Crime & Safety

Two Youths Summonsed for Motor Vehicle Accident

The following information was supplied by the North Reading police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the  from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public.

Arrests

At 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, John Dwyer, 60, of 1462 Main Street in Reading and Jillian Twohig, 28, of 28 Nutter Road were both arrested on a warrant on Nutter Road.

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At 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, Paul Madison, 41, of 3 Look Street was arrested on a warrant on Main Street.

Wednesday, April 18

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  • At 12:43 p.m., a caller reported a fire in the back of . The Fire Department reported to McDonald's.
  • At 1:19 p.m., a caller reported a dog locked in a car at . An officer reported to Walmart, but was diverted to a car accident. The car was gone when an officer returned.
  • At 1:24 p.m., an emergency caller reported a car accident at the intersection of Abbott and Lowell roads. A 16-year-old and a 13-year-old were both riding motorcycles on Abbot Road and failed to yield when turning onto Lowell Road. One of the youths hit a car driving on Lowell Road. One youth and the driver of the car were transported to the hospital. The 16-year-old was summonsed for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, operation of an unregistered motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle without liability insurance and operating a motorcycle without a helmet. The 13-year-old was summonsed for operating a motor vehicle without being issued a license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and failure to yield when approaching a motor vehicle when turning left. 
  • At 7:50 p.m., a caller reported that someone was using her ATM card and withdrawing money. Police investigated and the caller's granddaughter admitted to taking money from the account.
  • At 10:14 p.m., a caller reported that a driver parked his motorcycle on Anthony Road and the caller overheard the driver talking about eluding the police in a chase. Andover Police had just dealt with an incident involving several motorcycles racing in the area of Harold Parker State Forest. North Reading Police pulled over two motorcycles on Haverhill Street and saw two other bikes drive by them at a high rate of speed. Reading Police were alerted.  

Thursday, April 19

  • At 3:46 a.m., an officer reported that while checking on the back of the CVS plaza he observed about 100 rats on the ground near the dumpsters, which he believed could become a public health issue.
  • At 1:11 p.m., a caller reported a possible phone scam. 
  • At At 5:12 p.m., a Main Street resident reported that he was verbally abused by an intoxicated male from another trailer when he checked his mail. Police spoke to both parties who came to a resolution.
  • At 6:30 p.m., a caller reported finding two needles on Old Andover Road. Police found and secured the needles.
  • At 8:33 p.m., Burlington Police reported that a woman was at their station reporting that her daughter was texting her information saying that she was being held against her will. Police found that she had been seen with a male from North Reading. Police went to the home of the male and spoke with the daughter who said her phone was stolen a few days ago and that she was not in danger. Burlington Police will continue to investigate who has the phone and is texting the mother.

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