Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, August 29, 2025
- 1:13 AM — Caller reported two males yelling on Salem St.
- 4:37 AM — Resident reported yard work being done on Haven St.
- 5:47 AM — Person sitting in parking lot wrapped in a blanket at Fraen Corp. on New Crossing Rd.
- 6:03 AM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave.
- 6:18 AM — Traffic enforcement at South St. and Jacob Wy.
- 6:20 AM — Traffic enforcement for one-way violations at Town Hall on Lowell St.
- 8:38 AM — Manager reported employee theft at Car Wash on Main St.
- 9:10 AM — Complaint application filed as result of traffic stop at Main St. and Orion Apts.
- 9:45 AM — Constable requested assistance with eviction on Main St.
- 9:55 AM — Female reported possible fraud at gas station on Main St.
- 10:29 AM — Commercial alarm activation at Walkers Brook Dr. and Shell Station.
- 11:03 AM — Green Toyota Camry reported parked on lawn at West St.
- 11:43 AM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St. and Washington St.
- 12:20 PM — CO detector activation on Indiana Ave.
- 1:37 PM — Male reported his dog was bitten by another dog on Tower Rd.
- 2:11 PM — Fire alarm activation reported by alarm company at Family Cr.
- 3:09 PM — Male reported striking motor vehicle in lot the day prior at General Wy. and Walkers Brook Dr.
- 3:18 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries at McDonald’s Restaurant on Main St.
- 4:13 PM — Disabled motor vehicle at Main St. and Salem St.
- 6:10 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St.
- 6:42 PM — School alarm activation at Killam School on Charles St.
- 8:08 PM — Possible disabled motor vehicle reported by passerby at Main St. and Woburn St.
- 8:53 PM — Suspicious male reported at Capri Restaurant on Main St.
- 8:56 PM — Box alarm struck for car fire with multiple exposures at Main St. and Green St.
- 10:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 10:28 PM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave. and Bancroft Ave.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
- 12:25 AM — Report of an injured opossum at Mobil Gas Station on West St.
- 3:29 AM — Unknown alarm sounding at The Chronicle on Main St.
- 5:17 AM — 911 call transferred to New Jersey PSAP for wellness check.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Franklin St.
- 6:03 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 6:44 AM — Traffic enforcement at South St. and Jacob Wy.
- 11:48 AM — Erratic operation of a Toyota Camry at Main St. and South St.
- 1:24 PM — 911 accidental from watch on California Rd.
- 1:46 PM — Couple provided further information regarding prior case on Beaver Rd.
- 2:11 PM — Female reported her motor vehicle sideswiped in lot at Market Basket on General Way.
- 3:26 PM — Medical alert received by Newbury PD on Old Farm Rd.
- 4:45 PM — Complaint application filed as result of motor vehicle stop on Haverhill St.
- 4:58 PM — Found dog, golden retriever, at Pearl St. and Charles St.
- 5:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 6:00 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Birch Meadow Dr.
- 6:11 PM — Possible water main break on Willow St.
- 6:30 PM — Verbal warning issued for red light violation, black Jeep Cherokee, at Main St. and Salem St.
- 7:01 PM — Vehicles reported illegally parked on Lakeview Ave.
- 7:48 PM — Report received that all hydrants out of service at Willow St. and Austin Prep.
- 9:04 PM — Traffic enforcement at South St.
- 9:27 PM — Fire alarms sounding, no smoke or fire, on West St.
- 9:44 PM — Wrong-way driver reported at Salem St. and Rotary.
- 9:50 PM — Notice of motor vehicle repossession received via fax on Washington St.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
- 12:24 AM — Male reported someone knocking at front door at Lowell St. multi-unit building.
- 12:29 AM — Residence check on Shackford Rd.
- 4:42 AM — Fire department assisted resident with alarm sounding on Torre St.
- 4:55 AM — Fire alarm received from street box at Coolidge Middle School.
- 5:25 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St.
- 5:48 AM — Traffic enforcement at Town Hall.
- 5:56 AM — Traffic enforcement at West St. and Prescott St.
- 11:16 AM — Dead rat reported at Benton Cir. and Lowell St.
- 11:29 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Rocky Rd.
- 12:16 PM — Accidental 911 call at Half and Half on Main St.
- 12:39 PM — Traffic enforcement at Scotland Rd. and Summer Ave.
- 1:10 PM — Vehicle struck in parking lot at Bertucci’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 1:11 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries at Grove St. and Forest St.
- 1:27 PM — Loud construction reported at Austin Prep.
- 1:44 PM — Traffic enforcement at Town Hall.
- 6:05 PM — Male on motorized scooter fell over, possibly intoxicated, at Summer Ave. and Prescott St.
- 6:43 PM — Traffic enforcement at Green St. and John St.
- 6:47 PM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave. and Bancroft Ave.
- 6:52 PM — Motorcycle reported stolen from front yard on Fairmount Rd.
- 7:19 PM — CO detector activation on Kelch Rd.
- 8:40 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Franklin St.
- 8:55 PM — Light-colored Jeep speeding and beeping horn at County Rd. and New Construction.
- 9:08 PM — Fire department requested for controlled burn in backyard on Milton Rd.
