Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 9, 2024
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:15am – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 6:26am – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 6:29am – Report that lights are not cycling at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 8:32am – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
- 9:35am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Lowell Street.
- 9:39am – Sprinkler testing at The Paper Store on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:46am – Oak Ridge Road resident reports receiving a suspicious email.
- 10:10am – Willow Street resident reports credit card fraud.
- 12:11pm – Mulch fire reported on High Street.
- 1:47pm – Elevator call box alarm at an Augustus Court building.
- 2:06pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 2:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Causeway Street.
- 2:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 3:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 3:03pm – Report that a person is exposing themselves in a Main Street parking lot.
- 3:16pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on John Carver Road.
- 4:22pm – Salem Street resident reports being a victim to a computer scam.
- 4:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 4:42pm – Commercial alarm at Meadow Brook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 5:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 5:28pm – Ongoing issue with a dog barking on Abigail Way.
- 5:55pm – Pleasant Street resident reports a fraudulent unemployment scam.
- 5:57pm – Mulch fire reported on West Street.
- 6:09pm – Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive reports receiving a threat from a former employee.
- 6:16pm – Sunnyside Road resident reports that a lawn company serviced their lawn without permission.
- 7:17pm – Meadow Brook Golf Club requests extra checks.
- 8:13pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Woburn Street.
- 10:42pm – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- 12:49am – Extra check of Meadow Brook Golf Club.
- 1:09am – MBTA reports a possible mulch fire on New Crossing Road.
- 6:19am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:23am – Traffic enforcement on New Crossing Road.
- 8:42am – Hopkins Street resident reports a dog barking.
- 9:39am – Fire alarm activation at Post Mark Square on Sanborn Street.
- 10:21am – Vehicle is stuck in the entrance to the car wash on Main Street.
- 11:01am – Bancroft Avenue resident reports receiving emails wanting money.
- 11:08am – Salem Street resident reports mail tampering.
- 12:38pm – Dudley Street resident reports identity theft.
- 12:56pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 1:18pm – Follow-up visit with a Lakeview Avenue resident.
- 1:18pm – Officer assists a Howard Street resident with a VIN verification.
- 1:30pm – Deering Street resident reports that a neighbor cut down part of their tree.
- 1:52pm – Passerby found a white bucket with hand tools on Main Street.
- 2:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 3:21pm – Traffic enforcement on Shelby Road.
- 4:32pm – Traffic enforcement on Green Street.
- 4:39pm – Report that a suspicious person is sitting at a Main Street residence.
- 4:39pm – Verbal warning issued on Green Street.
- 5:15pm – Smoke alarm sounding in a Gazebo Circle residence.
- 6:14pm – Lowell Street resident concerned regarding two persons who rang their doorbell.
- 6:44pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Haverhill Street.
- 7:35pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 8:13pm – Tractor trailer unit stuck in the Mobil Gas Station parking lot on West Street.
- 8:27pm – Complaint regarding vehicles racing down Main Street.
- 8:38pm – Loss prevention at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive reports a fraudulent return attempt.
- 9:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Veterans Way.
- 10:25pm – Caller reports a vehicle with its high beams on.
