Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, March 21, 2025
- 5:59am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:19am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 8:15am – Construction crew impeding traffic on Edgemont Avenue.
- 9:03am – Pinevale Avenue resident reports that a landscaping company damaged their property.
- 1:07pm – Complaint regarding equipment in the road on Washington Street impeding traffic.
- 1:16pm – Marla Lane resident reports an oil delivery issue.
- 1:19pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 1:26pm – Charles Street resident reports an unauthorized car loan.
- 1:32pm – Collins Avenue resident reports water pouring out from a garage.
- 1:36pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on New Crossing Road.
- 1:41pm – Report of stolen tools from a vehicle at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 5:48pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 7:19pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:29pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 9:36pm – Report that there is a group of youths in the Liquor Junction parking lot on General Way.
- 10:29pm – Caller reports multiple drones in the sky.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 6:55am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 10:49am – Alarm at RMHS.
- 12:07pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 12:10pm – Verbal warning for a red light violation on Lowell Street.
- 12:36pm – Suspicious person ran through an open house on Winslow Street.
- 12:39pm – Verbal warning issued for an expired inspection on Minot Street.
- 1:06pm – Verbal warning issued for a crosswalk violation on Green Street.
- 1:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Susan Drive.
- 1:46pm – Mass Highway notified of a portable road sign left behind.
- 1:57pm – West Street resident reports seeing a suspicious person on a video feed.
- 2:25pm – Credit card turned in at RPD.
- 3:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 3:59pm – Deceased animal reported on Woburn Street.
- 4:35pm – Caller reports a past assault at Jordans Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:04pm – Text-a-Tip report of a vehicle parked on the sidewalk on Mt. Vernon Street.
- 7:19pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:03pm – Caller concerned about a suspicious vehicle at Sturges Park.
- 8:04pm – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:47pm – Erratic vehicle operation on Chequesette Road reported by multiple phone calls.
- 8:53pm – Report that youths are shooting paintball guns in the woods near Mattera Cabin.
- 9:03pm – Commercial alarm at Meadow Brook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 9:25pm – Large sink hole reported on a High Street sidewalk.
- 9:50pm – Unfounded Text-a-Tip report of underage drinking on Lilah Lane.
- 10:10pm – Caller reports a loose cat on School Street.
- 10:21pm – Lynnfield notified for a well-being check.
- 11:24pm – Report that youths are yelling outside on Willow Street.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
- 1:00am – Summer Avenue caller reports hearing noises from their driveway.
- 6:00am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 6:11am – Main Street resident reports that the water has been running in the unit below them for several hours.
- 6:34am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:59am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 7:43am – Alarm at RMHS.
- 8:06am – Report that two suspicious people were seen entering the woods on Augustus Court.
- 9:18am – Alarm at Killam Elementary School.
- 9:58am – Possible water main break on High Street.
- 10:10am – Report of an ongoing issue with construction occurring on a Sunday on Main Street.
- 10:26am – Traffic backing up onto Main Street at Bagel World.
- 11:44am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 11:51am – Dog has been left in a vehicle for over an hour at Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 12:26pm – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street.
- 1:19pm – Taylor Drive resident reports unauthorized charges on their credit card.
- 4:54pm – Report that smoke is coming from the wood line on Palmer Hill Avenue.
- 5:01pm – Cooking related alarm activation in a Haven Street group home.
- 5:54pm – Set of keys found on Vine Street.
- 6:14pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
Arrest Log:
One suspect arrested for drug possession
