Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, February 9, 2026
- 5:54 AM – Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and Eaton Street.
- 6:13 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:26 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:44 AM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:53 AM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 7:56 AM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Franklin Street and Sunset Rock Lane.
- 8:19 AM – Stop sign knocked over at Mineral Street and Hancock Street; Department of Public Works notified.
- 9:40 AM – Employee seeking assistance regarding a homeless male at Main Street and Bank of America.
- 9:58 AM – Multiple calls for train gate stuck in the down position at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 10:07 AM – Officer attempting to serve a no trespass order at Main Street and CVS.
- 10:39 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Main Street.
- 10:55 AM – Traffic light twisted at Main Street and Salem Street; engineering contacted.
- 12:09 PM – Resident reporting identity theft at Lakeview Avenue.
- 12:10 PM – Eighty-five-year-old female requesting lift assist; uninjured at Eastway.
- 1:08 PM – Traffic enforcement at Minot Street.
- 1:15 PM – Female reporting her son may be missing at Pearl Street.
- 1:17 PM – Traffic enforcement at Wentworth Road and Lewis Street.
- 1:34 PM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street.
- 1:59 PM – Male reporting a lost cell phone at Haven Street and Haven Junction.
- 2:45 PM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Sunnyside Avenue and Fairview Avenue.
- 2:45 PM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 2:45 PM – Water leaking from pipes in basement at Prescott Street.
- 2:50 PM – Resident reporting a past hit and run from February 7 at Main Street and Green Street.
- 3:12 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Street.
- 4:45 PM – Female reporting a missing cat at Van Norden Road.
- 5:09 PM – Accidental 911 call at Heather Drive.
- 5:17 PM – 911 open line at Washington Street.
- 5:24 PM – Officer assisting with disabled motor vehicle at Salem Street and Wilson Street.
- 5:44 PM – Pipe ruptured causing apartment flooding at Washington Street.
- 7:29 PM – Resident reporting black water coming from faucets at Village Street; Department of Public Works notified.
- 7:32 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:38 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Main Street.
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:09 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:40 AM – Residential burglar alarm at White Oaks.
- 7:25 AM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School.
- 7:39 AM – Homeless man sleeping in foyer at Haven Street and Haven Junction.
- 7:42 AM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:48 AM – Follow-up on parking complaint at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School.
- 7:48 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Killam School.
- 8:00 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Haverhill Street and the rotary.
- 8:21 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Johanna Drive.
- 8:25 AM – Person rang doorbell and walked to back of house at Sunnyside Avenue.
- 9:04 AM – Caller reported possible person inside residence at Haverhill Street.
- 9:27 AM – Caller reporting purchased appliances not working at Charles Street Condos.
- 9:36 AM – Water flowing in basement at Prescott Street.
- 10:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wescroft Road and West Street.
- 10:24 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 10:38 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Hopkins Street.
- 11:00 AM – Motor vehicle struck caller’s car and continued driving at Arthur B Lord Drive and YMCA.
- 11:04 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Augustus Court.
- 11:43 AM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Lane and Mill Street.
- 11:45 AM – 911 hang up at Walkers Brook Drive and Starbucks.
- 11:48 AM – Department of Public Works notified for deceased deer pickup at Van Norden Road.
- 12:04 PM – Caller locked out of residence at Susan Drive.
- 12:51 PM – Officers assisting with school lunch at Barrows School.
- 1:00 PM – Officer assisting with senior center lunch at Pleasant StreetSenior Center.
- 2:10 PM – Officer covering the crossing guard post at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School.
- 2:33 PM – Water problem in basement at Augustus Court.
- 2:35 PM – Party reporting downed wires at King Street; no arcing or sparking observed.
- 3:42 PM – Commercial fire alarm transmitted at General Way and Damco.
- 4:02 PM – Seventy-three-year-old male fallen; no injuries; lift assist only at Gazebo Circle.
- 4:07 PM – Commercial fire alarm transmitted at Sanborn Street and Post Mark Square.
- 4:19 PM – Business manager reporting identity theft and monetary loss at Haverhill Street.
- 4:23 PM – Water problem at Augustus Court; reference earlier case.
- 4:39 PM – Resident reporting no water at Charles Street; Department of Public Works notified.
- 5:42 PM – Resident reporting solicitor knocking on doors at Victoria Avenue.
- 7:26 PM – Suspicious white van parked for over five hours at Plymouth Road.
- 7:45 PM – Transmitted box for unknown inside odor, possible gas, at Archstone Circle.
- 7:52 PM – Resident reporting attempted credit card fraud at Arrow Circle.
- 7:55 PM – Possible water main break at Frank Tanner Drive and Hancock Street.
- 7:59 PM – Accidental 911 call due to smartwatch issue at Reading Terrace.
- 8:17 PM – Train gates stuck down at Main Street and railroad tracks.
- 8:34 PM – Traffic enforcement at Hillside Road and Main Street.
- 8:59 PM – Traffic enforcement at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 9:21 PM – Motor vehicle stopped by cruiser; plate showing as stolen at Walkers Brook Drive and New Crossing Road.
