READING, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, January 26, 2024
- 1:00am – Extra check of Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 5:56am – All-night parking violations issued.
- 7:31am – Investigation of a fire alarm at a West Street residence.
- 7:55am – Officer standing by for a delivery on Bancroft Avenue.
- 8:52am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked for longer than the time limit on Main Street.
- 9:00am – Check of the Bank of America on Main Street,
- 10:04am – Report of vandalism at an Abigail Way residence.
- 11:12am – All-night parking exception granted on Hemlock Road.
- 11:25am – Disabled vehicle on the Haverhill/Salem Street rotary.
- 12:11pm – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 12:39pm- Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking a Charles Street driveway.
- 1:31pm – Rustic Lane resident reports a past incident with a suspicious person.
- 2:15pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 2:17pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 2:40pm – Traffic lights not cycling at West Street and South Street.
- 4:59pm – Attempt to serve a section twelve notice to a Walnut Street resident.
- 5:32pm – Report of a large pothole on Grove Street.
- 6:05pm – Report of a hit and run in the Market Basket parking lot on General Way.
- 9:09pm – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 9:25pm – Caller reports that the lights are stuck on red on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:34pm – Resident wishes to speak to a sergeant regarding a Walnut Street neighbor.
- 9:51pm – Warrant arrest of a suspect on Main Street as the result of a vehicle stop.
- 10:51pm – Suspicious person walking on Van Norden Road.
- 11:43pm – Verbal warning for a stop sign violation on Harrison Street.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
- 2:05am – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 5:58am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 7:45am – Possible vehicle fire at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:09am – Lift assist for a Haverhill Street resident.
- 9:11am – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 9:58am – Inside odor of gas reported in a Riverside Drive residence.
- 10:17am – DPW notified that sewage is coming into a Beaver Road residence.
- 10:40am – Assistance rendered to a Union Street resident.
- 10:57am – Report that two dogs are in a vehicle at Market Basket on General Way.
- 11:44am – Individual accuses a Bay State Road resident of keying their car in a parking lot.
- 12:27pm – Assistance rendered to a Hopkins Street resident.
- 1:12pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Co-op Bank on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:18pm – Call transferred to Stoneham PD for an erratic driver on Main Street.
- 1:45pm – Drivers license found on Main Street turned in at RPD.
- 4:28pm – Attempt to serve a section twelve notice to a Walnut Street resident.
- 4:42pm – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 5:19pm – Two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive. No injuries reported.
- 6:22pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Ash Street.
- 9:25pm – Arrest of suspect for OUI and erratic vehicle operation on Lowell Street.
- 9:44pm – Report of a lost set of keys on Middlesex Avenue.
Sunday, January 28, 2024
- 12:08am – Lift assist for an Archstone Circle resident.
- 12:45am – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 12:47am – Prescott Street resident reports harassment from an ex-girlfriend.
- 3:01am – Audible smoke and CO alarm at a Pine Ridge Road residence.
- 5:09am – Cross Street resident reports hearing loud screams in the area.
- 5:24am – Lift assist for a Prescott Street resident.
- 5:50am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 8:52am – Door alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 9:57am – Lift assist for a Temple Street resident.
- 10:29am – DPW notified of water flowing from the curb on Deering Street.
- 11:04am – Attempt to serve a section twelve notice to Walnut Street resident.
- 11:29am – Follow-up with a Hopkins Street resident.
- 1:07pm – Credit card found at Liquor Junction on General Way.
- 2:11pm – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
- 6:30pm – Prescott Street resident wants to speak to an officer about a previous case.
- 8:53pm – Traffic lights out at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 9:33pm – Extra check of a Hopkins Street residence.
