Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- 12:32am – Extra checks of a South Street residence.
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:03am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 6:04am – Medical bell ringing in an Elderberry Lane residence.
- 6:23am – Traffic enforcement on King Street.
- 8:05am – Verbal warning issued for an illegal left turn on Charles Street.
- 8:22am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 8:23am – Arcadia Avenue resident complaint regarding a vehicle blocking their driveway.
8:23am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street. - 9:14am – PD & FD out on an investigation on Cross Street.
- 10:21am – Stone Well Road resident reports a stolen package.
- 11:00am – Dog tags turned in at RPD.
- 11:51am – Manager at REI on Salem Street reports a past larceny.
- 12:18pm – Engineering notified of twisted traffic lights at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 12:56pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 1:41pm – Disabled vehicle on Summer Avenue.
- 2:46pm – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking an Edgemont Avenue driveway.
- 3:13pm – Report that a tire is in the road on Canterbury Drive.
- 4:07pm – Commercial alarm at Northern Bank & Trust on Main Street.
- 4:16pm – Traffic enforcement at Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 5:00pm – Stop sign knocked down at Franklin Street and Haverhill Street.
- 5:03pm – Sick individual on Cross Street.
- 5:12pm – Verbal warning issued for failure to pull over for an emergency vehicle on Pinevale Road.
- 5:21pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on John Street.
- 5:39pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 5:51pm – Verbal warning issued on New Crossing Road.
- 5:54pm – Person turns in found property at RPD.
- 6:19pm – Report that a group of teens is loitering and throwing items in the parking lot at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:40pm – Verbal warning issued on Harrison Street.
- 6:52pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 7:00pm – Verbal warning issued on Wakefield Street.
- 8:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 10:54pm – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
- 11:08pm – DPW notified of a dead possum on Washington Street.
- 11:10pm – Extra check of a South Street business.
Thursday, January 16, 2024
- 12:00 – Commercial radio distress alarm on Taylor Drive.
- 4:42am – Commercial alarm at Meadow Brook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 5:16am – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 5:16am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:18am – Traffic enforcement on King Street.
- 8:30am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on High Street.
- 8:34am – DPW notified of a tire left on the sidewalk on Johanna Road.
- 9:21am – Wire down on Brentwood Drive.
- 9:50am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 10:36pm – Lowell Street resident seeks advice regarding past vandalism.
- 12:27pm – Verbal warning for cell phone hands-free violation use.
- 12:30pm – Hit and run reported on Haven Street.
- 1:28pm – Traffic enforcement on Jacob Way.
- 1:48pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 2:12pm – Verbal warning issued for a hands-free violation on Ash Street.
- 2:38pm – Past road rage incident reported on Oak Street.
- 2:53pm – Manager at The Paper Store on Walkers Brook Drive reports a past larceny.
- 3:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 3:15pm – Verbal warning issued on Charles Street.
- 3:22pm – Attendant damaged a vehicle’s gas cap on Main Street.
- 3:27pm – Verbal warning issued on Wentworth Road.
- 4:31pm – Parent reports ongoing bullying of a child.
- 5:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 5:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:03pm – Verbal warning issued on Grove Street.
- 6:10pm – Verbal warning issued on Main Street.
- 8:32pm – Verbal warning issued for speed on West Street.
- 9:14pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Walkers Brook Drive.
