READING, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- 12:01am – Commercial alarm at Meadowbrook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 12:35am – Report that water is coming down from the ceilings of multiple units in a Main Street building.
- 12:53pm – Water is coming through the ceiling of an Ash Street apartment.
- 1:34am – Suspicious person attempted to enter RFD.
- 2:58am – Commercial alarm at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:12am – Winslow Street resident reports a water problem in the basement.
- 4:40am – Main Street resident reports that water from the backyard is flooding the house.
- 4:54am – Possible malfunction with the lights at Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 5:09am – Commercial alarm at the Shell Station on Main Street.
- 5:28am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 5:34am – Heavy water overflowing in front of the DPW on New Crossing Road.
- 6:02am – Commercial alarm at Meadowbrook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 6:21am – Commercial alarm at Sartel Electric on Ash Street.
- 6:34am – Property manager at the TASC building on Walkers Brook Drive requests escort of a suspicious person.
- 7:09am – Report that a phone pole is leaning toward houses on Dividence Road.
- 7:24am – DPW notified of a missing utility access cover on County Road.
- 7:31am – Arcing wires causing a tree fire on Main Street.
- 7:38am – Timberneck Drive resident reports a flooded basement.
- 7:51am – FD reports water in the basement of a Timberneck Drive resident.
- 9:33am – Gas access cover is missing on Bancroft Avenue.
- 10:46am – Old Farm Road resident reports a suspicious vehicle is in front of the home.
- 12:06pm – Gould Street resident reports an ongoing issue with a dog on the roof.
- 12:59pm – Traffic lights are stuck on red at South Street and West Street.
- 1:09pm – County Road resident reports possible ID theft.
- 1:47pm – Possible wire on the street on Waverly Road.
- 1:59pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Woburn Street.
- 2:17pm – Wescroft Rad resident reports a water issue in the basement.
- 2:20pm – Report of a past minor vehicle crash on Ash Street.
- 2:47pm – Commercial alarm at the Pro Shop on Grove Street.
- 3:42pm – Mathnasium on Main Street reports that kids are banging on the windows and running away.
- 3:59pm – DPW notified that a no parking sign on Parker Street has been knocked over and is on the sidewalk.
- 5:30pm – DPW notified that a no parking sign on Hopkins Lane was knocked down.
- 6:12pm – Officer came upon a loose dog on Heather Drive.
- 6:49pm – Woman’s bag found in an Ash Street parking lot.
- 7:33pm – Small purse found on Minot Street.
- 9:32pm – Commercial alarm at Comically Speaking on Main Street.
- 9:55pm – Fox Run Lane resident reports a water problem.
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- 12:47am – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 12:58am – Possible audible smoke alarm on Pearl Street.
- 3:02am – Light post is broken on Lowell Street.
- 3:59am – Commercial alarm at Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 6:00am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 6:40am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:20am – Report that two persons are arguing in the hallway of a Gould Street building.
- 8:41am – Traffic lights not cycling properly at West Street and South Street.
- 10:18am – CO detector activation at a Hartshorn Street residence.
- 11:00am – Wire down on Linden Street.
- 12:29pm – Complaint regarding a parking issue at the General Washington apartments on Main Street.
- 12:44pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to move over for an emergency vehicle on the Salem Street rotary.
- 12:53pm – Possible water feed break at a Harrison Street residence.
- 1:16pm – Suspicious persons are yelling outside on Green Street.
- 2:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street.
- 2:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Oakland Road.
- 2:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Hanscom Avenue.
- 2:48pm – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street.
- 3:00pm – Complaint that an Amazon truck is parked in a handicapped space on Haven Street.
- 4:28pm – All-night parking exception granted on Harvard Street.
- 5:39pm – Minor two-vehicle crash on the Salem Street rotary. No injuries reported.
- 9:58pm – All-night parking exception granted for five vehicles on John Street.
