Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- 5:27am – Disabled vehicle on Woburn Street.
- 6:22am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:36am – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 6:37am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 7:05am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:20am – Complaint regarding vehicles ignoring a detour on Green Street.
- 8:37am – FD and PD informed about a moving vehicle that will be parked overnight on Haven Street.
- 9:21am – Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 9:34am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Village Street.
- 9:43am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Village Street.
- 9:51am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 10:11am – Verbal warning for speed issued on Wakefield Street.
- 10:33am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Wakefield Street.
- 12:02pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 1:56pm – Report that gravel is in the road on Lowell Street.
- 1:56pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 2:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 3:01pm – Report that a group of youth on bikes are impeding traffic on Haverhill Street.
- 3:02pm – Large sink hole forming on Main Street.
- 5:20pm – Caller reports that their vehicle was damaged in the Town Hall parking lot.
- 6:09pm – Dispute over funds paid for services at Central Custom Tailor on Main Street.
- 6:47pm – Disabled vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:50pm – Ongoing issue with vehicles not stopping at Village Street and Green Street.
- 6:56pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 8:20pm – Door alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 9:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:56pm – Moped towed on Willard Road.
- 10:14pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Health Center on Pond Meadow Drive.
- 10:33 – Assistance rendered at a Woburn Street residence with a fire alarm sounding.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
- 5:55am – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 6:31am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:59am – Deceased skunk on Green Street.
- 7:40am – Traffic enforcement on Elliott Street.
- 7:58am – Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 8:00am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 8:04am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Elliott Street.
- 9:07am – Follow-up visit at RMHS.
- 10:16am – Disabled vehicle on South Street.
- 11:00am – Assistance rendered to a Howard Street resident with a VIN verification.
- 2:16pm – Amazon package found in the road on High Street.
- 2:28pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash in the Mobile on the Run parking lot on Main Street.
- 2:35pm – DPW notified of storm water backing up in a storm drain on Green Street.
- 3:10pm – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Pearl Street.
- 3:15pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
- 3:16pm – Vehicle repossession on Pine Ridge Road received via fax.
- 3:20pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Green Street.
- 3:25pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Green Street.
- 3:32pm – Raccoon stuck in a drain pipe on Linnea Lane.
- 6:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 6:08pm – FD and PD informed that a moving van will be parked on Haven Street overnight.
- 6:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 6:25pm – Fire alarm sounding in a Martin Road residence.
- 6:43pm – Lincoln Street resident reports an emergency vet visit.
- 7:09pm – Commercial alarm at Anton’s Cleaners on Harnden Street.
- 7:14pm – Caller on Haverhill Street reports being concerned regarding a person driving behind them.
