Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, July 20
- 4:29 AM: Firefighters responded to reports of downed wires and a power outage on Winter Street at Orange Street.
- 6:53 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 7:14 AM: Summer Avenue between Hopkins Street was closed, with limited access available.
- 7:32 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline for sprinkler testing at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 7:54 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline for a cutting and welding detail at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:06 AM: Firefighters responded to a child locked inside a bedroom on Main Street.
- 9:23 AM: Report of a white van parked at the Post Office on Haven Street with a rejected inspection sticker.
- 10:19 AM: Complaint about construction equipment blocking a travel lane on Franklin Street.
- 10:27 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Reading Memorial High School after sprinkler testing.
- 10:29 AM: Report of a person tampering with fire hydrants on Mount Vernon Street.
- 10:41 AM: Firefighters investigated an inside odor of gas at a building on Main Street.
- 10:55 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Franklin Street at Susan Drive.
- 11:29 AM: John Carver Road closed between Puritan Road and Priscilla Road.
- 11:32 AM: Fire department advised that the alarm box at Wood End Elementary School is a street box only.
- 12:55 PM: Firefighters extinguished a smoldering mulch fire at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:21 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Green Street.
- 1:36 PM: Verbal warning issued at Town Hall on Lowell Street for failing to stop or yield.
- 1:59 PM: Minor two-vehicle crash reported in the HomeGoods parking lot on Main Street. No injuries were reported.
- 2:14 PM: Fire alarm box activation received at Reading Health & Rehabilitation Center on Main Street.
- 2:44 PM: Winter Street closed at Salem Street for tree work.
- 4:01 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Trader Joe’s after maintenance.
- 4:53 PM: Report of an unattended vehicle left running on Louanis Drive.
- 5:04 PM: Resident on Woburn Street reported receiving harassing phone calls.
- 5:15 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 5:18 PM: Three bicycle helmet citations issued during a community policing event at Parker Middle School.
- 5:38 PM: Firefighters responded to a smoke detector activation in the men’s restroom at the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:55 PM: Complaint of speeding vehicles, possible road rage, and foul language on Causeway Road.
- 6:04 PM: Fire department notified of pull station replacement at Reading Health & Rehabilitation Center on Main Street.
- 6:42 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Charles Street.
- 6:50 PM: Police updated records related to a previous incident on Lowell Street.
- 7:50 PM: Accidental 911 call received from Mandarin on Salem Street.
- 8:05 PM: Woman reported a lost credit card at Chipotle Mexican Grill on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:59 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Reading Health & Rehabilitation Center.
- 10:35 PM: Report of a suspicious person walking around a home on Dana Road.
- 11:16 PM: Report of a vehicle parked facing the wrong direction on Summer Avenue at Bear Hill Road.
- 11:49 PM: Firefighters provided a lift assist for an 87-year-old man on Holly Road.
Tuesday, July 21
- 1:17 AM: Resident returned home to find a door and windows unlocked on Taylor Drive.
- 6:05 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Pleasant Street.
- 6:11 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 6:17 AM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Haverhill Street at Charles Street.
- 6:37 AM: Complaint of early street work and road closure without a police detail on Harnden Street at Union Street.
- 7:09 AM: Summer Avenue at Hopkins Street closed due to trench work with detours in place.
- 8:04 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 9:08 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Walgreens on Bolton Street.
- 9:31 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 9:40 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Barrows School.
- 9:41 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Walgreens.
- 9:51 AM: Firefighters investigated a continuously sounding alarm on Torre Street. No smoke or fire was found.
- 10:04 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Grand Street.
- 10:14 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Grove Street.
- 10:21 AM: Community policing event held at The Residence at Pearl Street.
- 10:23 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline at Parker Middle School.
- 10:29 AM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 10:38 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Pinevale Avenue.
- 10:47 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Well Road found no one home.
- 10:52 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Pearl Street.
- 11:00 AM: Police investigated a 911 open line call on Sanborn Lane.
- 12:32 PM: Police investigated a 911 open line call on Harrison Street.
- 12:38 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street at Brook Street.
- 12:46 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on John Street at Green Street.
- 12:48 PM: Community policing event held at the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 1:01 PM: Fire alarm box returned to service at Parker Middle School.
- 1:16 PM: Resident on Green Street reported concern that a tow truck was preparing to tow her vehicle.
- 2:19 PM: Police investigated a 911 open line call on Dana Road.
- 2:58 PM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on King Street.
- 3:00 PM: Report of a delivery truck parked facing the wrong direction at CVS on Main Street.
- 3:08 PM: Two German Shepherds reported running loose near Charles Street and Dana Road.
- 3:19 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Charles Street.
- 3:28 PM: Complaint of two people smoking marijuana in the Dollar Tree parking lot on Harnden Street.
- 5:05 PM: Firefighters responded to a report of a telephone pole on fire on Summit Drive.
- 5:39 PM: Report of a disabled tractor-trailer on Main Street.
- 5:57 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at Elderberry Lane.
- 6:43 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Haverhill Street.
- 7:30 PM: Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 7:44 PM: Report of a large snake near the front door of a home on John Street.
- 8:06 PM: Commercial alarm investigated at Perfecto’s Cafe on Main Street.
- 8:49 PM: Caller reported suspicious activity at Camp Curtis Guild on Haverhill Street.
- 9:17 PM: Report of a possible disabled vehicle at the Salem Street rotary.
- 9:17 PM: Commercial alarm investigated at Dunkin’ on Salem Street.
- 10:30 PM: Resident on Plymouth Road requested a building check after hearing a noise outside.
