Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, October 21, 2024
- 1:27am – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
- 6:08am – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:12am – Unit reports a broken PA system speaker at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 6:24am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:32am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:39am – Property check request on Sanborn Street.
- 8:49am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in a handicap space at Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 9:48am – Phone found inside an ATM at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
- 10:05am – Report that a jacket and keys were stolen from inside a vehicle yesterday at Mandarin-Reading on Salem Street.
- 11:47am – Report that smoke is coming from a house on Main Street.
- 1:23pm – Two reports of harassing and stalking behavior on Whittier Road.
- 1:29pm – Burning odor reported at Burger King on Main Street.
- 2:11pm – Washington Street resident reports fraudulent accounts opened in that person’s name.
- 2:12pm – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 2:44pm – Report of an escaped dog on Green Street.
- 3:10pm – Traffic lights not working at Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 3:13pm – Traffic lights not working at Franklin Street and Main Street.
- 5:12pm – Disabled vehicle on Washington Street.
- 5:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 5:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Arcadia Avenue.
- 5:44pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on General Way.
- 6:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street.
- 6:02pm – Milepost Road resident reports inappropriate online posts.
- 6:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:51pm – Report that a suspicious person is rocking back and forth on a parked motorcycle at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 7:11pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 7:40pm – Truck and trailer are blocking traffic northbound on Main Street.
- 8:50pm – Unfounded report of a child locked in a vehicle on William Road.
- 8:52pm – Summer Avenue resident reports sewer backup into the home.
- 9:09pm – Traffic enforcement on School Street.
- 10:16pm – Possible disabled vehicle on Charles Street.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- 12:45am – Extra check of a Martin Road residence.
- 7:15am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:01am – Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 9:09am – Complaint regarding vehicles interfering with paving on High Street.
- 9:19am – SRO speaks with a family regarding possible threats.
- 10:32am – Green Street residents reports that a vehicle is partially blocking their driveway.
- 10:41am – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 11:21am – Complaint regarding an ongoing issue with a construction vehicle parked on the sidewalk on Forest Street.
- 12:51pm – Follow-up visit with a Green Street resident.
- 12:53pm – Gates stuck in the down position on Ash Street.
- 1:05pm – Wire hanging into the road on Woburn Street.
- 1:15pm – Report of an injured goose on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:52pm – Small dog running into the street on Hopkins Street.
- 2:45pm – Lights not working properly at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 3:11pm – Prospect Street resident reports being a victim of a Medicare scam.
- 3:16pm – Follow-up visit with a Scotland Road resident.
- 3:38pm – Commercial alarm at Rise 475 on Main Street.
- 3:53pm – Castaway resident reports finding packages in the driveway.
- 4:09pm – Follow-up phone call with. Wescroft Road resident.
- 5:41pm – Traffic enforcement on Curtis Street.
- 6:13pm – Home Depot reports a fraudulent gift card.
- 6:20pm – Lift assist for a Francis Drive resident.
- 6:40pm – Pearl Street resident reports that someone was in their house upon arriving home.
- 9:08pm – Linden Street resident reports that a suspicious person with a flashlight is on the property.
- 10:07pm – General fire alarm at Marathon Sports on Main Street.
