Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, January 6, 2025
- 5:55am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:03am – Report of black smoke coming from a Lucy Drive residence.
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:28am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 7:29am – Home lockout on Governors Drive.
- 8:59am – Dog got loose from a Belmont Street yard.
- 9:55am – Complaint regarding a moving truck blocking the road on Prescott Street.
- 10:06am – Resident requests a VIN check on a new vehicle.
- 10:33am – Disabled vehicle on West Street.
- 11:11am – FD investigates an odor in a Frank Tanner Drive residence.
- 1:19pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation and no inspection sticker on Lowell Street.
- 2:21pm – Extra check of an Avalon Road residence.
- 2:29pm – Pleasant Street resident found a spare set of keys for their stolen vehicle.
- 2:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 2:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 2:47pm – Verbal warning issued for an illegal turn on Charles Street.
- 2:53pm – Report of a mangy looking coyote in Memorial Park.
- 2:55pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Main Street.
- 3:09pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 3:14pm – Resident reports a lost passport.
- 3:19pm – Party reports a gift card scam.
- 4:23pm – Damaged phone found at Parker Middle School.
- 4:28pm – Inside odor of gas reported on Archstone Circle.
- 5:05pm – Lift assist for a Winter Street resident.
- 5:07pm – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 5:21pm – Report that youths are playing hockey at Castine Field.
- 6:43pm – Middle Street resident reports a stolen key fob.
- 8:32pm – Verbal warning issued for a lights violation on Fairchild Road.
- 8:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 8:59pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 9:01pm – Report that two customers are involved in a fight at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:58pm – Unit out with a disabled vehicle on Harrison Street.
- 10:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 11:03pm – Main door alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
ARREST LOG
One suspect was arrested for OUI.
Tuesday, January 7, 2024
- 5:28am – Complaint regarding a vehicle parked in the wrong direction.
- 6:06am – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 6:17am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:25am – Traffic enforcement on Rocky Road.
- 7:10am – Manager at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive reports a shoplifter.
- 7:31am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Middle Street.
- 10:25am – Boswell Road resident reports fraudulent charges on debit cards.
- 11:08am – Complaint regarding a vehicle on County Road impeding traffic.
- 11:23am – Attempt to serve an immediate threat on Salem Street.
- 12:41pm – Enforcement of one-way violations on Charles Street.
- 12:49am – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street.
- 1:44pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 2:00pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Oak Street.
- 2:04pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Louanis Drive.
- 2:07pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 2:14pm – Extra check of an Avalon Road residence.
- 2:23pm – Low-hanging wires on Parkview Road.
- 2:32pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Sunnyside Avenue.
- 4:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 5:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 7:13pm – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 10:13pm – Youths reported in the parking lot by management at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 11:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
