Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, May 17, 2024
- 12:01am – Washington Street female stating male party took her motor vehicle.
- 12:58am – Officer found youths on the back field of RMHS.
- 1:02am – Officer found two motor vehicles in the upper RMHS lot.
- 1:40am – Group of youths being disruptive on RMHS Turf 2.
- 4:00am – A suspicious motor vehicle pulled up beside a house on Martin Road.
- 6:08am – Traffic enforcement Main at Hopkins Street.
- 6:17am – Traffic enforcement Main at Washington Street.
- 8:56am – Two landscaping trucks are blocking South Street.
- 9:54am – Commercial alarm Bank of America ATM Main Street.
- 11:06am – Motor vehicle stop Oakland Road at Waverly Road. Verbal warning for speed.
- 11:16am – Fire department quarterly inspection of RMHS on Oakland Road.
- 11:38am – Elderly male reporting B&E to apartment on Bay State Road.
- 12:22pm – Commercial vehicle parked on John Street near Village Street, impeding traffic.
- 12:34pm – Suspicious male in the Bancroft Avenue area.
- 12:28pm – Young raccoon looks unwell on South Main Street.
- 1:01pm – Disabled motor vehicle on Main Street at Locust Street.
- 1:03pm – Accidental 911 from Mineral Street cellphone.
- 1:08pm – Woman walking dog at Charles Lawn Cemetery verbally abusive to cemetery crew.
- 1:15pm – Disabled school bus Haverhill Street.
- 1:27pm – Traffic enforcement Main Street at Woburn Street.
- 1:59pm – Sanborn Lane resident found a set of brass knuckles and a knife in driveway.
- 2:08pm – Tractor trailer unit blocking the intersection at Main Street at Chase Bank.
- 2:20pm – Fire department box received for Reading Health Center on Pond Meadow Drive.
- 3:26pm – Motor vehicle stop Salem Street at Harrison Street. Verbal warning for red light violation.
- 3:26pm – Traffic enforcement Main Street at Salem Street.
- 3:35pm – Residential alarm Milepost Road.
- 3:48pm – Young boys ringing doorbells and running on Minot Street at Park Avenue.
- 3:58pm – Fire department box alarm on Richards Road. Inside odor of gas.
- 4:06pm – Accidental 911 call from Bay State Road.
- 4:44pm – Melrose PD requesting check of a juvenile female on Washington Street.
- 5:48pm – Motor vehicle Main Street at Washington Street.
- 5:52pm – Follow-up visit to the Honda Dealer on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:17pm – Complaint application filed as the result of a motor vehicle stop on Haverhill Street at Camp Curtis Guild.
- 6:34pm – Male reporting possible road rage issue on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:53pm – Traffic enforcement Haverhill Street at Charles Street.
- 7:13pm – Follow up visit Minot Street for camera footage.
- 8:10pm – Residence fire alarm Bond Street.
- 8:48pm – Grove Street resident reporting large group entering town forest.
- 9:15pm – Text-a-tip for a loud party in Charles Street backyard.
- 9:43pm – Buckingham Drive homeowner with an ongoing issue with youths ringing doorbell.
- 10:18pm – Motor vehicle stop Woodbine Street at Summer Avenue. Verbal warning, failure to wear seatbelts.
- 11:02pm – Disabled motor vehicle with dead battery on Main Street at Venetian Moon.
- 11:08pm – Traffic enforcement Woburn Street at Lincoln Street.
- 11:18pm – Possible underage drinking behind Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
- 4:32am – Commercial alarm Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 6:06am – Motor vehicle illegally parked – zero violations.
- 9:34am – Vehicles backing up and impeding access to building lot Pond Meadow Drive.
- 10:06am – Female upset regarding sale of trailer on Main Street.
- 10:52am – Commercial alarm Tower Home Loans on Main Street.
- 11:38am – Wallet turned in to detail officer on Haverhill Street.
- 2:32pm – Disabled ice cream truck on Pearl Street.
- 3:03pm – Alarm at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 4:26pm – Vale Road husband and wife receiving harassing text messages.
- 4:40pm – Accidental 911 call from Morgan Park.
- 4:59pm – Female bumped into a hydrant with motor vehicle with no water leak on Haven Street.
- 7:06pm – Motor vehicle towed for unregistered “non renewable” on Haverhill Street.
- 8:01pm – Traffic enforcement Main Street at Pleasant Street.
- 9:42pm – Motor vehicle stop Salem Street at Planet Fitness. Verbal warning for marked lanes violation.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
- 3:46am – Unknown vehicle shining headlights into Marin Road home.
- 5:32am – Stop sign knocked down Bay State Road at Haverhill Street.
- 9:01am – Two youths dropped off an unknown package in front of a Lilah Lane house.
- 9:46am – Empty package dropped off at the front of a Catherine Avenue house.
- 10:23am – Lost silver platinum diamond wedding ring on Harriman Avenue.
- 12:35pm – Motor vehicle illegally parked in handicap spot on Salem Street.
- 1:28pm – Wakefield Street resident reporting mailbox damage.
- 1:46pm – Trailer left on side of Victoria Avenue.
- 1:51pm – Report of multiple motor vehicles parked in fire lane at REI on Salem Street.
- 2:46pm – Elderly female out walking on Dana Road, may appear confused.
- 3:44pm – Youth riding bikes in the parking lot of Square Liquors on High Street.
- 3:54pm – Beaver Road resident turned ammo in for disposal.
- 4:00pm – Child stuck in playground fixture at Birch Meadow Elementary.
- 4:12pm – Lawrence Road resident reported vandalism to motor vehicle.
- 5:43pm – Motor vehicle hit a bicyclist on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:01pm – Officer found two motor vehicles stopped in rotary.
- 6:54pm – Motor vehicle stop on Lowell Street near town hall for a red light violation.
- 7:09pm – Fire Department street box received for Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 8:25pm – Motor vehicle stop on Puritan Road at Lowell Street. Verbal warning for expired inspection.
- 8:54pm – Report of a suspicious male in the Pilgrim Road area.
- 9:26pm – Commercial alarm at Fusilli’s Cucina on Main Street.
