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The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 12:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Dana Mawn, Jr., 18, of 53 Swan Pond Road, was arrested for possession of a Class A substance on North Hill Drive. Monday, May 14 At 8:26 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Concord Street. No injuries were reported. At 10:12 a.m., a Homestead Terrace resident reported a suspicious vehicle in the area. The driver of the vehicle was getting out and knocking on doors. At 2:12 p.m., a Burroughs Road …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Friday through Monday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 3:16 p.m. on Friday, as the result of a motor vehicle stop, Manuel Caguana, 22, of 2 Huntington St., Brockton, was arrested on John Street for the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Friday, May 11 At 12:15 a.m., an officer summonsed a man for operating a motor vehicle after his license was revoked on Haven Street. 8:41 a.m., a Winthrop Avenue resident reported that a bottle of vicodin was taken from his residence. He believes it may have been …
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 8:35 p.m. on Sunday, John Cooper, 24, of 409 Park Street, was arrested for assault and battery on Park Street. Friday, May 11 At 9:25 a.m., a detail officer reported a minor car accident on Haverhill Street. No injuries were reported. At 11:45 a.m., a caller reported a minor car accident on Main Street. No injuries were reported. At 2:22 p.m., a caller reported some of her property missing. She believes she knows who took it…
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Thursday. The information is open to the public. Thursday, May 10 At 1:15 a.m., a caller reported a suspicious person on Summer Avenue. Police were unable to locate the person. At 2:21 p.m., a caller reported a house guest that wouldn't leave. Police said they would help her get the guest to leave. At 4:22 p.m., a Washington Street resident reported that two bikes were stolen from his home. At 4:38 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious youth on County Road.  At 5:07 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious vehicle on Haystack …
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public. Wednesday, May 9 At 12:53 a.m., a Linwood Avenue resident reported that her house was broken into while she was sleeping. Her diamond ring and phone cords were missing. She believes she knew who took the items, and said that the screen was removed from a window and that her dog was barking, which woke her grandparents. Police found the possible suspect and searched him and his vehicle with negative results. At 9:30 a.m., a caller …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Tuesday through Wednesday. The information is open to the public. Tuesday, May 8 At 11:02 a.m., a Franklin Street resident reported that her home was broken into. She came home to find the back door smashed. At 1:56 p.m., a Buckskin Drive resident reported that her home was broken into. She came home to find her back slider was smashed with a rock and her dog was missing. Wednesday, May 9 At 9:45 a.m., a caller reported that she and her dog were attacked by a coyote on Strout Avenue. They were able to get away and neither…
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department on Monday through Tuesday. The information is open to the public. Monday, May 7 At 2:18 a.m., a Eugley Park resident reported a suspicious vehicle in front of her home. The resident said that the person got out of his vehicle and walked toward a neighbor's house. When her husband went to the door, the vehicle fled toward North Street.  At 2:49 a.m., a Navillus Road resident reported that her granddaughter was home with five to six unwanted guests. Police spoke to the involved parties and told the …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Friday through Monday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 9:16 p.m. on Friday, as the result of a motor vehicle stop on Grove Street, Benjamin Elgeziry, 22, of 41 Heather Dr., was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Friday, May 4 At 12:34 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Pleasant Street. No injuries were reported. At 2:28 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Salem Street. No injuries were reported. Saturday, May 5 At 10:51 p.m., a caller reported that his car was hit while parked on…
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Friday, May 4 At 7:07 a.m., an employee from the DPW reported that two catch basins were stolen from the Kingston Road area. At 10:55 a.m., a 23-year-old North Reading resident was summonsed for the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for a police officer, a marked lanes violation and speeding. At 12:03 p.m., a male walked into the police station to report that his car was missing. After being advised of perjury …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Thursday. The information is open to the public. Thursday, May 3 At 12:30 a.m., a Washington Street resident reported that her car was stolen. The car was later located in a different area of the parking lot. The resident had given her neighbor keys while she was on vacation and the neighbor had to move the car for tree removal. At 8:39 a.m., a Lewis Street resident reported that the driver's side window of her car was smashed overnight. At 5:43 p.m., as the result of a motor vehicle stop, a man was summonsed for …
