Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, April 26, 2024
- 5:54am – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street.
- 5:58am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:16am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:21am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 7:32am – Traffic enforcement on Selfridge Road.
- 7:38am – Crash detection reported on Partridge Road.
- 7:50am – Ride provided to Joshua Eaton Elementary School for a raffle winner.
- 7:56am – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 8:04am – Student transported to Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 8:05am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Haverhill Street.
- 8:18am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Haverhill Street.
- 10:06am – DPW notified of a deceased animal on Dudley Street.
- 10:11am – Attempt to serve a witness summons to a Hancock Street resident.
- 10:20am – Extra check of a Prospect Street residence.
- 10:21am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:57am – Disabled vehicle on Salem Street.
- 11:12am – Hit and run reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:19am – Elevator alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 11:54am – Belmont Street resident reports credit card fraud.
- 12:58pm – Traffic enforcement in Reading Square.
- 1:01pm – Speedboard deployment on Salem Street.
- 1:03pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Sanborn Street.
- 1:36pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 2:20pm – Strong odor of gas was reported on Beacon Street.
- 2:37pm – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 2:59pm – Disabled vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 3:06pm – Traffic enforcement on Timberneck Road.
- 3:41pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:32pm – Officers checking on a tent behind a home on Line Road.
- 6:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
- 6:18pm – House lockout on Bear Hill Road.
- 8:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 10:32pm – Extra check of an Augustus Court residence.
- 10:41pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:46pm – Extra check of Austin Preparatory School.
- 11:32pm – Caller reports a vehicle is racing in the RMHS parking lot.
- 11:46pm – Caller reports that teenagers are playing in Memorial Park after hours.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
- 12:32am – Cross Street resident requests a police visit.
- 12:46am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 3:42am – Fire alarm at a Wakefield Street residence.
- 5:56am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 5:57am – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:07am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:30am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Pearl Street.
- 8:16am – Supervisory alarm activation on Main Street.
- 8:47am – Complaint regarding parking overflow onto Main Street from an estate sale.
- 9:43am – Person tripped and fell over a cement post on Main Street.
- 10:29am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Benton Circle. No injuries reported.
- 10:57am – Mulch fire has possibly extended underneath a porch at a Pleasant Street residence.
- 11:00am – Officer participating at Healthy Kids Day at the Burbank YMCA.
- 11:09am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 11:26am – CO detector activation on Elliott Street.
- 11:42am – Complaint regarding a person yelling at passing traffic on Pleasant Street.
- 11:51am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 12:37pm – Washington Street resident reports stolen medication.
- 2:07pm – Complaint regarding a commercial vehicle carrier parked on Main Street.
- 2:20pm – Juniper Street resident reports that people were in her yard overnight.
- 3:43pm – Possible vandalism to vehicle tires on Maple Ridge Road.
- 5:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 5:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 6:00pm – Unknown alarm sounding in an Elderberry Lane residence.
- 6:47pm – Caller concerned regarding unknown youths in a Main Street building.
- 8:20pm – Report of youths stealing items in a backpack at the Mobil Gas Station on West Street.
- 8:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:17pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 9:54pm – Caller concerned regarding teens driving in the RMHS parking lot.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
- 12:48am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:19am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:22am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:46am – Outside odor of gas reported on Temple Street.
- 9:25am – Harrison Street resident reports a missing senior sign.
- 9:40am – Traffic light stuck on flashers at Walkers Brook Drive and New Crossing Road.
- 9:59am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:09am – Overflow church parking on Summer Avenue.
- 11:12am – Report that a dog was struck by a vehicle on William Road.
- 11:30am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Summer Avenue. No injuries reported.
- 1:33pm – PD and FD informed of a private investigator on Weston Road.
- 1:50pm – Report that a person is blowing yard waste into the street on Wentworth Road.
- 1:51pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle that is parked too far from the curb on Main Street and is impeding traffic.
- 3:19pm – Lawrence PD is looking to ID the operator of a vehicle.
- 4:12pm – Keys left inside an open crane on Main Street.
- 5:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:21pm – Request for extra checks of a Juniper Circle residence.
- 5:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.
- 5:34pm – Supervisory alarm at Rise 475 on Main Street.
- 6:24pm – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 7:41pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:33pm – Extra check of a Juniper Road residence.
- 9:21pm – Verbal warning for no headlights on Bancroft Avenue.
