Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, December 22, 2025
- 3:26 AM — Residential alarm, main floor motion at Gregory Lane.
- 6:00 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pleasant Street.
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 6:08 AM — Commercial alarm, front door at Main Street and Mobil On The Run.
- 6:47 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:21 AM — Residential alarm, garage door at Johnston Crescent.
- 8:03 AM — Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 8:10 AM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 8:24 AM — Fire alarm status, Box 5614 offline as the master at Ash Street and Reading Municipal Light Department.
- 8:40 AM — Hazard, tree limb leaning on wires at Main Street and Nelson Avenue.
- 8:59 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 10:13 AM — Fire alarm status, Box 5614 back online as the master at Ash Street and Reading Municipal Light Department.
- 10:31 AM — Fire alarm status, Box 1122 offline for test at Woburn Street and First Baptist Church.
- 10:45 AM — Motor vehicle crash in parking lot, vehicle struck in lot at Salem Street and Planet Fitness.
- 11:01 AM — Road closure, Harriman Avenue blocked from Grand Street to Deering Street at Harriman Avenue and Grand Street.
- 11:17 AM — Fire alarm status, Box 1122 back online as the master at Woburn Street and First Baptist Church.
- 1:10 PM — Accidental 911 call, unit confirmed at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 1:34 PM — Residential building check, request for extra checks at Middlesex Avenue.
- 1:37 PM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Evergreen Road.
- 1:41 PM — Motor vehicle crash in parking lot, employee reporting vehicle struck in lot at Walkers Brook Drive and Verizon Wireless.
- 1:50 PM — Fire inspection, oil tank inspection at Whitehall Lane.
- 2:07 PM — Residential alarm, duress call at Louanis Drive.
- 3:07 PM — Request message delivered, Brazilian passport turned in to Wakefield Police Department at Washington Street.
- 3:39 PM — Traffic enforcement at Avalon Road.
- 4:00 PM — Fire department still alarm, lift assist at Abigail Way.
- 6:14 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 6:17 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 8:20 PM — Accidental 911 call, confirmed with caller at Chequesette Road.
- 8:29 PM — Request message delivered, Brazilian passport turned in to Wakefield Police Department, reference case number 823172, at Washington Street.
- 8:39 PM — Larceny and fraud, person ate at restaurant and left without paying at Walkers Brook Drive and Oye’s Restaurant.
- 9:51 PM — Commercial alarm, burglary alarm at Middlesex Avenue and Library.
- 9:59 PM — Traffic enforcement at Forest Street and Bethune Avenue.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
- 6:10 AM — Suspicious person, male hunter on property after being advised it is not allowed at Franklin Street and Woodend Cemetery.
- 6:20 AM — Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:54 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
- 7:07 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 8:36 AM — Contractor complaint, tree truck sticking out into the road at Main Street and Bagel World.
- 9:22 AM — Parking complaint, vehicle blocking spots in lot at Main Street and Public Kitchen.
- 9:29 AM — Residential building check, no change at Pearl Street.
- 10:00 AM — Fire inspection, oil tank inspection at Colburn Road.
- 10:43 AM — Lost and found, wallet turned in to the station at Ash Street and Washington Street.
- 11:08 AM — Motor vehicle crash not investigated, two-car minor crash with no injuries on Beaver Road.
- 11:56 AM — Fire department still alarm, possible transformer explosion with wires smoldering at Smith Avenue.
- 12:09 PM — Fire department still alarm, carbon monoxide detector activation at Puritan Road.
- 12:10 PM — Fire department still alarm, general fire alarm at Walkers Brook Drive and Salem Five.
- 12:16 PM — Fire department still alarm, alarm sounding at Priscilla Road.
- 12:17 PM — Traffic control, officers monitoring area for traffic lights not working at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 12:39 PM — Lost and found, wallet turned in to the station at Main Street and CVS.
- 12:57 PM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 1:05 PM — Animal call, reunited loose dog in the area at Charles Street.
- 1:06 PM — Road closure at Harvard Street and John Carver Road.
- 1:26 PM — Animal call, dogs on the field at Pleasant Street and Hunt Memorial Field.
- 1:37 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 2:27 PM — Motor vehicle illegally parked, officer requested for upset person at Brande Court and Lower Parking Lot.
- 6:00 PM — Motor vehicle complaint, complaint of erratic operator transferred from Wakefield at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 6:38 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:38 PM — Department of Public Works water call, unit standby for sewer backup at Haven Street.
- 6:42 PM — Fire department still alarm, person possibly trapped in elevator at Middlesex Avenue and Library.
- 6:52 PM — Suspicious person, complaint of person involved in altercation in Woburn now in Reading at Arthur B Lord Drive and YMCA.
- 8:45 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street.
- 9:52 PM — Motor vehicle crash investigated, car slid in rotary and hit Department of Public Works sign at Haverhill Street and Rotary.
- 10:40 PM — General complaint, DoorDash driver used foul language and caller would like to report it at Criterion Road.
