Police Log: Reading Man Arrested for Drug Possession

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

Reading Man Arrested on Drug Charge

9:06 p.m.—As a result of a motor vehicle stop at Willow and West Streets, a Reading man was arrested for possession of a Class B substance. Nicholas J. Burns, 20, of Reading, was released on bail and will have to appear in Woburn District Court.

1:15 a.m.—A traffic stop at Lowell Street and Parkman Road resulted in the arrest of a Woburn man on an outstanding warrant—for a variety of charges—and a fresh OUI charge. Matthew R. Morabito, 20, refused a breathalyzer test, resulting in the OUI. Morabito had defaulted on a case out of Lowell District Court, where he was to answer for charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, trespassing and several others.

9:42 a.m.—A Reading man got in the holiday spirit by playing the role of good samaritan. The resident found a gift card to Romano’s Macaroni Grill, on Walker’s Brook Drive, and brought it in to the police, who discovered it had not yet been activated. After conferring with a representative from the restaurant’s corporate office, the card was destroyed.

12:36 p.m.—A Wayland man was issued a citation for operating with a suspended license following a traffic stop on Walker’s Brook Drive.

1:58 p.m.—A Green Street woman walked in to the police station to report that items had been stolen from a package left on her door by UPS. The value of the missing items is approximately $57.

3:11 p.m.—A Sanborn Street resident reported that his car had been broken into overnight and that $10 was stolen from the center console.

7:29 p.m.—An MBTA bus struck a cement pillar near the on Harnden Street while trying to make a turn. The disabled vehicle was removed by the MBTA.