Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, October 18, 2021
- 1:04am – Storage Container found open on Haverhill Street
- 8:27am – Accidental 911 call from Haverhill Street residence
- 8:31am – Road closure on High Street – crane in the road
- 9:05am – Honda blocking parking lot on Main Street
- 9:19am – Speedboard deployment on Forest Street
- 9:22am – Tools stolen from the back of a truck on Haven & High Street
- 9:55am – Commercial alarm on Haven Street
- 10:39am – Ford Escape illegally parked on Strout Avenue
- 1:02pm – Bylaw violation – resident dumping styrofoam containers at DPW
- 3:17pm – Accidental 911 call from Oak Ridge Road
- 3:43pm – Fire alarm from Haven Junction
- 4:47pm – Coyote limping and bleeding near Jessica Circle
- 5:06pm – Accidental 911 call from West Street
- 5:20pm – Junior operator license violation – verbal warning issued
- 7:14pm – Officers standing by for Town Meeting at RMHS
- 7:39pm – Accidental 911 call from Hemlock Road
- 10:15pm – Lost phone and wallet found in Andover from Chapin Avenue address
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
- 12:10am – Residential alarm – Johnson Woods Drive
- 7:10am – Two dogs in the roadway with no leashes on Summer Avenue
- 9:17am – Motor vehicle crash – parked car hit by a truck at Killiam School
- 10:04am – Accidental 911 call from Austin Prep School
- 11:30am – Tree company blocking the roadway at Walnut & Curtis Street
- 12:46pm – Dog’s paw stuck in dog crate – Main Street business
- 1:29pm – Report of a dog in a parked car at Main Street restaurant
- 2:40pm – Repor of a past motor vehicle crash at Home Goods
- 3:43pm – Report of a missing person from Parker Street
- 3:43pm – Traffic enforcement on Mineral Street bridge
- 3:53pm – Two car motor vehicle crash – Washington & Woburn Street – no injuries
- 4:04pm – Syringe found in a downtown parking lot
- 4:14pm – Residential fire alarm Beaver Road – no sign of smoke or fire
- 5:02pm – Report of harassing scam text – Green Street
- 5:30pm – Report of an attempt to break into a home
- 6:10pm – Suspicious people at the front door of Village Street residence
- 6:16pm – Outdoor odor of gas – Whitehall Lane
- 6:32pm – Motor vehicle stop for failure to stop for school bus Walkers Brook Drive
- 6:53pm – Person locked behind the gate to town forest entrance on Strout Avenue
- 7:21pm – Neighbor spitting on vehicles High Street
- 7:50pm – Lost cat on Putnam Road
- 8:10pm – Unemployment fraud attempted – Sanborn Lane
- 8:49pm – Residential fire alarm – Gould Street
- 11:53pm – Commercial alarm – motion Market Basket
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
- 12:48am – Commercial alarm – American Legion on Ash Street
- 1:08am – Check of Mattera Cabin
- 5:35am – Fire alarm – Frank Tanner Drive
- 6:40am – Accidental 911 call from a cell phone – Haverhill Street
- 7:27am – Accidental 911 call from Parker Middle School
- 8:15am – Commercial alarm Verizon Wireless – Walkers Brook Drive
- 8:45am – A.L.I.C.E. drill – Barrows school
- 8:52am – Report of confrontation in the street – West Street
- 9:08am – Disabled motor vehicle – West & Willow Street
- 9:38am – Sick or injured duck in Forest Street yard
- 10:28am – A.L.I.C.E. drill – Birch Meadow school
- 11:03am – Missing Cat “Milo”: orange tiger cat with white paws
- 11:15am – Possible water main break at Palmer Hill & West Street
- 11:53am – Resident requests help with sick cat – High Street
- 11:59am – Motor vehicle stop – no left turn – Hopkins & Main Street – verbal warning
- 12:16pm – Resident seeking advice in regards to neighbors
- 1:30pm – Abandoned motor vehicle – Archstone Circle
- 1:53pm – Accidental 911 call from a cell phone on Red Gate Lane
- 2:24pm – Dog barking in the yard since the morning on Pearl Street
- 4:19pm – Accidental 911 call from Pond Meadow Drive
- 4:58pm – Coyote in Curtis Street yard
- 5:53pm – Found wallet turned in to police station
- 5:54pm – Resident reports of neighbor banging on the door – Main Street
- 6:18pm – Person drinking alcohol on the sidewalk – Haven Street
- 7:25pm – Two car motor vehicle crash near south Main Street results in an outstanding warrant arrest
- 8:41pm – Water main break in the road – Walkers Brook Drive
- 11:41pm – Summit Drive resident reports loud noise from neighbors
