Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – MONDAY 05/11/26
- 1:50 AM — Police received a report of a dark-colored SUV with a driver acting suspiciously at Kieran Road.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:03 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 6:16 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 7:24 AM — Village Street was closed from Haven Street to Village Street.
- 7:27 AM — Fire Department inspection conducted at Wescroft Road.
- 8:30 AM — Grove Street closed with emergency access only and detours in place at Forest Street and Lowell Street.
- 10:23 AM — Weapons picked up for disposal at Bond Street.
- 10:25 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 10:27 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at South Street and Main Street.
- 11:59 AM — Fire box received at Walkers Brook Drive and The Crossing at Walkers Brook.
- 12:11 PM — Fire alarm box offline for sprinkler testing at The Paper Store on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:03 PM — Follow-up visit conducted at Abigail Way.
- 1:27 PM — Fire alarm box back online at The Paper Store on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:43 PM — Complaint received about construction vehicles blocking access to Pine Avenue at Minot Street.
- 2:46 PM — Officer covered crossing guard post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:02 PM — Black Cadillac reported disabled at Salem Street and Manning Street.
- 3:05 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at John Carver Road and Intervale Trail.
- 3:20 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted near Bancroft Avenue tennis courts.
- 4:09 PM — Missing cat reported from a Pleasant Street residence.
- 4:19 PM — Officer assisted with VIN verification at West Street.
- 5:00 PM — Directed patrol conducted near Bancroft Avenue tennis courts for parking violations.
- 5:33 PM — Traffic control conducted near Bancroft Avenue tennis courts for parking violations.
- 6:14 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries reported at Main Street car wash.
- 6:21 PM — Caller reported a known thief inside Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 7:57 PM — Parking complaint received at Memorial Park on Salem Street due to vehicles blocking visibility.
- 8:22 PM — Caller reported an e-bike traveling at a high rate of speed at Willow Street and West Street.
- 9:14 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at West Street and Catherine Avenue.
- 9:18 PM — Police checked on an unknown female sitting on front steps at Veteran’s Way.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – TUESDAY 05/12/26
- 12:11 AM — Caller reported two juveniles stole a package at Colonial Drive.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Haverhill Street and Charles Street.
- 6:04 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at South Street.
- 6:49 AM — Engine 3 reported out of service at Fire Station 2 on Woburn Street, with Engine 2 covering calls.
- 7:31 AM — Smoke detector inspection conducted at Wescroft Road.
- 7:43 AM — Fire Department responded to assist an 83-year-old woman at The Residence at Pearl Street.
- 7:57 AM — Officer covered crossing guard post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 10:03 AM — Fire alarm box taken offline at Market Basket on General Way.
- 1:41 PM — Fire alarm box back online at Market Basket on General Way.
- 2:36 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 2:43 PM — Officer covered crossing guard post at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 2:55 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries reported at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 3:06 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:21 PM — Engine 3 returned to service at Fire Station 2 on Woburn Street.
- 3:54 PM — Accidental 911 call reported from Sounds Unlimited on Main Street.
- 4:13 PM — Caller reported possible road rage incident at Lewis Street and West Street.
- 5:21 PM — Directed patrol conducted near Bancroft Avenue tennis courts for parking issues.
- 6:05 PM — Disturbance reported at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 7:19 PM — Parking complaint received for a vehicle blocking a driveway on Pleasant Street.
- 7:26 PM — Open 911 line traced to a moving vehicle near Family Dental Associates on Main Street.
- 7:29 PM — Open 911 line investigated at Eaton Street residence.
- 8:02 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 8:32 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Middlesex Avenue and Bancroft Avenue.
- 9:02 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 10:43 PM — Woman reported a past assault incident involving a coworker at the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.
