Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- 12:41 AM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Haverhill Street.
- 12:41 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 12:43 AM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Lowell Street.
- 7:34 AM – Road closure at Sanborn Street and Woburn Street; access through Haven Street.
- 9:47 AM – Dead animal reported in the road at Main Street near House of Bagels.
- 10:00 AM – Road closure at Van Norden Road and Forest Street; emergency access only from Forest to Lindsay.
- 10:28 AM – Fire alarm activation investigated at Bertucci’s Restaurant at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:38 AM – Parked vehicle struck, 2018 Subaru Impreza, at Pleasant Street near the Senior Center.
- 11:07 AM – Road closure at Berkeley Street and Woburn Street; emergency access only from Woburn to Fremont.
- 11:53 AM – Accidental 911 call at Arrow Circle; officer verified.
- 11:57 AM – Lawrence Police requested contact with moped owner at Taylor Drive.
- 12:07 PM – Minor motor vehicle crash in the parking lot at Starbucks, Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:42 PM – Fifth bylaw violation issued for unregistered/uninsured disassembled motor vehicle at Lowell Street.
- 12:45 PM – Fire Department responded to a house lockout at Chestnut Road.
- 12:45 PM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Lowell Street.
- 1:53 PM – Quarterly Fire Department inspection at Bear Mountain, Main Street.
- 2:35 PM – Crossing guard coverage at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 2:36 PM – Vehicle struck while parked in Market Basket lot on General Way.
- 3:03 PM – Parked motor vehicle struck at Reading Memorial High School, Oakland Road.
- 3:13 PM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 3:42 PM – Neighbor reported open door at residence on Salem Street.
- 4:50 PM – Arrest made at James Road for outstanding warrants and assault on a police officer.
- 6:29 PM – Female in lobby reported being blackmailed at Pinevale Avenue near Cronin Residence.
- 6:37 PM – Accidental 911 call at Kurchian Lane; officer confirmed.
- 6:42 PM – Abandoned 911 call at New Crossing Road; no answers on callback.
- 7:16 PM – Disabled tractor-trailer unit at Haverhill Street and Rotary.
- 9:20 PM – Male knocking on doors to use phone reported at Main Street.
ARREST LOG Date: 10/15/2025
Reading resident was arrested for:
Warrant arrest, Assault and battery on a police officer
Thursday, October 16, 2025
- 12:50 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 5:33 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street near Killam School.
- 7:13 AM – Fire Department assisted a 93-year-old female who had fallen at Washington Street.
- 7:35 AM – Fire alarm activation reported at Sanborn Street; no smoke or fire detected.
- 8:02 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 8:24 AM – Report of traffic lights not cycling properly at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive; DPW notified.
- 9:09 AM – Complaint of tree company blocking the road at Chapin Avenue.
- 9:30 AM – Traffic enforcement at Forest Street.
- 10:03 AM – Minor motor vehicle crash at Main Street and Woburn Street; no injuries reported.
- 10:21 AM – Smoke and CO inspection conducted at James Road.
- 10:31 AM – Fire Department inspection completed at Pearl Street; passed.
- 10:37 AM – Smoke and CO inspection conducted at Summer Avenue.
- 11:08 AM – Smoke and CO inspection passed at Grove Street.
- 11:18 AM – Directed patrol conducted at Lowell Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 11:36 AM – Smoke and CO inspection conducted at Greenwood Road.
- 12:31 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:44 PM – Accidental 911 call at Chestnut Road; officer confirmed.
- 4:01 PM – Youths throwing items at customers and an employee at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 4:49 PM – Hit-and-run crash involving store vehicle at Walkers Brook Drive near Honda service center.
- 5:58 PM – Attempt to serve witness summons at Washington Street, Apartment A03.
- 7:25 PM – Traffic enforcement for speed at Sunset Rock Lane and Franklin Street.
- 8:03 PM – Directed patrol conducted at Lowell Street near Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 8:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Main Street.
- 8:23 PM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 8:24 PM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 10:26 PM – School alarm activation at Parker Middle School on Temple Street; motion detected at main office, no keyholder available.