Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, March 6, 2026
- 6:38 AM: Crossing guard unavailable for the morning post near Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 7:14 AM: Report of a possible lost golden retriever with a red bandana on Marla Lane.
- 8:23 AM: Building check requested after Arlington Police received a 911 call for a Reading resident on Augustus Court.
- 9:19 AM: Report of street lights not cycling properly at Forest Street and Main Street.
- 9:29 AM: Crossing guard reported sick for the March 9 morning shift at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 10:18 AM: Resident reported a cryptocurrency scam resulting in monetary loss on Parkview Road.
- 10:45 AM: Resident on Libby Avenue reported being at high risk for potential swatting calls.
- 12:09 PM: Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 12:17 PM: Officer monitored parking during school dismissal at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 12:24 PM: Traffic enforcement near Reading Municipal Light Department on Ash Street.
- 1:02 PM: 911 hang-up call from a deactivated phone on Smith Avenue.
- 1:17 PM: Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 2:45 PM: Commercial burglar alarm activation at the Shell station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:37 PM: Man reported being involved in a hit-and-run at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 4:38 PM: Fire alarm box returned online at Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 4:45 PM: Additional case codes recorded for a report on Locust Street.
- 7:39 PM: Deceased cat reported in the roadway at Hopkins Street and Main Street.
- 7:48 PM: Large party reportedly refused to pay their bill and caused a disturbance at LongHorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:36 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed with the caller on Woburn Street.
- 8:59 PM: Fire Department assisted a 96-year-old man who had fallen at a residence on Elderberry Lane.
- 10:33 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 10:49 PM: Report of a deer struck in the roadway and still moving on West Street.
Saturday, March 7, 2026
- 5:59 AM: Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Wakefield Street.
- 6:28 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 7:04 AM: Resident requested advice regarding an out-of-control pet on Sanborn Street.
- 11:55 AM: 911 misdial reported on Hopkins Street.
- 12:09 PM: Fire Department transmitted a box for an odor coming from a basement boiler room on Elderberry Lane.
- 12:22 PM: Residential alarm activation at a home on Harvard Street.
- 12:27 PM: Fire Department responded to a report of a resident stuck in an elevator at Solstice House on Middlesex Avenue.
- 12:34 PM: Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Grand Street.
- 12:36 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 2:14 PM: Report of a lost dog at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:49 PM: Fire Department transmitted a box for an odor of gas at Capri Restaurant on Main Street.
- 5:29 PM: Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Salem Street.
- 5:53 PM: Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 6:17 PM: Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Golf Galaxy on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:53 PM: Business owner reported an opossum in front of the door at Post 1917 Steakhouse on Haven Street.
- 8:20 PM: Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 9:08 PM: Employee reported two children on the roof throwing snow at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:07 PM: Camp Curtis Guild staff reported unknown vehicles parked at the property on Haverhill Street.
Sunday, March 7, 2026
- 5:47 AM: Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 6:28 AM: Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:56 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 8:00 AM: Accidental 911 call reported on Augustus Court.
- 9:58 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 11:13 AM: Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and Bancroft Avenue.
- 1:55 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at the Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 2:34 PM: Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Salem Street.
- 3:42 PM: Disabled motor vehicle reported at Main Street and Forest Glen Road.
- 3:47 PM: Customer requested assistance retrieving a card at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 5:17 PM: Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 5:50 PM: Deceased opossum reported in the roadway near First Baptist Church on Woburn Street.
- 6:06 PM: Fire Department assisted a 70-year-old hospice patient who had fallen at a residence on Gleason Road.
- 6:08 PM: Additional case codes recorded for a report.
- 10:25 PM: Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Woburn Street.
