Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:08am – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
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- 6:08am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:40am – Officer monitoring a traffic light at West Street and South Street.
- 9:29am – Officer monitoring traffic light at West Street and South Street.
- 9:57am – Text-a-Tip parking complaint on Locust Street.
- 11:18am – Complaint regarding a tractor trailer taking up a lane of traffic while unloading on Main Street.
- 11:28am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked on the corner of Knollwood and Main Street.
- 1:05pm – Follow-up phone call with a gas station on Main Street.
- 1:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 2:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 3:26pm – Low wire reported on Bay State Road.
- 3:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 3:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Hillcrest Road.
- 3:56pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked on a Granger Avenue property for 18 months.
- 4:42pm – Lift assist for a Prospect Street resident.
- 4:50pm – Suspicious person walking on Main Street.
- 5:19pm – Complaint regarding panhandlers in front of Market Basket on General Way.
- 5:40pm – Report of a vehicle with a passenger holding an infant in lap on Woburn Street.
- 6:34pm – Outdoor odor of gas reported on Main Street.
- 7:41pm- Gould Street resident reports receiving threats.
- 8:34pm – Crosswalk lights not working at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 8:40pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking traffic on Brook Street.
- 8:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 9:49pm – Bancroft Avenue resident reports that a vehicle drove by and honked and yelled at children.
- 10:44pm – DPW garage door left open.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
- 1:39am – Commercial alarm at Pizza World on Main Street.
- 6:04am – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:18am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:40am – Report that smoke is coming from a Washington Street building.
- 7:08am – Issue with a Lyft driver at First Baptist Church on Woburn Street.
- 7:29am – Commercial alarm at Anthony’s on Main Street.
- 7:42am – Lost purse and wallet on Woburn Street.
- 8:16am – Audible alarm at a Springvale Road residence.
- 8:20am – Follow-up visit with a Granger Avenue resident.
- 8:56am – Verbal warning for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 9:50am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 10:22am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 12:38pm – Pedestrian light signaling with every light cycle on Lowell Street.
- 12:58pm – Verbal warning issued for a one-way violation on Linden Street.
- 2:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street.
- 2:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:17pm – BOLO from Tewksbury PD regarding a vehicle involved in a domestic incident.
- 6:33pm – Caller reports suspicious activity in a parked vehicle on Walnut Street.
- 6:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 6:47pm – Elderberry Lane resident reports finding damage to their hubcaps.
- 7:38pm – Loose dog found on King Street.
- 9:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 10:16pm – Arrest of a suspect for breaking into cars on Putnam Road.
