Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- 4:49am – Woburn Street resident reports that a trash truck is picking up too early.
- 6:04am – Traffic enforcement on Harrison Street.
- 6:24am – Traffic enforcement on Batchelder Road.
- 6:30am – Traffic enforcement on General Way.
- 7:09am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Salem Street.
- 8:00am – Traffic enforcement on Waverly Road.
- 8:12am – Traffic enforcement on John Carver Road.
- 8:30am – Verbal warning issued for speed on John Carver Road.
- 8:30am – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on Waverly Road.
- 8:45am – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Causeway Road.
- 9:00am – Franklin Street resident reports a loose dog in their yard cornering a groundhog.
- 10:19am – Inside odor of gas reported at Goodhearts on Main Street.
- 11:32am – RMLD reports that a dog wandered into the substation on Causeway Road.
- 12:18pm – Report of a vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
- 12:34pm – Charles Street resident reports that a person is screaming and banging on a door.
- 12:49pm – Speedboard deployment on Main Street.
- 2:12pm – House lockout on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 2:24pm – Report of an abandoned cooler at Bank of America on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Road.
- 2:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Intervale Terrace.
- 3:04pm -Traffic lights short cycling at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 3:39pm – Archstone Circle resident reports that their dog was attacked by a neighbor’s dog.
- 3:59pm – Augustus Court resident reports an investment scam.
- 4:52pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Susan Drive.
- 6:15pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:41pm – Lift assist for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
- 10:34pm – Caller reports lost keys.
- 10:55pm – Eastway resident reports hearing something from downstairs.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- 5:04am – Caller reports that someone is spray painting a building on Haven Street.
- 6:04am – Traffic enforcement on Hopkins Street.
- 6:20am – Traffic enforcement on Rocky Road.
- 6:37am – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
- 6:40am – Commercial alarm at CVS on Main Street.
- 6:56am – Vehicle lockout with a child inside on Pleasant Street.
- 8:04am – Traffic lights not cycling correctly at Forest Glen Road and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:20am – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:21am – Traffic enforcement on Mina Street.
- 8:23am – Traffic enforcement on Waverly Road.
- 8:40am – Verbal warning issued for speed on Oakland Road.
- 9:08am – A.L.I.C.E. drill at Austin Preparatory School.
- 9:22am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Washington Street.
- 9:29am – Attempt to serve a witness summons on Main Street.
- 9:47am – Train gates not functioning properly at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 10:00am – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 10:48am – CO detector activation on Van Norden Road.
- 10:57am – Arcadia Avenue resident reports that a vehicle is blocking their driveway.
- 10:59am – Report of past hit and run on Main Street.
- 11:17am – Cold Spring Road resident reports that a person entered a shed on their property.
- 12:01pm – Speedboard deployment on Salem Street.
- 12:10pm – PD & FD informed that six vehicles will be in the parking lot at Coolidge Middle School overnight.
- 12:14pm – Vehicle theft reported at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive. Vehicle was located in the lot.
- 1:09pm – Assistance rendered at the Knights of Columbus on Sanborn Street.
- 2:36pm – Commonwealth Fusion Center contacted regarding a possible hack.
- 2:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Western Street.
- 2:43pm – Officer monitoring the lights cycling at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 2:48pm – Possible fraud attempt at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
- 3:57pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 4:53pm – Traffic lights not cycling properly at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 5:01pm – Attempt to serve a witness summons to a Main Street resident.
- 5:05pm – Investigation of a minor two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 5:17pm – Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive reports an unwanted patron.
- 5:39pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 5:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Catherine Avenue.
- 6:40pm – Road flooding reported on Charles Street.
- 6:46pm – Commercial alarm at an Ash Street business.
- 8:00pm – Commercial alarm at an Ash Street business.
- 8:22pm – Extra check of a Cross Street residence.
- 10:13pm – Traffic enforcement on Oakland Road.
