Reading Police Log July 8-9, 2024

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:

Monday, July 8, 2024

  • 12:48am – Lift assist for a Village Street resident.
  • 1:16am – Smoke alarm activation in a Washington Street residence.
  • 3:54am – Text-a-Tip report for a whimpering dog on Deer Path Lane.
  • 5:53am – Alarm sounding in an Augustus Court building.
  • 5:56am – Traffic enforcement on Plymouth Road.
  • 6:06am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
  • 8:27am – Hit and run reported on Summer Avenue.
  • 9:58am – Report that a crew struck the wires on Washington Street and the traffic lights are not functioning.
  • 10:38am – Disabled vehicle on High Street.
  • 11:31am – Report that a school bus with children inside was hit in the Burbank YMCA parking lot.
  • 1:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
  • 1:41pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
  • 2:09pm – Report of an injured deer on Sanborn Lane.
  • 2:14pm – Avana Sushi on Main Street seeks advice regarding the eviction of tenants.
  • 2:24pm – Vehicle lockout with a dog inside on Pine Ridge Road.
  • 3:30pm – Report that a bicycle was stolen from a Haven Street building.
  • 4:02pm – Caller reports that another driver was yelling at her regarding a parking space.
  • 4:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
  • 5:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Woodward Avenue.
  • 6:35pm – Assistance rendered to a caller who ran out of gas on Meadow Brook Lane.
  • 6:38pm – Haven Street resident reports that a friend was being scammed via gift cards.
  • 8:32pm – Alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
  • 9:06pm – Commercial alarm at Reading Health Center on Pond Meadow Drive.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

  • 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
  • 6:11am – Unit checking on an open door at an Ash Street business.
  • 7:05am – Verbal warning issued for cell phone use on Charles Street.
  • 7:15am – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
  • 8:25am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
  • 9:14am – Abigail Way resident reports haze in their apartment.
  • 9:30am – Disabled vehicle on Abigail Way.
  • 9:44am – Medical alert for an Abigail Way resident.
  • 10:37am – Officer attempts to serve a witness summons to a Main Street resident.
  • 11:54am – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration on Birch Meadow Drive.
  • 12:46pm – Pedestrian light activating with each light cycle on Haven Street.
  • 3:18pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
  • 5:00pm – Large tree branch down on Salem Street.
  • 5:01pm – Caller reports attempted insurance fraud.
  • 5:38pm – Reading Animal Clinic on Main Street reports that a dog was turned in to them.
  • 5:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Woodward Avenue.
  • 6:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Symonds Way.
  • 6:38pm – Report that a small dog is loose on Walnut Street.
  • 7:24pm – Investigation of a vehicle being struck in the parking lot of Stop and Shop on General Way.
  • 8:10pm – Follow-up phone call with a Mill Street resident.
  • 9:44pm – General fire alarm on Summit Drive.
  • 10:04pm – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
  • 10:43pm – Complaint regarding yelling and vehicles driving fast in the RMHS parking lot.