Reading Police Log October 2-3, 2024

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

  • 12:11am – Fire alarm activation at a High Street residence.
  • 4:03am – Alarm at Parker Middle School.
  • 6:41am – Traffic enforcement on Rocky Road.
  • 7:14am – Stoneham PD reports a tractor-trailer with the tailgate down on Main Street.
  • 7:21am – Report of a coyote on King Street.
  • 8:52am – Follow-up visit with an Elderberry Lane resident.
  • 9:13am – Fire drill at Austin Preparatory School.
  • 11:40am – Complaint regarding notes being left on a vehicle on Woburn Street.
  • 11:45am – Officer came upon a disabled vehicle on Salem Street.
  • 12:56pm – Wallet turned in at RPD.
  • 1:58pm – Alarm at Parker Middle School.
  • 2:13pm – Traffic enforcement on New Crossing Road.
  • 2:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
  • 2:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Shelby Road.
  • 2:39pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
  • 3:37am – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration on Longview Road.
  • 5:50pm – Emerald Drive residents report that there is no water running in their faucet or their toilet.
  • 6:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
  • 7:36pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to stop on Main Street.
  • 10:21pm – Overlook Road resident reports a slight odor of smoke on the street.
  • 10:48pm – Smoke alarm activation at a Mt. Vernon Street residence.

Thursday, October 3, 2024

  • 6:07am – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
  • 6:10am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 6:52am – Order to repossess received via fax.
  • 8:05am – Report of an ongoing dispute between neighbors.
  • 8:12am – Traffic enforcement on Waverly Road.
  • 10:24am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 10:28am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
  • 10:40am – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
  • 10:42am – Follow-up visit at RMHS.
  • 10:56am – Box truck struck a street sign on Intervale Terrace.
  • 12:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
  • 12:57pm – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
  • 1:19pm – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
  • 1:36pm – PD and FD informed regarding after hours training and shooting taking place tonight on Range Road.
  • 2:24pm – Inside odor of gas reported on Sanborn Street.
  • 2:32pm – Vehicle struck while parked at the Burbank YMCA.
  • 2:54pm – Investigation of a three-vehicle crash on Main Street.
  • 3:42pm – Report that a wallet was stolen at Market Basket on General Way.
  • 4:53pm – Elderberry Lane resident reports that an unknown vehicle has been parked across the street for over an hour.
  • 4:59pm – Report of a deceased raccoon on Main Street.
  • 5:54pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Hopkins Street.
  • 6:44pm – Caller reports that water is leaking in the road on Franklin Street.
  • 7:53pm – Report of a suspicious vehicle parked on Symonds Way.
  • 8:10pm – Disabled vehicle reported on Harnden Street.
  • 10:27pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
  • 10:36pm – Traffic enforcement on Haven Street.