Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
- Friday, January 17, 2025
- 1:29am – Commercial alarm at Market Basket on General Way.
- 4:18am – Resident reports an off-hours delivery at Domino’s on Main Street.
- 5:14am – Low-hanging wire reported on High Street.
- 5:45am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 5:50am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 5:55am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:15am – Train gates stuck down for ten minutes on Woburn Street.
- 6:55am – Report that alarms are sounding in a Frank Tanner Drive residence.
- 6:58am – CO detector activation at Bunratty Tavern on Main Street.
- 7:13am – Garage CO detector activation in a Haven Street building.
- 8:14am – Lincoln Street resident reports receiving blackmail threats via email.
- 8:28am – Audible alarm at Family Dental on Main Street.
- 9:17am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 9:19am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 9:27am – Verbal warning issued for failure to obey a DPW sign on Charles Street.
- 9:40am – Fire panel sounding at CVS on Main Street.
- 9:44am – Elevator issue reported on a Woburn Street building.
- 9:56am – Report that a refrigerator was left out on Woburn Street with its doors attached.
- 10:35am – Traffic enforcement at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 11:46am – Dog tied up outside HomeGoods on Main Street.
- 12:26pm – Report that items were taken from a locker at the Burbank YMCA.
- 1:25pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to obey a DPW sign on Main Street.
- 1:42pm – Vehicle stopped for an expired registration on Harrison Street.
- 3:39pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 5:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:07pm – Report of a lost dog in the town forest.
- 6:28pm – Traffic enforcement on King Street.
- 7:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 7:23pm – Report of a sewage backup on Grove Street.
- 9:15pm – A suspicious person on a motorcycle was reported on General Way.
- 9:22pm – Caller disputes a fare charged to a ride service.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
- 1:35am – Unit checks on a suspicious vehicle on Temple Street.
- 6:03am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 6:14am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 6:39am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:46am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 7:43am – Alarm sounding from the water tower on Strout Avenue.
- 9:15am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 9:15am – Alarm at Wood End Elementary School.
- 9:49am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 10:11am – Assistance rendered for a VIN verification on New Crossing Road.
- 10:34am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 11:20am – Report that people took money from a tip jar on Lincoln Street.
- 12:37pm – Complaint regarding an unoccupied MBTA bus parked and running for hours.
- 2:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 3:24pm – Vehicle was stopped by a cruiser on Wilson Street.
- 4:52pm – Caller reports a front license plate is missing.
- 5:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:56pm – Verbal warning issued on Temple Street.
- 7:02pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 7:53pm – Wakefield PD reports a wrong-way driver on the Salem Street rotary.
- 8:10pm – Franklin Street resident reports hearing banging on their front door.
- 10:48pm – Report that a dog has been barking for an extended period of time on Pine Avenue.
- 10:48pm – Commercial alarm at Market Basket on General Way.
- 10:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 11:04pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Green Street.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
- 1:29am – Arrest of a suspect for OUI on the Haverhill Street rotary.
- 6:01am – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 6:09am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:55am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 7:57am – Hallway motion alarm at Barrows Elementary School.
- 8:42am – Wires down on Kenneth Road.
- 8:49am – Yield sign on Salem Street is done and in the roadway.
- 9:02am – Oven fire reported in a Salem Street residence.
- 11:16am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 11:25am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Pearl Street.
- 11:41am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Pearl Street.
- 12:18pm – Fire alarm activation in a Pearl Street residence.
- 1:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 3:50pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Animal Clinic on Main Street.
- 4:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 8:30pm – Report that dogs are barking outside for an extended period of time on Pine Street.
- 8:51pm – Vehicle stuck in the snow on Locust Street.
- 9:39pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 10:32pm – Open utility cover on the road on Mt. Vernon Street.
