Reading Police Log January 15-16, 2024

Excerpts from the Reading Policy and Fire log:

Monday, January 15, 2024

  • 5:35am – Commercial alarm at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 5:44am – All-night parking citations issued.
  • 8:18am – Commercial alarm at Longhorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 9:33am – Report of icy conditions on Woburn Street.
  • 9:50am – Complaint regarding construction vehicles impeding traffic on Washington Street.
  • 1:09am – Teacher unable to silence alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
  • 2:21pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Salem Street. No injuries reported.
  • 3:46pm – Lift assist for a Gazebo Circle resident.
  • 5:01pm – A Louanis Drive resident reports being a victim of a scam.
  • 6:21pm – Purse found in the elevator at Ace Flats on Gould Street.
  • 7:06pm – Wallet found in front of CVS on Main Street.
  • 7:50pm – Batchelder Road resident found vehicle open.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  • 1:48am – Traffic lights not functioning properly at Walkers Brook Ddrive and New Crossing Road.
  • 4:53am – Caller complaint regardingcomplainstregarding noise from a trash truck on Ash Street.
  • 5:30am – All-night parking citations issued.
  • 8:26am – Lakeview Avenue resident reports a drone is being flown near the windows.
  • 8:45am – Report of a lost diamond cross and ring at Market Basket on General Way.
  • 11:09am – Follow-up visit with a Batchelder Road resident.
  • 11:33am – Postal truck struck a cement pillar on South Street.
  • 11:55am – Store manager at the Paper Store on Walkers Brook Drive requests a check of the business.
  • 12:19pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a handicap spot at Town Hall.
  • 2:11pm – Artis Senior Living on Main Street reports a disgruntled former employee is in the lobby.
  • 2:16pm – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Weston Road. No injuries reported.
  • 4:16pm – Report of a prior two-vehicle crash on Ash Street.
  • 4:27pm – Report that a plow hit a mailbox on Lisa Lane.
  • 6:02pm – Walnut Street resident reports stolen jewelry.
  • 6:49pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Franklin Street. No injuries reported.
  • 7:22pm – Train track Gate stuck down on New Crossing Road.
  • 9:59pm – Verbal warning issued for an equipment violation on Cape Cod Road.