Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, June 29
- 8:42 AM: A resident on Abigail Way reported attempted identity theft. No financial loss was reported.
- 10:05 AM: Firefighters responded to a fire alarm activation at The Met on Lincoln Street. The activation was related to ongoing work, and the response was reduced.
- 1:29 PM: An officer was flagged down at Bank of America on Main Street regarding metal shavings near the bank entrance.
- 2:29 PM: A resident on Abigail Way reported a stolen license plate.
- 2:43 PM: A dirt bike rider left Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive without paying the bill.
- 3:40 PM: A resident on Taylor Drive reported an attempted fraud.
- 3:44 PM: Firefighters responded to a detector activation on Louanis Drive.
- 6:04 PM: A resident on Washington Street reported ongoing issues with neighbors’ dogs.
- 7:05 PM: Police arrested a driver at Market Basket on General Way after receiving a report that the individual was drinking while driving.
- 7:43 PM: DPW was notified after sewage backed up into a basement on Chapin Avenue.
- 8:55 PM: Police received a report of a youth operating a dirt bike on Franklin Street.
Tuesday, June 30
- 6:23 AM: Police responded to a commercial burglar alarm at Pizza World on Main Street.
- 6:53 AM: A previously missing black-and-brown cat was located on Pierce Street.
- 8:09 AM: A construction vehicle struck a parked vehicle on High Street.
- 9:38 AM: A resident at Lakeview Avenue reported feeling harassed by a neighbor.
- 9:55 AM: A resident reported a road rage incident that had occurred earlier on Main Street.
- 11:01 AM: An employee at Sullivan Tire on Main Street reported a vehicle cutting through the parking lot and nearly striking them.
- 12:37 PM: An officer found a license plate in the roadway at Haverhill Street and Rustic Lane.
- 12:45 PM: Police responded to a report of a man yelling into business windows and smoking marijuana on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:26 PM: A personal check was found on Haverhill Street.
- 5:04 PM: A caller reported a trailer parked on Summer Avenue for more than a week.
- 5:35 PM: Police responded to a burglar alarm at Reading Memorial High School.
- 6:02 PM: A caller reported a motor vehicle that drove through two red lights on Main Street.
- 6:38 PM: Storm-related flooding and a low tree branch were reported on Haverhill Street near Camp Curtis Guild.
- 6:43 PM: Town Hall reported malfunctioning railroad crossing gates on Ash Street.
- 6:53 PM: A caller reported a storm drain cover had become dislodged on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:07 PM: A caller reported landscaping trucks leaking oil on Middlesex Avenue near Kingston Street.
- 8:09 PM: A resident on Elderberry Lane reported a dispute with a neighbor.
- 8:12 PM: DPW was notified after a resident on Oak Street reported having no water service.
- 8:18 PM: DPW was notified after a homeowner on Haverhill Street reported a sewer cleanout overflowing.
- 10:25 PM: Police responded to a report of a group of youths yelling at a resident on Pearl Street.
- 10:40 PM: A resident on Oak Ridge Road reported water in the basement following DPW repairs.
