Thursday, March 8, 2012
The victim reported a cell phone and about $100 were taken.
Reading Police were called to Red Gate Lane at 8:53 p.m. Wednesday after a male reported that a group of people robbed him of a cell phone and about $100. He also said he was struck in the face. The suspects, described as two Hispanic males and one Hispanic female, reportedly fled the area in a gray BMW SUV, according to police. The victim ran to the nearest house on Pennsylvania Avenue and called 911. Police issued a be on the lookout bulletin to area departments. However, within a half-hour of reporting the robbery, the victim allegedly admitted to police that the robbery happened over a marijuana transaction that “went wrong” and that’s when the suspects showed two handguns, according to police. Police spoke to neighbors who didn’t hear…
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Friday, March 2, 2012
He has been the focus of several investigations across two counties over the past year.
The Reading man arrested by Wakefield police on Feb. 29 has an alleged history of dealing controlled substances across multiple counties and has been the subject of at least two lengthy investigations by law enforcement in the past year. John N. Moses, 23, was arrested on 11 charges related to selling steroids to college students in early February of last year after a three-month investigation by Rutland police, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Police set up numerous undercover buys and worked with U.S. postal inspectors to intercept shipments of illegal substances Moses was allegedly mailing to buyers in Rutland. When arrested, police recovered vials of Testosterone Enanthate, pills, white powder and cash from the suspect’s …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
John Moses, 23, was arrested on similar charges earlier this month.
Wakefield Police arrested a man suspected of dealing drugs in Wakefield—for the second time in a month. Police arrested John Moses, 23, of 24 Haverhill St. in Reading on Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. for allegedly being in possession of cocaine and heroin with the intent to distribute it. Wakefield detectives, who had Moses under surveillance, said they followed Moses in his green Pontiac Firebird into Lynn on Feb. 29, where they believed a drug transaction had taken place. Once he had crossed back into Wakefield, police enacted a traffic stop on Salem Street. Inside Moses' car, police allegedly found three small bags of drugs: Two bags of heroin and one bag of cocaine. Police said they believed that Moses had intended to distribute the drugs. The K-9…
Friday, January 13, 2012
15-year-old Reading Memorial High student Andrea Nastri shares her thoughts on her favorite class.
Decisions, decisions… something that every human being comes across on a daily basis. We are faced with simple decisions and sometimes hard decisions that require much thought and time to decide upon. I remember the first decision I had to make about decisions class. I was on my way to my first decisions class, G block on day two (I even remember what I was wearing). Prior to this, I had heard much talk about this class: “It’s boring. It’s a waste of time. The teacher is supa strict! Be there on time… or else!” So many things were told to me as one of the incoming freshman. While I was walking down the hall, I was walking with an upperclassman who wished me luck as I turned the corner to go to the field house. I instantly decide that I too…
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Board of Selectmen heard a three-fronted presentation on substance abuse prevention last Thursday from the Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse, the Reading Police and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Doherty.
After a year marred by the tragic, drug-related deaths of several local young men, the Board of Selectmen heard presentations last week outlining a multi-faceted approach being taken by the town to curb the problem of substance abuse and details of what efforts the future may hold to that end. Speaking before the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee and members of the School Committee at the Jan. 3 Selectmen’s meeting, the Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse, Chief of Police James Cormier and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Doherty all presented plans to combat the drug issue in advance of Fiscal Year 2013 budget talks, which get underway this week. Following the tragic shooting death of former Reading High School hockey …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
What is the right age to start talking with your kids about drugs? And what form should that discussion take?
Each week in Moms Talk, our Moms Council takes your questions, gives advice and shares solutions. Our conversation starts today with a topic that was very much at the forefront in 2011 and unfortunately figures to reprise that role in 2012: Substance abuse. What is the right age to start talking about drugs with your children? Alicia Botticelli-Tarasuk The age of which you start talking to your children about drugs is a per child thing I think. Some children are immature and don't have a clue until they are faced with such things other children ask many questions early because they are in tune to many things and pay attention more. I have talked to both of my children about drugs (they are 11 and 8). I have not gone into extreme detail, …
Monday, January 2, 2012
Notable entries from the Thursday, Dec. 29, police log.
The following information was supplied by the Reading police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Burlington Man Cited for Drug Possession 1:16 p.m.—Police responded to reports of two suspicious males in a vehicle, possibly engaged in drug activity, at the Mobil on the Run on Main Street. The driver, Matthew R. Munro, 19, of Burlington, was cited for possession of a Class D substance less than one ounce. 8:50 a.m—A Forest Street resident notified police about the presence of debris from a previous crash on the street and sidewalk. The Department of Public Works was notified. 11:00 a.m.—Police were notified that the Auto Body Clinic on High Street was filing a no trespass order against a …
Sunday, January 1, 2012
A look at what's on the docket this week.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Notable entries from the Thursday, Dec. 15 police log.
The following information was supplied by the Reading police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Traffic Stop Nets Drug Arrest 10:16 p.m.—A traffic stop at Main and Hopkins Streets netted a drug arrest, after officers stopped a green Chevrolet Cavalier for a bad inspection sticker and a marked lanes violation. Leon Breda, 57, of Everett, was arrested for possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute and possession of a Class E substance—in addition to the aforementioned motor vehicle violations—and was brought to the Reading PD, where he was subsequently released on a $290 bail. He was set to be arraigned in Woburn District Court on Dec. 16. 9:14 a.m.—A Brook Street resident …
Superintendent of Schools John Doherty praised the Reading PD and Middlesex County Sheriffs in the wake of last Friday's action at RMHS.
The Reading Police Department, in conjunction with the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit and Reading Public Schools, conducted a lockdown and canine search of Reading Memorial High School on Dec. 16. The search covered all common areas, lockers, and, some random classrooms were searched in accordance with proper legal procedures and the Reading School Committee policy JIH regarding search and seizure, according to a press release issued jointly by the police department and Reading Public Schools. The action was the result of extensive planning by the school and police, who, according to Reading Superintendent of Schools John Doherty, had been discussing the measure since around late August and early September. “This was planned …
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1:57 am on Saturday, March 31, 2012
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