Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, October 18, 2024
- 5:00am – Vehicle repossession order received via fax.
- 6:04am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:47am – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 7:55am – Traffic enforcement on Boswell Road.
- 7:58am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 7:58am – Traffic enforcement on Oakland Road.
- 8:18am – Commercial alarm at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:11am – Complaint regarding construction vehicles making it difficult to pass on Strout Avenue.
- 9:53am – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 10:29am – Train gates stuck down on New Crossing Road.
- 10:35am – Charles Street resident reports that a vehicle was struck during the night.
- 10:54am – Henzie Street resident reports receiving threatening texts.
- 12:16pm – Report that a vehicle parked in a Haven Street lot was struck by another vehicle.
- 2:57pm – Orange Street resident reports a stolen package.
- 3:01pm – Lights not cycling properly at Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 3:48pm – Report that two solicitors are on Audubon Road.
- 5:34pm – Complaint regarding an EV parked at a Main Street charging station for over eight hours.
- 7:28pm – Assistance rendered to Waltham PD in looking for a stolen vehicle.
- 8:11pm – Woburn Street resident reports a problem with a smoke detector.
- 8:31pm – Report that a person refuses to leave Planet Fitness on Salem Street and is screaming at an employee.
- 9:18pm – All night parking exception granted at RMHS.
- 9:23pm – Extra check of a Chapin Avenue residence.
- 9:39pm – Report that a large group of youths may be fighting on Salem Street.
- 11:03pm – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
- 2:14am – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
- 6:20am – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
- 6:25am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:26am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 2:24pm – Report that there are four motor bikes in the Town Forest.
- 3:05pm – Traffic lights remaining red at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 3:22pm – Main Street resident reports that packages were stolen from inside the building.
- 3:36pm – Main Street resident reports that a neighbor is removing a fence and burning it.
- 4:20pm – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 7:53pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on West Street.
- 9:01pm – Buckingham Drive resident reports that youths are banging on their door and running away.
- 10:01pm – Smoke detector activation in a Minot Street business.
- 10:47pm – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
- 11:10pm – Extra check of a Chapin Avenue residence.
- 11:38pm – Report that a large group of kids are fighting on Van Norden Road.
Sunday, October 20, 2024
- 4:23am – Unfounded domestic disturbance reported on Johnson Woods Drive.
- 4:55am – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
- 5:53am – Lights not functioning properly at Walkers Brook Drive and General Way.
- 5:58am – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 6:41am – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 6:49am – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 10:45am – Dispute regarding a deposit for a massage on Lawrence Road.
- 11:46am – Training room alarm at RMHS.
- 11:54am – Officer performs a drive-by for a youth with cancer on Edgemont Avenue.
- 12:44pm – Bancroft Avenue resident reports stolen masonry supplies.
- 3:45pm – Meter shut off open on Winthrop Avenue.
- 4:02pm – Worker at the Shell Station on Walkers Brook Drive was spit upon in the drive thru window.
- 5:14pm – Fire detector activation at a Main Street group home.
- 5:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 5:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 6:30pm – Vehicle stop on Pleasant Street.
- 6:42pm – Arrest of one suspect for unlicensed operation on Pearl Street.
- 7:37pm – One suspect taken into protective custody after standing on Franklin Street yelling for two hours.
- 9:00pm – Lift assist for a Forest Street resident.
