Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire Log:
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
- 12:16am – Report of an unwanted person in a Main Street backyard.
- 12:29am – Extra check of RMHS.
- 5:48a – Audible alarm sounding in an Elderberry Lane building.
- 7:52am – Report of a raccoon in a Main Street recycling bin.
- 8:21am – ALICE drill at Coolidge Middle School.
- 8:31am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 8:35am – Drugs and paraphernalia found near Killam Elementary School.
- 11:04am – Landscaping vehicles impeding traffic on Main Street.
- 1:55pm – MBTA reports a broken crossing gate on Ash Street.
- 3:01pm – Follow-up phone call with a Longview Road resident.
- 3:50pm – Complaint regarding youths smoking marijuana in a vehicle on Longfellow Road.
- 4:56pm – Apartment lockout on Washington Street.
- 5:40pm – Smoke in a Thorndike Street residence from a previous grease fire.
- 7:42pm – Extra checks of a Longview Road residence.
- 7:54pm – Report that sparks are coming from a transformer on Oakland Road.
- 8:01pm – Outside odor of gas reported on Haven Street.
- 8:24pm – Lights not cycling properly at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:49pm – Report of screaming in the Forest Street area.
Thursday, June 15, 2023
- 12:50am – Extra check of RMHS.
- 4:00am – Commercial alarm at a Main Street business.
- 8:15am – Water Department notified of a hydrant out of service at Parker Middle School.
- 8:47am – Light cycle out of sync at West Street and Summer Avenue.
- 8:58am – Officers attempted to serve a probation warrant at a Salem Street residence.
- 9:09am – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 10:08am – Traffic enforcement on Chapin Avenue.
- 10:19am – Report of a past minor vehicle crash on Woburn Street.
- 11:00am – PD and FD informed that a private investigator is on Colonial Drive.
- 11:35am – Wrong-way driver in the Salem Street rotary.
- 12:13pm – Report that youths are playing on construction equipment on Woburn Street.
- 1:42pm – Complaint regarding a ruck blocking in vehicles on Main Street.
- 1:48pm – Report that a pole and a No Trespass sign are missing on Haverhill Street.
- 1:52pm – Assistance rendered to a Middlesex Avenue facility from which a person left.
- 2:01pm – Lift assist for a Summit Drive resident.
- 2:07pm – Warrant arrest of a suspect who is intoxicated on an Orange Street property.
- 4:36pm – Report that a large limb is in the road on Franklin Street.
- 4:48pm – Report of threats made to a Washington Street resident.
- 4:51pm – Lift assist for a Summit Drive resident.
- 5:30pm – Extra check of the tennis courts on End of Bancroft Avenue.
- 5:39pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Red Gate Lane.
- 6:07pm – Extra check of a Longview Road residence.
- 6:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:41pm – Suspicious person tried to take a dog from a Roma Lane residence.
- 8:04pm – Dog found on Echo Avenue.
- 9:07pm – Deceased cat in the road on Gleason Road.
- 10:37pm – Report that a large group of youths are gathering by the RMHS field house.
- 11:06pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to illuminate on Oakland Road.
