Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, January 20, 2025
- 12:56am – Caller worried that a parked vehicle on C Street will affect plowing.
- 2:32am – Commercial alarm at Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 2:44am – DPW reported that the train gates at the depot have been down for an extended period of time.
- 3:24am – Commercial alarm at Bunratty Tavern on Main Street.
- 6:44am – Train gates stuck down on Woburn Street.
- 8:07am – Report of a missing roadway access cover on Mt. Vernon Street.
- 8:18am – Train gates stuck down on Woburn Street.
- 8:32am – Report of a water main break on Marla Lane.
- 9:07am – Report that a Center Avenue resident is blowing snow into the street.
- 9:09am – Plow backed into a vehicle at Perico Dentist on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:39am – Commercial alarm at Meadow Brook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 10:13am – Plow struck a vehicle in a Symonds Way parking lot.
- 10:34am – Customer and an employee are having a dispute over the amount of gas pumped at East Coast Gas on Main Street.
- 11:09am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Franklin Street and Sunset Rock Lane.
- 11:41am – DPW notified of a glass window in the road on Willow Street.
- 11:47am – Lee Street resident reports receiving harassing texts.
- 12:17pm – John Street resident reports a stolen package.
- 1:12pm – Zachary Lane resident reports a stolen package.
- 2:01pm – Fire alarm due to burnt food in a Summit Drive residence.
- 2:31pm – Customer at CVS on Main Street reports a compromised debit card.
- 2:51pm – Follow-up visit with a Main Street resident.
- 3:39pm – MBTA reports that the train gates are down on Woburn Street.
- 4:44pm – Phone found in the town forest.
- 7:15pm – CO detector activation in a Kieran Road residence.
- 7:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 7:32pm – Extra check of a Chestnut Road residence.
- 8:46pm – Disabled vehicle on Union Street.
- 9:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 9:42pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 10:15pm – Arrest of a suspect for OUI on Bethesda Lane.
- 10:30pm – Extra check of a Border Road residence.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- 5:53am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:12am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 6:30am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:27am – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Wilson Street.
- 10:38am – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 10:52am – Report of a barking dog on Grove Street.
- 12:01pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on West Street.
- 12:15pm – DPW is notified to pick up an old road construction sign on Pearl Street.
- 1:21pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 1:43pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 2:22pm – All-night parking exception granted on Governor’s Drive.
- 2:25pm – Scout Hill Lane resident reports ID theft.
- 2:49pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking a Charles Street driveway.
- 3:13pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 3:17pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to yield to an oncoming vehicle on Forest Street.
- 3:21pm – Verbal warning issued for an illegal left turn on Charles Street.
- 3:33pm – Lift assist for a Gazebo Circle resident.
- 4:53pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 5:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 5:43pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to illuminate on Lakeview Avenue.
- 6:12pm – Verbal warning for a stop sign violation on Jacob Way.
- 6:19pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 7:35pm – Report that a vehicle is blocking an exit on Washington Street.
- 10:00pm – Commercial alarm at Venetian Moon on Main Street.
- 11:01pm – Service call at a Washington Street residence.
