READING, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, December 15, 2023
- 1:35am – Fire Alarm activation at a Buckingham Drive residence.
- 7:53am – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration on Green Street.
- 8:04am – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 8:29am – Complaint regarding a crane with a boom hanging over the road on Main Street.
- 9:52am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 11:38am – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 12:20pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 12:44pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Franklin Street and Sunset Rock Lane.
- 12:47pm – Mutual aid was given to Stoneham PD regarding a person who withdrew a large amount of cash from Stoneham Bank.
- 12:53pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 1:34pm – Report of a package on the side of the road on Franklin Street labeled “Hazardous Waste.”
- 1:56pm – Old Farm Road resident reports being scammed into buying gift cards.
- 2:20pm – Report of a suspicious person outside the New England School of Ballet on Lowell Street.
- 2:31pm – Charles Street resident reports issues with the alarm in their basement.
- 2:40pm – Lights not cycling properly at Franklin Street and Main Street.
- 3:10pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on the Haverhill Street rotary. No injuries reported.
- 5:19pm – Market Basket on General Way reports a person creating a disturbance while attempting to steal.
- 6:49pm – Report of a minor fender bender in the upper municipal parking lot on Haven Street.
- 7:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 8:27pm – Riverside Drive resident reports youths in the woods lighting a campfire.
- 9:30pm – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Grove Street. No injuries reported.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
- 12:30am – Lift assist for an Archstone Circle resident.
- 1:48am – Caller reports that a Blueberry Lane residence has an alarm sounding with an open slider door.
- 6:09am – All-night parking warnings issued.
- 8:14am – Fire alarm activation at an Eaton Street residence.
- 8:59am – Verbal warning issued for a red light and cell phone violation on Haven Street.
- 9:05am – West Street resident complaint regarding a landscaper.
- 9:19am – Main Street gas station customer reports an issue with an attendant.
- 11:09am – Key fob found at RMHS turned in at RPD.
- 11:21am – DPW notified of a gauge in the right front tire of an RFD rescue truck.
- 11:41am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on the Haverhill Street rotary.
- 12:48pm – Summer Avenue resident reports a lost dog.
- 1:04pm – Possible sick or injured coyote reported on Lisa Lane.
- 1:19pm – All-night parking exception granted on South Street.
- 1:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 1:32pm – Disabled vehicle on Union Street.
- 2:31pm – South Street resident seeks assistance with a contractor.
- 5:06pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Main Street.
- 6:39pm – Emergency vehicle having difficulty with a congested roadway on Village Street.
- 6:49pm – Complaint regarding construction equipment parked on Sturges Road with non-reflective markings.
- 7:13pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 8:03pm – All-night parking exception granted on Forest Street.
- 9:41pm – Group of youths seen jumping a fence into a restricted area at RMHS.
- 9:46pm – All-night parking exception granted on Pleasant Street.
- 10:17pm – Report of a vehicle traveling at high speed on Selfridge Road.
- 10:42pm – Selfridge Road resident reports a group of teens yelling and swearing in the area.
Sunday, December 17, 2023
- 3:47am – Washington Street resident reports an ongoing issue with a barking dog.
- 4:38am – Report of a suspicious person walking on Main Street.
- 8:55am – Door alarm at Barrows Elementary School.
- 10:08am – Lowell Street resident reports that someone rummaged through their mailbox during the night.
- 10:24am – Frank Tanner Drive resident reports ongoing harassment by a neighbor.
- 11:19am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Main Street.
- 11:42am – Men’s wallet turned in at RPD.
- 12:05pm – Summit Drive resident concerned regarding a drone flying near their balcony.
- 12:15pm – Report of a dog off a leash at Parker Middle School.
- 1:37pm – Verbal warning issued for an unregistered vehicle on Cross Street.
- 2:19pm – Avalon Road resident reports threats from a neighbor.
- 2:29pm – Report that AirPods have been tracked to an address in town.
- 2:37pm – Lift assist for a Batchelder Road resident.
- 3:44pm – Drainage grate on the side of the road on Curtis Street.
- 6:22pm – Fire alarm activation at a Forest Street residence.
- 6:27pm – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 6:54pm – Report of an audible alarm sounding at the pump house on Joseph Way.
- 7:58pm – Suspicious person took a picture of an Avon Street house and drove off.
- 11:00pm – Summer Avenue resident reports that three people in three vehicles parked in front of their home then took off.