Reading Police & Fire Log May 21-24, 2020

Reading firefighters cheering on the RMHS graduates as they pass station one during the parade on Saturday May 23. Photo from Reading PD Facebook

Reading, MA — Below are highlights from the Reading Police Log

Thursday, May 21, 2020

  • 7:01 am – Deceased Raccoon on Haverhill Street Reported.
  • 9:17 am – Grove Street Resident Reports Loose Dog Running Around.
  • 10:18 am – Officers Assisting on Birthday Parade on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 10:54 am – Officer Attempts to Serve Immediate Threat on Garret Road.
  • 11:23 am – Complaint of Motor Vehicle Blocking Driveway on Grove Street.
  • 12:24 pm – Previous Suspicious Activity Reported on Bancroft Avenue.
  • 1:56 pm – Main Street Resident Reports Receiving Possible Scam Letter.
  • 2:40 pm – Investigation of Telephone Pole Hit by Vehicle on Cross Street.
  • 2:53 pm – Officer Assists with Birthday Parade on Lakeview Avenue.
  • 3:30 pm – Fielding Road Resident Reports Bicycle in Front of Vacant Residence for Multiple Days.
  • 4:32 pm – Officer Finds Wallet on Side of Road on Pearl Street.
  • 4:32 pm – Officer Assists with Birthday Parade on Summer Avenue.
  • 5:23 pm – Resident Reports Suspicious Person Taking Pictures in Main Street Parking Lot.
  • 5:37 pm – Report of Howling Dog on Lowell Street.
  • 5:54 pm – Report of Open Manhole on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
  • 6:35 pm – Group of Persons Drinking Beer in Main Street Parking Lot.
  • 6:48 pm – Officers Assist with Birthday Parade on Summer Avenue.
  • 7:15 pm – North Reading Reports Road Rage Incident on Main Street.

Friday, May 22, 2020

  • 11:26 am – Disabled Vehicle Reported on Federal Street.
  • 12:12 pm – Red iPhone Found and Returned on South Street.
  • 1:24 pm – Munroe Avenue Resident Reports Identity Theft.
  • 2:15 pm – Suspicious Vehicles Reported in Area of Causeway Road.
  • 3:34 pm – Report of Erratic Vehicle Operation on West Street.
  • 4:52 pm – Dislodged Water Gate Reported on Salem Street.
  • 5:12 pm – Wires Reported Down on Pearl Street.
  • 5:18 pm – Suitcase on Side of Road on Forest Street Investigated.
  • 6:14 pm – Officer Assists with Birthday Parade on Arcadia Avenue.
  • 11:05 pm – Vehicle Left with Headlights on in Main Street Parking Lot.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Reading Police, NEMLEC Motorcycle Unit and Reading Fire leading the RMHS Parade.
  • 7:55 am – Commercial Alarm at Woburn Street Business.
  • 8:30 am – Officers Assisting with 2020 Senior Graduation Parade.
  • 10:48 am – iPhone Found and Returned on Oakland Road.
  • 10:49 am – Report of Possible Animal Jawbone Found Behind Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
  • 1:19 pm – Complaint of Landscaping Truck Blocking Road with Mulch Pile on Summer Avenue.
  • 2:50 pm – Catherine Road Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
  • 5:12 pm – Tree Down on Torre Avenue Reported.
  • 5:54 pm – Wakefield Police Department Requests to Speak to Main Street Resident.
  • 6:32 pm – Benton Circle Resident Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
  • 10:52 pm – Harrison Road Resident Reports Youths Singing on Swings.

Sunday, May 24, 2020

  • 12:03 am – Report of Suspicious Person Looking Into New Construction on Chapin Avenue.
  • 12:24 am – Commercial Alarm at Main Street Business.
  • 2:29 am – Summit Avenue Resident Complains of Water Leak from Upstairs Apartment.
  • 10:28 am – Possible Damaged Gate at Wood End School Reported.
  • 10:50 am – Haven Street Resident Reports Power Tools Being Used.
  • 12:00 noon – Main Street Resident Reports Mailbox Struck Overnight.
  • 12:52 pm – Officer Assists with Birthday Parade on Oakland Road.
  • 1:49 pm – Auburn Street Reports Fraudulent Unemployment Claim.
  • 3:47 pm – Water Leak Between Street and Home Reported on Wilson Street.
  • 3:52 pm – Assistance Getting Home Rendered to Cedar Street Resident.
  • 6:19 pm – Assistance Rendered to Person on Oakland Road Stating They Do Not Know How To Get Home.
  • 6:45 pm – Whittier Road Resident Reports Missing Cat.
  • 6:52 pm – Damage to Car Reported in Walkers Brook Drive Parking Lot.
  • 6:58 pm – Complaint of Vehicle Parked on Street for Six Days on Main Street.
  • 8:03 pm – Haystack Road Resident Reports Dog Barking and Crying.
  • 9:56 pm – Text-a-Tip Report of Group of Youths by Golf Course.
  • 10:14 pm – Report of Suspicious Person Walking on Walkers Brook Drive Who May Need Assistance.

(DISCLAIMER: This information is public information. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. Persons arrested are considered innocent until proven guilty.)