Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- 2:00 AM – Female reported stepmother believed to be driving under the influence at 91 Oakland Rd.
- 5:35 AM – Strobe indicator light observed; no smoke or fire at 7 Gazebo Cr.
- 6:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at 288 Charles St.
- 6:24 AM – Report of wire down in roadway at 76 Willow St.
- 6:35 AM – Traffic enforcement at 61 Salem St.
- 7:31 AM – Engine 2 running in place of Ladder 1 at 757 Main St. and RFD HQ.
- 8:57 AM – Contractors reported parking on the sidewalk at 869 Main St.
- 8:59 AM – Road closed with no emergency access and detours at Grove St. and Spruce Rd.
- 9:56 AM – 911 pocket dial; caller was out for a walk at Birch Meadow Dr. and Oakland Rd.
- 10:08 AM – Fire department inspection at 141 Summer Av.
- 10:34 AM – 911 call accidental; officer confirmed at 13 Percy Av.
- 10:46 AM – Male approached reporting party while inside motor vehicle at 16D Carnation Cr.
- 11:09 AM – Black case found outside near the recycling bin at 12 Libby Ave.
- 11:41 AM – Female found a suspicious note on her vehicle at General Wy. and Market Basket #60.
- 1:00 PM – Detective Fitzgerald on follow-up visit at Main St.
- 2:10 PM – 911 hang-up, no answer at Birch Meadow Dr. and Coolidge Middle School.
- 3:42 PM – Male attempted shoplifting at Stop & Shop, 25 Walkers Brook Dr.
- 7:09 PM – Follow-up visit related to earlier shoplifting case at 25 Walkers Brook Dr.
- 7:16 PM – Traffic enforcement at 195 West St.
- 8:05 PM – Verbal warning issued after motor vehicle stop at Sanborn St. and Lowell St.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at 61 Salem St.
- 6:10 AM – Traffic enforcement at 134 South St.
- 6:45 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Causeway Rd.
- 7:23 AM – Fire alarm box 5513 reported offline at 98 Walkers Brook Dr. (Service for Honda).
- 7:34 AM – Dog barking causing a disturbance at 33 Maple Ridge Rd.
- 8:18 AM – Fire department inspection at 30 New Crossing Rd.
- 9:00 AM – Fire department inspection at 41 Parkview Rd.
- 9:06 AM – Yellow lab found wandering loose at 39 Summer Ave.
- 9:11 AM – 911 call accidental; Spanish-speaking male heard at 7 Kylie Dr. (Apartment).
- 9:15 AM – Passerby reported a minor motor vehicle crash; no injuries at 413 Main St.
- 9:19 AM – Fire department inspection at 35 Colonial Dr.
- 9:36 AM – Fire department inspection at 7 Kylie Dr. (Apartment).
- 9:52 AM – Fire department inspection at 62 Deering St.
- 9:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at Salem St. and Main St.
- 10:00 AM – Fire alarm box 5513 back online at 98 Walkers Brook Dr. (Service for Honda).
- 10:10 AM – Traffic enforcement at Riverside Ave. and Sunnyside Ave.
- 10:17 AM – Smoke/CO inspection passed at 19 Arcadia Ave.
- 10:32 AM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin St. and Sunset Rock Ln.
- 10:34 AM – Smoke/CO inspection passed at 480 West St.
- 10:46 AM – Smoke/CO inspection passed at 7 Courtyard Pl.
- 10:51 AM – Fire department reinspection at 38 Weston Rd.
- 10:52 AM – Smoke/CO inspection passed at 609 Haverhill St.
- 11:05 AM – Fire department inspection passed at 234 Washington St.
- 11:08 AM – Smoke/CO inspection passed at 246 Woburn St.
- 12:19 PM – 911 misdial, no issues at 30 New Crossing Rd. (Hallmark Health).
- 12:55 PM – 911 misdial from cell phone at 15 George St.
- 4:49 PM – Suspicious male possibly intoxicated on scooter at Summer Ave. and Joshua Eaton Elementary.
- 7:47 PM – Accidental 911 call; unit to confirm at 26 Countryside Ln.
- 8:19 PM – Traffic enforcement at 310 South St.
- 8:38 PM – Street box 5132 alarm received at Lakeview Ave.
- 9:27 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Washington St.
- 10:06 PM – Smoke detector chirping; no smoke or fire at Lincoln St. and The Met Building.
