Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, November 29, 2024
- 6:09am – Unit reports that a door at Bank of America on Walkers Brook Drive is open.
- 6:45am – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:55am – Investigation of a vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 8:50am – Lift assist for an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 10:25am – Lift assist for a Cross Street resident.
- 11:52am – Fire alarm chirping in a Carnation Circle residence.
- 11:57am – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 12:13pm – Motion alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 12:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Highland Street.
- 12:40pm – Fire alarm activation at a Johnson Woods Drive residence.
- 12:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
- 1:00pm – Officer assists DPW with traffic on General Way.
- 1:31pm – Main Street business reports that a former employee gained entry to the building.
- 3:48pm – Chequessett Road resident reports that a package was stolen from the porch.
- 5:11pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 5:39pm – Set of house keys turned in at RPD.
- 5:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:08pm – Jacob Way resident reports that a tractor trailer got stuck while backing down the road.
- 8:26pm – Wallet found on Perkins Avenue.
- 8:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 9:26pm – Report that an Amazon driver ran past a stop sign on County Road resulting in a dispute.
- 10:46pm – CO detector activation in a Grand Street residence.
Saturday, November 30, 2024
- 1:50am – Mark Avenue residents report that their vehicle was being broken into.
- 2:20am – Mark Avenue residents report that their vehicle was broken into.
- 6:06am – Auburn Street resident reports a suspicious vehicle in the area.
- 6:54am – Traffic enforcement on Cross Street.
- 9:28am – Report that two vehicles were broken into on Estate Lane.
- 11:13am – Fire alarm activation and smell of smoke reported in a Rocky Road residence.
- 1:19pm – Larch Lane residents report that their vehicle was damaged in their driveway overnight.
- 1:29pm – Lindsey Lane resident reports a past gasoline spill.
- 1:35pm – Report of an outside unattended burn on Van Norden Road.
- 1:45pm – Phone found on a Lowell Street sidewalk.
- 4:05pm – Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive reports that a customer walked out without paying the check.
- 4:234pm – Lift assist for a Benton Circle resident.
- 5:15pm – Complaint regarding two box trucks blocking traffic on Grove Street.
- 5:21pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to illuminate on Eaton Street.
- 5:29pm – Disabled vehicle on Washington Street.
- 7:20pm – Louanis Drive resident reports that two youths are banging on the door.
- 8:50pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 11:52pm – High Street resident reports that someone is in the garage.
Sunday, December 1, 2024
- 12:13am – FD assists PD to gain access to an Augustus Circle residence.
- 6:17am – Disabled vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 7:11am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 9:42am – Follow-up visit with a Main Street resident.
- 11:49am – Smoke detector activation in an Elderberry Lane residence.
- 12:27pm – Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 1:43pm – Somerville visitor’s permit found in a Harnden Street parking lot.
- 2:13pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to obey a DPW sign on Charles Street.
- 4:35pm – No trespass order received for a Summit Drive residence.
- 4:42pm – Officer assisting with foot traffic on Salem Street.
- 4:55pm – Report of an unattended vehicle in the road on Washington Street.
- 5:20pm – Main Street resident reports chest pain.
- 5:38pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 5:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 6:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 8:25pm – Request for extra checks at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
- 8:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 9:26pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle selling donuts in the parking lot of the Burbank Ice Arena on Symonds Way.
- 9:58pm – Report of an unknown alarm sounding on Bethune Avenue.
