Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, April 25, 2025
- 12:13am – Commercial alarm at Mandarin-Reading on Salem Street.
- 5:50am – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
- 6:01am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:03am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 7:07am – Person complains that a co-worker may have caused health issues.
- 9:18am – Traffic enforcement on Fielding Road.
- 10:14am – Report of graffiti inside the Pinevale Conservation Area.
- 10:52am – Pleasant Street resident seeks advice.
- 12:00 – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 12:08pm – Lakeview Avenue residents report that their child may have been scammed.
- 1:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 1:04pm – Gould Street resident reports a lost wallet.
- 1:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 3:11pm – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
- 3:16pm – Smoke detector activation in a Lynn Village Way residence.
- 4:02pm – Credit card fraud reported at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:29pm – Caller report ID theft.
- 4:43pm – Archstone Circle resident reports being owed money from a business.
- 4:49pm – Warren Avenue resident reports that an unknown cat is coming onto the property.
- 5:28pm – Outside odor of burning reported on Summer Avenue.
- 5:43pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on South Street.
- 5:46pm – Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive found a suitcase in the parking lot.
- 6:06pm – Asset protection at Stop and Shop on General Way reports a shoplifter.
- 7:06pm – FD assists with a house lockout on Main Street.
- 8:08pm – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Salem Street.
- 8:09pm – Longwood Road water pump house alarm is sounding.
- 8:13pm – Large group of youths is gathering on Longwood Road.
- 11:12pm – Lift assist for a Bay State Road resident.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
- 4:34am – Eastway resident reports hearing a noise in the home.
- 5:54am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 7:01am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:24am – Alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 10:48am – Traffic is backing up at Bagel World on Main Street.
- 12:13pm – Alarm at Reading Public Library.
- 12:42pm – Traffic enforcement on King Street.
- 1:20pm – Follow up visit with Home Depot regarding credit card fraud.
- 1:47pm – Key fob turned in at RPD.
- 2:24pm – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
- 3:58pm – Smoke detector activation at Northeast School of Ballet on Lowell Street.
- 4:30pm – Report of a lost wallet on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:26am – Traffic enforcement on Causeway Road.
- 10:54pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 11:55pm – Suspicious vehicle is parked on Leaning Elm Drive.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
- 4:42am – Car alarm sounding on South Street.
- 5:02am – Lift assist for a Hanscom Avenue resident.
- 8:24am – Main foyer alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 9:15am – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 10:34am – Bancroft Avenue resident reports that a vehicle was broken into over the weekend.
- 10:42am – Minor two-vehicle crash at Dandi’s on Main Street.
- 10:50am – Guard unable to cover crossing post on Monday at Boswell Road and Charles Street.
- 12:13pm – Caller reports a lost ring.
- 1:06pm – Minor vehicle crash with minor injuries reported on Ash Street.
- 1:23pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:59pm – Main foyer alarm at Coolidge Middle School.
- 3:13pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 4:26pm – Tree branch down on Hanscom Avenue.
- 6:27pm – Suspicious person was walking on the tracks near Vine Street, then went into bush.
- 7:16pm – Report that a vehicle entered the Pinevale conservation land.
- 7:36pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 8:07pm – Verbal warning issued for a stop sign violation on South Street.
- 8:57pm – Lift assist for a Pearl Street resident.
- 9:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:48pm – Commercial alarm at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:52pm – Audubon Road resident reports a suspicious vehicle in front of the house.
- 10:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 11:51pm – Suspicious vehicle reported on Ashley Street.
Arrest Log:
One suspect arrested for OUI and an improper turn..
