Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, November 10, 2025
- 5:52 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 5:54 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Selfridge Road.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 6:34 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 7:45 AM – Party entered lobby to report vehicle broken into at Gazebo Circle.
- 7:55 AM – Black Chevy Equinox parked in front of hydrant at Green Street.
- 8:10 AM – Officer covering crossing post at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 8:10 AM – Officer standing by for DPW at Summer Avenue.
- 8:25 AM – White Honda CRV struck parked vehicle and did not stop at West Street and Mobil Gas Station.
- 8:31 AM – CO detector sounding at Walkers Brook Drive and Longhorn Steakhouse.
- 9:02 AM – Fire alarm activation with no smoke or fire at Harnden Street.
- 9:52 AM – Subaru Forester entered overnight, nothing missing, at Gazebo Circle.
- 11:23 AM – Train gates stuck down at Main Street and Railroad Tracks.
- 11:35 AM – Fire alarm sounding with no smoke or fire at Walkers Brook Drive and Longhorn Steakhouse.
- 11:52 AM – Box 2812 out of service at Willow Street and Austin Prep.
- 12:54 PM – Panic alarm at Birch Meadow Elementary at Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 1:51 PM – 911 open line from deactivated cell phone at Morgan Park.
- 2:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 2:23 PM – Box 2812 back online as a master at Willow Street and Austin Prep.
- 2:44 PM – Officer covering crossing post at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 3:25 PM – 911 open line at Holly Road.
- 3:26 PM – 911 accidental at Main Street.
- 3:29 PM – Lift assist at Holly Road.
- 4:58 PM – Report of male shoplifting at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive; complaint application filed.
- 5:03 PM – Loud music complaint at High Street and Tread Fitness.
- 5:47 PM – Traffic enforcement at Grove Street.
- 8:18 PM – Odor of gas inside reported at Main Street; Box #1314 transmitted.
- 8:18 PM – Traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 8:51 PM – Lockout reported at Bay State Road.
- 9:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Selfridge Road and West Street.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 5:27 AM – Burglar alarm activation at Reading Orthodontics on Haven Street.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 6:16 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street.
- 6:32 AM – Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 7:14 AM – Damage to fence discovered on Bradford Road; not vandalism.
- 10:11 AM – Officer signed VIN verification at Howard Street.
- 10:54 AM – Officers assisted with parade traffic at Salem Street and Harrison Street.
- 11:47 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 12:13 PM – Telecom Mechanical Solutions requested access to tower at Auburn Street and Water Tank.
- 12:18 PM – Traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 1:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Grove Street.
- 3:03 PM – Alarm activation at Reading Memorial High School, exterior door and lobby.
- 3:34 PM – Male reported possible credit card skimming fraud at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 5:01 PM – Additional report filed for ongoing case at Grove Street and Forest Street.
- 5:13 PM – Alarm activation for second-floor hallway motion at Reading Memorial High School.
- 6:01 PM – Parking complaint for white Ford F250 in handicap space at Market Basket on General Way.
- 6:53 PM – Verbal warning issued for failure to stop or yield at Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 7:03 PM – Officer conducted follow-up visit at Bradford Road.
- 7:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 8:59 PM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
