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 North Reading Police Department from Wednesday through Thursday. The information is open to the public. Wednesday, May 16 Thursday, May 17 For questions about this blotter, email northreading@patch.com.
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Sen. Bruce Tarr called court's decision “deeply concerning and undermines the effectiveness of a major law that protects our public safety.”
The state Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday removed a portion of a law that targeted drunk driving, known as Melanie’s Law. The court Thursday disallowed the portion of the law that allows the Registry of Motor Vehicles to increase sanctions against those who admit to driving drunk, but whose cases are later dismissed, reported the Boston Globe. The issue is that when lawmakers changed the state’s drunk driving law, they did not change what a “conviction” means. Supreme Judicial Court Justice Margot Botsford wrote in the unanimous decision that the law did not “explicity include cases that are ‘continued without a finding’ in its list of what can be considered drunk driving convictions,” reported the Globe. The court decision did not …
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Tuesday through Wednesday. The information is open to the public. Tuesday, May 15 Wednesday, May 16 For questions about the log, email ashley.troutman@patch.com
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A female fell from the third floor on Greenbriar Drive and was transported to the hospital.
Around 9 a.m. Thursday morning, a 21-year-old female fell from the third floor on Greenbriar Drive in North Reading. She was transported to the hospital, but her injuries are unknown. According to the Fire Department, they reported to the scene on Greenbriar Drive were a female fell three stories. Medflight was requested to transport the female to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Check in with us for more information as it becomes available.
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Donna Picone walked nine and a half miles to the North Reading Fire Station to show her appreciation for firefighters.
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 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 Tuesday, May 15 For questions about this blotter, email northreading@patch.com.
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The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
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 Saturday, May 12 Sunday, May 13 Monday, May 14 For questions about the log, email ashley.troutman@patch.com
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12:59 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Oh.......God, that's a huge list........for sure.............. Bensie Dorien http://www.ezdrivingtest.com/ more ›
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 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 Saturday, May 12 Sunday, May 13 For questions about this blotter, email northreading@patch.com.
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Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone's office provided the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit.
Almost everyone has them—old, unused prescription drugs in their bathroom medicine cabinet. What do you do with them? Starting next week, you can bring them to the police station. Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone unveiled the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit program Friday morning. Through the program, which extends out to 29 county communities, residents will be able to dispose of prescription drugs in a free, safe and easy manner through large green collection boxes found at the police station. “Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in our communities,” said Leone Friday. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 2.4 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time in 2011—one-third of …
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4:13 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Joe Veno 1:55 pm on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 John (Who ever you are) Yea I bet millions of people have died over the years because people have flushed pills down the drain. Bill (Who ever you are), check out the above posting from our Patch cop (Joe V.). Mind boggling isn't it? Please don't cite facts or figures as he'll just disclaim them and belittle you because he won't respect anyone who doesn't… more ›
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Thursday. The information is open to the public. Thursday, May 10 For questions about the log, email ashley.troutman@patch.com
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Richard W. Kendall
11:40 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family and friends. I fell 36 feet in September of 2010 in North Reading. The angels at North Reading Fire and MedFlight saved my life. I'm forever grateful to all of them. more ›