Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, June 15
- 12:49 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 2:06 AM – Check for overnight parking violations conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 5:14 AM – Accidental 911 call reported on Pearl Street.
- 5:28 AM – Commercial building checks completed in Sector 1.
- 5:29 AM – Commercial building checks completed in Sector 2.
- 5:30 AM – Commercial building checks completed in Sector 3.
- 5:55 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:08 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Highland Street.
- 6:22 AM – Report of an injured gosling near Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:02 AM – Road closure reported at Forest Glen Street and Wells Road.
- 8:42 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Minot Street and Crosby Road.
- 9:12 AM – Road closed with detours in place at Franklin Street and Haverhill Street due to trench work.
- 9:17 AM – Fire Department street box received at Austin Preparatory School on Willow Street.
- 9:22 AM – Officer conducted a follow-up visit regarding video footage at Frank Tanner Drive.
- 9:36 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Grove Street and Mark Avenue.
- 11:48 AM – Resident on Wescroft Road reported credit card fraud.
- 2:06 PM – Fire Department street box received at Reading Health & Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 2:26 PM – Report of solicitors in the area on Summer Avenue.
- 2:29 PM – Resident on Parker Street reported unemployment-related identity theft fraud.
- 3:05 PM – Tractor-trailer struck a traffic light pole at Main Street and Salem Street, leaving the pole in the intersection.
- 3:20 PM – Fire Department transmitted a box alarm for a possible gas odor at Post Mark Square on Sanborn Street.
- 3:34 PM – Tractor-trailer knocked down a street sign at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 3:41 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Highland Street and Lowell Street.
- 3:47 PM – Fire Department assisted with a vehicle lockout at a gas station on Salem Street.
- 6:00 PM – Check of Bancroft Avenue found no illegally parked vehicles.
- 7:21 PM – Overnight parking exception granted on Haven Street.
- 8:27 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:44 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 8:45 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 8:56 PM – Resident on South Street reported vehicle damage believed to have been caused by an Amazon or tow truck.
- 9:41 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on High Street.
- 9:48 PM – Assistance provided to non-English-speaking individuals locked out of a building on New Crossing Road.
- 10:28 PM – Resident on Taylor Drive reported a compromised Visa gift card.
- 11:00 PM – Caller reported sounds resembling gunfire near Range Road.
- 11:07 PM – Officer located a disabled motor vehicle at Haverhill Street and the Rotary.
Tuesday, June 16
- 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Woburn Street and Chute Street.
- 6:04 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Grove Street and Mark Avenue.
- 6:11 AM – Report of a loose dog in the roadway at Main Street and South Street.
- 6:44 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Summer Avenue and Willow Street.
- 7:22 AM – Road closure reported at Forest Glen Street and Wells Road.
- 8:00 AM – Community policing event included a cruiser ride to school at Wood End Elementary School.
- 8:07 AM – Report of a violation of a harassment prevention order on Mineral Street.
- 9:00 AM – Fire alarm box reported offline at the RMLD offices on Ash Street.
- 9:18 AM – Fire alarm activation reported at Pearl Street.
- 9:35 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Lincoln Street and Woburn Street.
- 9:42 AM – Resident on Bancroft Avenue reported previously discovered vehicle damage.
- 10:00 AM – Fire Department street box received at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:16 AM – Smoke inspection conducted on John Street.
- 10:17 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection conducted on Pearl Street.
- 10:26 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection conducted on Pitman Drive.
- 10:27 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection conducted on Irving Street.
- 10:35 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection conducted on Brentwood Drive.
- 10:45 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection conducted on Pearl Street.
- 10:46 AM – Smoke inspection conducted on Aurele Circle.
- 11:05 AM – Fire alarm box returned online at Pearl Street.
- 11:25 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 11:54 AM – Open-line 911 call received from Bay State Road; no answer on callback.
- 12:15 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at the RMLD offices on Ash Street.
- 12:25 PM – Fire Department responded to smoke from cooking on Willow Street.
- 1:00 PM – Accidental 911 call reported on Gazebo Circle.
- 1:12 PM – Resident on Haven Street reported previously discovered vehicle damage.
- 1:38 PM – Fire Department assisted with a bicycle lock at Main Street.
- 3:06 PM – Oil tank inspection conducted on Lothrop Road.
- 3:59 PM – Open-line 911 call received from Sunnyside Avenue; no answer on callback.
- 4:39 PM – Resident on Main Street reported harassment by a neighbor.
- 4:56 PM – Resident reported a past breaking and entering incident at a residence on Hartshorn Street.
- 5:03 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed on Salem Street.
- 5:54 PM – Two-vehicle crash investigated on Main Street; no injuries reported.
- 5:56 PM – Report of a large road-killed animal on Main Street.
- 7:13 PM – Follow-up conducted regarding a harassment prevention order case on Mineral Street.
- 7:25 PM – Resident reported fireworks being set off by a neighbor near Center Avenue and Minot Street.
- 7:46 PM – Report of a dirt bike operating in the area on Van Norden Road.
- 8:06 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 9:08 PM – Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation on Arcadia Avenue.
- 9:21 PM – Resident on Elliot Street reported an assault by a neighbor.
- 9:48 PM – Report of a loose dog without tags on Knollwood Road.
- 10:04 PM – Additional information added to a previously reported incident on Haverhill Street.
