Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- 6:01am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:46am – Audible smoke alarm at a Salem Street residence.
- 9:02am – Elevator alarm at RMHS.
- 9:05am – Middlesex Avenue resident seeks advice regarding collecting their property.
- 10:37am – Report that a basketball net is impeding entry to the Reading Public Library.
- 12:34pm – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:46pm – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration.
- 1:39pm – Fire alarm sounding from a Salem Street residence.
- 2:35pm – Officer covering a crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 4:33pm – CVS on Main Street reports that cash back from a purchase was taken by another customer.
- 4:47pm – Alarm at RMHS.
- 5:03pm – Tractor trailer needs assistance turning around on Bay State Road.
- 5:37pm – Chapel Hill Drive resident reports that a Verizon employee knocked on their door.
- 5:42pm – Haverhill Street resident reports receiving harassing messages.
- 7:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:26pm – Complaint regarding youths throwing items at a vehicle on West Street.
- 7:32pm – Report that a suspicious van is creeping slowly on Chapel Hill Drive.
- 7:53pm – Complaint regarding two motorcycles speeding back and forth on Main Street.
- 8:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 8:15pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 9:43pm – Disabled vehicle reported on Franklin Street.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- 5:56am – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 6:14am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:23am – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:46am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 7:17am – Fire alarm in a Minot Street building.
- 7:43am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 8:15am – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash in the Haverhill Street rotary.
- 8:17am – Hemlock Avenue resident reports a fraudulent unemployment claim.
- 9:30am – Elevator call from RMHS.
- 9:38am – DPW notified of an overgrown bush impeding the sidewalk on Dana Road.
- 11:01am – Forest Street resident complains regarding contractors parked on the sidewalk.
- 11:46am – Report that a vehicle was damaged overnight while parked in a Lakeview Avenue parking lot.
- 12:10pm – Hartford, VT PD requests a death notification.
- 12:54pm – Charles Street resident reports damage to their vehicle from wet paint.
- 2:35pm – Officer covering a crossing post on Buckingham Drive.
- 2:48pm – Bus struck a parked vehicle at Coolidge Middle School.
- 2:52pm – Report that a person is striking and shocking a dog while walking it on Prescott Street.
- 3:03pm – Traffic lights flashing at Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 3:31pm – Assistance rendered to a juvenile who got lost on the way home from the library.
- 4:37pm – Forest Street resident reports a missing dog.
- 4:51pm – Follow-up visit with a resident.
- 5:09pm – Officer served a grand jury summons.
- 5:15pm – Delinquency summons received via fax.
- 5:40pm – Traffic enforcement on Oakland Road.
- 5:50pm – Outdoor odor of smoke reported on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:51pm – Report that a tree branch is on the wires near the outdoor basketball courts at RMHS.
- 5:57pm – Investigation of a minor two-vehicle crash on Franklin Street.
- 5:58pm – Outside odor of gas reported on Summer Avenue.
- 7:03pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 11:05pm – Report that a suspicious vehicle is stopping in front of houses with the headlights off on Pilgrim Road.
