READING, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, January 8, 2024
- 12:36am – Left hall motion alarm at Killam Elementary School.
- 1:07am – Power line across the road on Forest Street.
- 5:24am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 6:16am – Traffic lights not working at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 8:07am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Buckingham Drive.
- 8:21am – Report of a minor two-vehicle crash on Libby Avenue.
- 8:25am – Commercial alarm at Eastern Bank on Haven Street.
- 9:10am – Railroad gate stuck down on New Crossing Road.
- 9:16am – Disabled vehicle on Pearl Street.
- 9:36am – Low-hanging wire on Latham Lane.
- 9:42am – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Pine Ridge Road. No injuries reported.
- 9:45am – Reading House of Pizza reports a customer made racial slurs last night.
- 10:00am – FD reports a low-hanging wire on Prescott Street.
- 10:22am – Neighbor reports an ongoing issue with a dog barking on Farmhouse Lane.
- 10:54am – Follow-up visit with a Gould Street resident.
- 11:11am – Verbal warning issued for an unsafe lane change and no license in possession on Chapin Avenue.
- 1:46pm – Tree limb sitting on a wire on Hopkins Street.
- 1:47pm – Injured hawk reported at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:57pm – Worker requests access to the water tower on Auburn Street.
- 3:48pm – Tree limb resting on wires on Bancroft Avenue.
- 3:58pm – Norman Road resident reports that personal information was leaked online.
- 4:38pm – Wire down across a Green Street driveway.
- 4:43pm – Wayland PD requests message delivery to a Washington Street resident.
- 5:27am – Commercial alarm at the Salem Five bank on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:43am – Short Street resident reports that the roads are not plowed.
- 8:28pm – All-night parking exception granted on Dudley Street.
- 10:19pm – Arrest of a suspect for speeding, OUI second offense, and possession of an open container.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- 12:28am – Franklin Street resident reports smoke in the basement.
- 12:51am – Report of inside odor of gas at a Franklin Street residence.
- 2:22am – Audible alarm at a Temple Street residence.
- 6:18am – CO detector activation at a Scout Hill Lane residence.
- 6:28am – DPW notified that a speed limit sign is in the road on Bethesda Lane.
- 6:34am – FD and PD informed that a private investigator is on Riverside Drive.
- 8:51am – Low-hanging wire on Howard Street.
- 9:12am – Officers attempt a death notification to a Main Street resident.
- 9:26am – Follow-up visit with a Gould Street resident.
- 10:01am – Lift assist for a Haven Street resident.
- 10:08am – Resident reports a lost military ID.
- 10:16am – Train gates stuck down on New Crossing Road.
- 11:36am – DPW notified of a deceased rabbit on Warren Avenue.
- 11:51am – Manhole cover missing on a Main Street sidewalk.
- 2:20pm – Crossing guard fell on the ice at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 2:44pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle that is parked on Chapin Avenue and is making it difficult for emergency vehicles.
- 3:36pm – Traffic lights are stuck on red at South Street and West Street.
- 3:56pm – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 4:20pm – Report that two vehicles on Main Street have the same tags.
- 6:23pm – All-night parking exception granted on Lee Street.
- 6:29pm – Verbal warning issued for no headlights on Cross Street.
- 6:39pm – All-night parking exception granted for two vehicles on Hillcrest Road.
- 9:29am – Lift assist for a Prescott Street resident.
- 10:08pm – Report that a Christmas tree is in the road on Winter Street.
- 10:23pm – Door alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
