Reading Police Log November 15-17, 2024

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

Friday, November 15, 2024

  • 5:56am – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
  • 6:15am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 8:49am – K9 search of Austin Preparatory School.
  • 9:32am – Report of an abandoned bicycle on Federal Street.
  • 9:58am – Complaint regarding a person waving a knife inside a vehicle on Main Street.
  • 10:59am – Large tree is resting on power lines on Longfellow Road.
  • 12:39pm – Complaint regarding a concrete truck impeding traffic on Arlington Street.
  • 1:10pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
  • 2:03pm – Verbal warning issued on Woburn Street.
  • 4:07pm – Complaint regarding a beeping vehicle horn on Mill Street.
  • 4:59pm – Canterbury Lane resident reports that their lawn was damaged by a Verizon detail.
  • 5:29pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
  • 7:17pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
  • 7:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
  • 7:33pm – Verbal warning issued on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 8:03pm – Extra check of an Elderberry Lane residence.
  • 8:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 8:28pm – Commercial alarm at Golf Galaxy on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 10:42pm – FD investigating a possible unauthorized burn on John Street.

Saturday, November 16, 2024

  • 2:02am – Smoke detector sounding with smoke in a Wilson Street residence.
  • 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
  • 6:36am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
  • 6:58am – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
  • 8:55am – House lockout on Beech Street.
  • 10:25am – Pocketbook found on Woburn Street.
  • 10:37am – Willow Street resident reports that an unknown person rang their doorbell overnight.
  • 10:44am – Verbal warning for an unregistered vehicle on Fulton Street.
  • 1:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
  • 2:02pm – Exterior door alarm at RMHS.
  • 2:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
  • 2:48pm – Baldwin Lane resident reports possible fraud.
  • 4:03pm – Village Street resident reports a property line dispute with a neighbor.
  • 5:25pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
  • 5:40pm – Unauthorized burn reported on Haverhill Street.
  • 6:02pm – Verbal warning issued for device use on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 7:04pm – CO detector activation in a Lakeview Avenue residence.
  • 7:40pm – Archstone Circle resident reports an on-going issue with a neighbor.
  • 7:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Causeway Road.
  • 8:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 9:10pm – Follow-up phone call with a Taylor Drive resident.
  • 9:23pm – Report that a large group of youths are running up and down Howard Street.
  • 9:50pm – Linnea Lane resident reports that a person is in their driveway yelling at their residence and knocking on their door.
  • 10:29pm – Possible house party reported on Aurele Circle.

Sunday, November 17, 2024

  • 8:33am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
  • 8:50am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 9:03am – Assistance rendered to an Eaton Street resident with a defective smoke detector.
  • 9:06am – Alarm at RMHS.
  • 9:11am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 9:27am – School Street resident reports a tool missing from a vehicle.
  • 10:21am – Report of a loose dog on Grove Street.
  • 10:38am – Traffic enforcement on Chute Street.
  • 11:55am – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking the intersection of Salem Street and Harnden Street.
  • 1:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 2:12pm – VIN verification on Sandra Lane.
  • 2:22pm – Commercial alarm at Verizon Wireless on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 3:27pm – Resident reports a past vehicle crash on Main Street.
  • 3:27pm – CO detector activation on Gardner Road.
  • 3:39pm – Woburn Street resident reports ID theft.
  • 3:41pm – Engine came across an unauthorized burn on Pleasant Street.
  • 4:24pm – Elderberry Lane resident reports damage to their vehicle that may have occurred overnight.
  • 4:36pm – Morgan Park resident reports a tent set up in the woods behind residence.
  • 5:00pm – Sanborn Street resident reports that several vehicles are blocking driveway.
  • 6:08pm – Report of smoke in the area on Wells Street.
  • 6:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
  • 7:19pm – Report of a lost purse at RMHS.
  • 7:43pm – Vehicle stopped after flashing its high beams at a cruiser several times.
  • 9:49pm – Possible intoxicated male is operating a vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 11:08pm – State Police request assistance on Walkers Brook Drive with a vehicle that failed to stop.