
  • 4:58pm – Caller reports a past dog bite.
  • 6:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
  • 7:00pm – DPW notified of low water pressure on Gazebo Circle.
  • 8:35pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
  • 10:36pm – All-night parking exception granted on Mt. Vernon Street.
  • 11:16pm – All-night parking exception granted on Chequesette Road.