Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, December 8, 2023
- 12:40am – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 1:29am – CO detector activation at a Gazebo Circle residence.
- 1:57am – Arrest of a suspect found in a vehicle on Main Street.
- 4:57am- Smoke detector activation at a Taylor Drive residence.
- 5:55am – All-night parking warnings issued.
- 7:04am – DPW notified that a light bulb is out on the menorah on the common.
- 8:01am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 10:19am – All-night parking exception on Linden Street.
- 10:59am – Minor two-vehicle crash on Cedar Street. No injuries reported.
- 1:02pm – Oye’s Restaurant reports stolen beer kegs.
- 1:29pm – Possible injured bird on a trail on Strout Street.
- 5:36pm – Report of vehicles double-parked on Haven Street.
- 5:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Avon Street.
- 6:21pm – Unit flagged down regarding stolen property on Ash Street.
- 6:57pm – Traffic lights not working at Walkers Brook Drive and New Crossing Road.
- 8:52pm – Deceased deer in the road on Main Street.
- 8:54pm – All-night parking exception on Chequesette Road.
- 9:58pm – Strong odor of gas reported on New Crossing Road.
- 10:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 10:19pm – Commercial alarm at Market Basket on General Way.
- 10:25pm – Kenneth Street resident reports brown water.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
- 5:54am – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
- 5:58am – All-night parking warnings issued.
- 6:17am – Probation department requests a check on a County Road resident.
- 7:11am – RMHS field house alarm.
- 8:56am – Sinkhole forming on High Street.
- 9:36am – Alarm sounding at the Goddard School on Torre Street.
- 10:07am – DPW notified that the gate to the Town Forest on Strout Avenue was left open.
- 10:32am – Assistance rendered to a Gould Street resident.
- 10:44am – Old Mill Lane resident reports that an Amazon truck damaged their mailbox.
- 11:18am – All-night parking exception granted on Linden Street.
- 1:38pm – Missing wallet reported on Main Street.
- 3:24pm – Archstone Circle resident reports receiving a threatening text message.
- 4:26pm – Caller reports a hit and run on South Street.
- 4:38pm – Grove Street resident reports receiving harassing phone calls.
- 6:46pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Main Street.
- 6:57pm – All-night parking exception granted for Main Street.
- 8:58pm – Washington Street resident seeks assistance regarding neighbor complaints.
- 9:28pm – Multiple lights on the Town Hall menorah are not working.
- 11:28pm – Report of a loud house party on Aurele Circle.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
- 12:03am – Caller reports a person knocked on their door then took off in a vehicle.
- 12:43am – Unit came upon an open back door at the Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:32am – Commercial alarm at Mobil on the Run on Main Street.
- 6:05am – All-night parking warnings issued.
- 9:10am – Outside chemical odor reported on Gould Street.
- 10:47am – CO detector activation at a Carnation Circle residence.
- 11:41am – Alarm for inside odor of smoke at a John Street residence.
- 12:52pm – Archstone Circle resident reports a threatening text message.
- 1:28pm – All-night parking exception granted on Hillcrest Road.
- 1:55pm – School alarm at Killam Elementary School.
- 2:12pm – Lynn PD reports a wallet for a Pearl Street resident was turned in to them.
- 2:41pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 2:55pm – Taylor Drive resident reports concern over a fan running in a garage.
- 3:56pm – Owner of Fusillis Cucina reports that parties walked out without paying their check.
- 4:23pm – Report of flooding on Main Street.
- 5:00pm – Report of water pooling on Haverhill Street.
- 5:49pm – Fairmount Road resident reports a suspicious vehicle in a driveway for twenty minutes.
- 5:52pm – Main Street resident reports damage to their vehicle.
- 6:07pm – Fire alarm at an Edgemont Avenue residence.
- 7:49pm – Wires sparking on a utility pole on Pearl Street.
- 8:36pm – All-night parking exception granted on Forest Street.
- 8:46pm – Zachary Lane resident reports a suspicious vehicle parked by a house for over thirty minutes.
- 9:03pm – Eastway resident reports vandalized Christmas lights.
- 9:06pm – All-night parking exception granted on Chesquesette Road.
- 10:23pm – Door motion alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