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 10:22 a.m. Tuesday, Ramiro Perez, 27, of 56 Kirtland St. Apt. 3, Lynn, was arrested on Elm Street for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, revoked registration and without liability insurance. Wednesday, May 2 At 1:49 p.m., a caller reported debris in the road on Park Street. An officer removed the debris and brought it to the DPW. Thursday, May 3 At 12:34 p.m., a caller reported that she found a credit …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Tuesday through Wednesday. The information is open to the public. Tuesday, May 1 At 8:37 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Haverhill Street. No injuries were reported. At 11:35 a.m., a Lowell Street resident reported an ongoing problem with email fraud. At 1:16 p.m., a caller reported a bad check. The person who wrote the check agreed to pay the amount written on the check. At 3:25 p.m., a Harvest Road resident reported that his vehicle was broken into. At 3:57 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street…
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Monday through Tuesday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 8:03 p.m. Monday, an officer reported suspicious activity in the Walmart parking lot. As the result of a motor vehicle stop on Main Street, Richard Kuchinsky, 42, of 5 Rollins St. Apt. #9, Concord, N.H., was arrested on a warrant and summonsed for larceny over $250. At the same time, a 59-year-old Concord, N.H., resident was summonsed for larceny over $250 and a a 48-year-old Concord, N.H., resident was summonsed for larceny…
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Friday through Monday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 1:19 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Franklin Street. The driver of the vehicle drove into a rock wall and damaged the lawn of a house on Franklin Street. The driver, Nicholas Demarco, 22, of 170 Green St., Reading was arrested for operating under the influence, speeding and operating a motor vehicle to endanger. Friday, April 27 At 3:51 p.m., a Winthrop Avenue resident reported that someone is trying to rent out her house in Laconia, N.H…
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 11:33 a.m. on Sunday, a caller reported a car accident on Park Street. Michael Farricy, Jr., 25, of 56 Chestnut Street, was involved in the accident and was arrested for possession of class E and B drugs. Friday, April 27 At 1:27 p.m., a North Street resident reported that someone entered his house and took his change jar filled with change. At 2:13 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Park Street. Three cars were …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 4:13 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Washington Street. One of the drivers involved, Kyra Card, 20, of 2526 Russell Rd., Green Cove Springs, Florida was arrested for operating without a license and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. Thursday, April 26 At 12:15 a.m., a George Street resident reported that she has not heard from her son in 12 hours. He was last seen at the North Shore Recovery School in Beverly. Police …
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public. Wednesday, April 25 At At 12:16 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street. No injuries were reported. At 4 p.m., a caller reported a possible phone scam. She was advised to watch her credit. At 9:01 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street.  Thursday, April 26 At 7:55 a.m., a caller reported a suspicious motor vehicle on Haverhill Street pulling in and out of driveways. Police found that it was a person …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Monday through Tuesday. The information is open to the public. Tuesday, April 24 At 7:48 a.m., a Mt. Vernon Street resident reported that the driver's side window on his car was smashed. At 1:25 p.m., a caller reported a suspicious person walking through the woods with a large bag. Police spoke with the man who was collecting cans in the woods. He was told not to go into anyone's backyard. At 4 p.m., a caller reported that the passenger side of his car was scratched while parked on Chapin Avenue. At 4:12 p.m., an …
The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the North Reading Police Department from Monday through Tuesday. The information is open to the public. Monday, April 23 At At 4:50 p.m., a caller reported that someone stole eight flags from the Hillview Country Club golf course. At 5:02 p.m., a caller reported that someone backed into Kitty's and left. There was minor damage to the building.  At 6:08 p.m., an officer reported a car accident on Main Street. No injuries were reported. Tuesday, April 24 At 7:44 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Marblehead Street. No injuries were …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Friday through Sunday. The information is open to the public. Arrests At 1:10 p.m. Monday, Todd Sullivan, 30, of 5 Lakeview Avenue was arrested on a Nahant warrant for reckless endangerment of a child and a Boston warrant for possession of a class A drug on Lakeview Ave. He will also be summonsed for a suspended license. Friday, April 20  At 11:14 a.m., a caller reported graffiti on several signs on Harrison and Salem streets. The DPW cleaned the signs. At 1:03 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Salem Street. No …

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