Reading Police Log April 20 – April 21, 2026

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:

POLICE LOG SUMMARY – MONDAY 04/20/26

  • 3:01 AM – Commercial fire alarm transmitted at Archstone Circle and Community Center Road.
  • 3:37 AM – Report of an intoxicated adult who ran out of a home at Archstone Circle and Community Center Road.
  • 6:36 AM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Elliott Street.
  • 6:44 AM – Burglar alarm on the second floor with no contact made at Ash Street.
  • 7:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Causeway Road.
  • 8:13 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline for testing at Main Street.
  • 10:50 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Palmer Hill Avenue.
  • 11:22 AM – Traffic enforcement at Belmont Street and Chequesette Road.
  • 11:32 AM – Ongoing vandalism reported at Howard Street.
  • 1:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Ash Street.
  • 1:56 PM – Argument reported after a service animal bit a passerby at Haven Street.
  • 3:37 PM – School alarm for an exterior door at Oakland Road.
  • 3:49 PM – Fire department responded to a lift assist for an elderly male at Elderberry Lane.
  • 3:58 PM – Elevator alarm with no answer from occupants at Oakland Road.
  • 3:59 PM – Report of possible identity theft at Glenmere Circle.
  • 4:21 PM – Lost dog reported on Charles Street.
  • 4:48 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Main Street.
  • 5:07 PM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Mineral Street.
  • 5:59 PM – Report of youths riding a dirt bike on fields at Edgemont Avenue.
  • 8:11 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Wakefield Street.
  • 8:20 PM – Extra residential checks conducted at Strawberry Hill Lane.
  • 9:21 PM – Report of disruptive teens at a gas station on Main Street.

POLICE LOG SUMMARY – TUESDAY 04/21/26

  • 3:06 AM – Burglar alarm at a commercial property on Main Street with no contact made.
  • 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
  • 6:04 AM – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
  • 6:14 AM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Ash Street.
  • 7:07 AM – Road closure reported on Grove Street between Lowell Street and Forest Street.
  • 7:31 AM – Burglar alarm at an ATM on Main Street, possibly due to a contractor.
  • 8:26 AM – Fire alarm box status update at Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 8:34 AM – Parking complaint regarding a trailer on South Street.
  • 8:45 AM – Fire alarm box status update at Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 9:00 AM – House lockout reported on Ash Street.
  • 9:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
  • 9:13 AM – Fire inspection passed at Orange Street.
  • 9:28 AM – Officer requested for harassment-related issue at Brande Court.
  • 10:17 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Palmer Hill Avenue.
  • 10:20 AM – Fire inspection passed at Beaver Road.
  • 10:46 AM – Unwanted guest reported harassing customers at Lincoln Street.
  • 10:57 AM – Smoke inspection passed at Prescott Street.
  • 11:12 AM – Fire inspection passed at Minot Street.
  • 11:20 AM – Alarm activation at a municipal building on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 11:42 AM – Fire inspection passed at Plymouth Road.
  • 12:00 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 12:03 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 12:14 PM – Fire inspection conducted at Augustus Court.
  • 12:57 PM – Fire alarm box taken offline for testing at Temple Street.
  • 1:31 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Elliott Street.
  • 1:33 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Temple Street.
  • 1:42 PM – Traffic light reported facing the wrong direction at Main Street and Salem Street.
  • 1:46 PM – Fire alarm box taken offline at Oakland Road.
  • 1:48 PM – Suspicious person reported asking teens for money at Main Street.
  • 2:09 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Temple Street.
  • 3:08 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Oakland Road.
  • 3:38 PM – Motor vehicle crash reported in a parking lot on General Way.
  • 4:27 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Oakland Road.
  • 5:32 PM – Alarm sounding in a neighboring unit at Abigail Way.
  • 7:10 PM – Motor vehicle complaint involving threats at Walkers Brook Drive.
  • 7:19 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed at Gazebo Circle.
  • 7:55 PM – Traffic enforcement at Pearl Street and Wakefield Street.
  • 8:17 PM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Woburn Street.

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