Reading Police Log December 13-15, 2024

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

Friday, December 13, 2024

• 6:05am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
• 6:09am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
• 6:20am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Street.
• 7:18am – Fire alarm sounding in a Lindsay Lane residence.
• 8:20am – Wire down on Green Street.
• 8:26am – Lights at Main Street and Forest Glen Road are stuck on red.
• 11:48am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
• 11:58am – Verbal warning issued for a hands-free violation on South Street.
• 12:03pm – Verbal warning issued for an unsafe lane change on Sturges Road.
• 12:40pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 1:28pm – Report of an outside burn on Willow Street.
• 1:44pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
• 1:49pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
• 1:54pm – Verbal warning issued for a hands-free violation on Main Street.
• 2:31pm – Debris reported on Puritan Road.
• 2:32pm – Lift assist for a Benton Circle resident.
• 2:57pm – Investigations of a two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 3:11pm – Pearl Street resident reports check fraud.
• 3:46pm – Complaint regarding two illegally parked vehicles on Main Street.
• 3:56pm – Suspicious vehicle reported on Elderberry Lane.
• 4:25pm – All-night parking exception granted on Vine Street.
• 4:40pm – Investigation if a minor two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 5:08pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
• 6:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
• 6:27pm – Disabled vehicle on Salem Street.
• 6:55pm – Report that a suspicious person is making people feel uncomfortable at Jordans Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 7:26pm – Traffic enforcement on Washington Street.
• 7:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
• 7:47pm – Dispute over the payment of taxi services on Wilson Street.
• 9:49pm – Vehicle vs. deer on Charles Street.

Saturday, December 14, 2024

• 6:34am – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
• 6:57am – Lift assist for a Walnut Street resident.
• 6:59am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
• 7:05am – Investigation of the heating system at First Baptist Church on Woburn Street.
• 7:07am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
• 7:47am – Backpack and suit found on Minot Street.
• 8:31am – Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
• 9:01am – Follow-up visit at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
• 10:06am – Disabled vehicle on South Street.
• 10:12am – Injured deer found in the woods by Fairchild Drive.
• 10:43am – Spruce Road resident reports that a large bird is stuck in the garage.
• 11:45am – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
• 12:18pm – Silver ring found at CVS on Main Street.
• 12:32pm – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
• 1:58pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Lowell Street.
• 2:12pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
• 2:41pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle that has been parked on Linden Street for a long time.
• 3:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
• 3:32pm – Verbal warning issued on Bancroft Avenue.
• 5:05pm – Curtis Street resident reports black water.
• 5:35pm – Left hallway motion alarm at Killam Elementary School.
• 5:58pm – Verbal warning issued on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 6:24pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Circle.
• 7:56pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
• 8:44pm – Commercial alarm at Salem Five Bank on Walkers Brook Drive.

Sunday, December 15, 2024

• 1:22am – Lowell Street resident reports possible drones in the area.
• 6:29am – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
• 6:46am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
• 9:56am – Lee Street resident reports unknown workers at their home.
• 10:45am – Investigation of a vehicle crash at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
• 11:06am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
• 11:10am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
• 11:47am – Fire alarm at Dollar Tree on Harnden Street.
• 1:47pm – Customer at Zucca on Main Street reports that the doors are open but no one is inside the business.
• 2:29pm – Traffic enforcement on Pine Ridge Road.
• 4:29pm – Caller reports that a pole on Pearl Street was struck at some point.
• 4:38pm – Attempt to serve a witness summons to an Augustus Court resident.
• 5:16pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
• 5:25pm – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
• 5:44pm – Verbal warning issued on High Street.
• 7:20pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
• 7:41pm – Verbal warning issued for no tail lights on Lowell Street.
• 8:57pm – Verbal warning issued for an expired registration on Main Street.