Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Monday, July 4, 2022
- 12:47am – Fire still alarm Putnam Road. CO activation in a home; no one feeling sick.
- 7:11am – 911 open line John Street; no answer on call back.
- 7:19am – Commercial alarm Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:08am – Suspicious person on Green Street and High Street. Male looking inside parked vehicles.
- 9:13am – Large piece of plastic on side of Hillside Road.
- 11:29am – Johnson Wood Drive construction work on Holiday.
- 12:26pm – Ongoing issue with loud neighbors Abigail Way.
- 12:40pm – Disabled motor vehicle Main Street and Salem Street.
- 1:12pm – Animal call Federal Street and Highland Street. Possible sick raccoon.
- 3:17pm – 911 open line West Street.
- 3:27pm – Fire still alarm Grey Coach Road. Fire alarm activation.
- 5:55pm – State Police requesting Reading Police to notify Belmont Street homeowner of drone regulations.
- 6:11pm – Fire still alarm Main Street. Elderly female fell, lift assist.
- 7:36pm – Directed patrol Walkers Brook Drive. Standing by for Wakefield fireworks display.
- 10:43pm – Suspicious person Austin Prep. Male with a flashlight in the parking lot.
- 10:43pm – Accidental 911 Johnson Woods Drive. Officer to confirm.
- 10:51pm – Fire still alarm West Street. The smell of smoke in the area.
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
- 12:19am – Residential alarm Middlesex Avenue.
- 12:45am – Commercial alarm West Street.
- 1:02am – Youths gathering on John Street. Group of teens littering.
- 4:18am – Residential alarm West Street.
- 4:25am – Residential alarm John Street.
- 5:59am – Animal calls Haverhill Street. Deceased raccoon on the road.
- 8:13am – 911 misdial from cell phone Pine Ridge Road.
- 8:27am – Motor vehicle crash on Salem Street and Main Street. No injuries were reported.
- 10:03am – Fire still alarm Ash Street. Male with symptoms of pneumonia.
- 11:26am – Disabled motor vehicle in the roadway at High and Woburn Streets.
- 11:52am – Motor vehicle stop on Main Street and Woburn Street. A verbal warning for red light violation.
- 1:21pm – Motor vehicle complaint Coolidge Middle School. The occupant of Prius dumped trash on school property.
- 1:27pm – Fire still alarm Washington Street. First-floor smoke.
- 1:36pm – Tree fell into Main Street parking lot.
- 2:30pm – Accidental 911 from cell phone Cape Cod Avenue.
- 5:12pm – Traffic enforcement Westcroft Road and Lothrop Road – 0 citations.
- 5:42pm – Hazard Oak Street. Low hanging wire.
- 6:30pm – Open 911 call Green Meadow Drive. Officers to check the area.
- 7:21pm – Mutual aid South Street and Hopkins Street. Officers blocking the road for an accident in Wakefield.
- 7:49pm – Traffic enforcement Bancroft Avenue and Lowell Street – 0 citations.
- 8:05pm – Traffic enforcement Main Street and Washington Street – 0 citations.
- 8:32pm – Cruiser transport Walkers Brook Drive. Assisting with a flat tire.
- 8:51pm – Fire box alarm Colonial Drive. Fire on the porch.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
- 5:10am – Commercial alarm General Way.
- 7:10am – Complaint Juniper Circle. Construction workers were working at 3:15am
- 7:33am – Auburn Street – cutting & welding detail.
- 8:23am – Road Closure. John Carver closed between Intervale & Hartshorn.
- 8:23am – Traffic enforcement South Street and Pine Ridge Road – 0 citations.
- 8:44am – Animal call South Street and West Street. Dog injured on the highway and ran into Reading.
- 10:28am – Motor vehicle complaint High Street. Concrete delivery truck impeding traffic.
- 11:08am – Fire box alarm Middlesex Avenue. Possible house fire.
- 11:24am – Motor vehicle crash on Main Street and Washington Street. Minor mvc, no injuries.
- 11:31am – Speedboard deployment Chapin Avenue and Main Street.
- 11:46am – Traffic control on Edgemont Avenue.
- 11:52am – Motor vehicle stop Woburn Street and Main Street. A verbal warning for red light violation.
- 12:02pm – Accidental 911 call Summer Avenue.
- 12:35pm – Lost and found Woburn Street and Main Street. Found cell phone with a pink case
- 1:05pm – Lost and found Rustic Lane. Lost cell phone being tracked to Reading.
- 1:18pm – Motor vehicle crash Haven Street. Minor crash with no injuries.
- 1:55pm – Residential alarm Buckingham Drive.
- 2:51pm – Traffic enforcement Timberneck Street and Tamarack Drive – 0 citations.
- 4:21pm – Complaint West Street. Neighbor’s contractor caused damage to the yard.
- 4:32pm – Abandoned 911 call Summit Drive. Deactivated phone, unable to callback.
- 5:14pm – Neighbor Disturbance Archstone Circle. Report of a neighbor dispute.
- 5:14pm – Motor vehicle fire on Haverhill Street.
- 5:51pm – Traffic enforcement Chapin Avenue and Elliot Street – 0 citations.
- 8:36pm – Suspicious person Salem and Winter Street. Male looking into yards.
- 9:01pm – Traffic enforcement County Road and Westcroft Road – 0 citations.
- 9:22pm – Main Street motor vehicle driving by honking horn and yelling.
