Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, April 28, 2025
- 6:03pm – Traffic enforcement on Susan Drive.
- 6:16am – Traffic enforcement on Prospect Street.
- 6:18am – Traffic enforcement on Sanborn Street.
- 6:40am – Woburn Street resident reports that their dog ran from the house.
- 7:37am – Officer covering a crossing post at Charles Street and Boswell Road.
- 8:38am – Fire alarm activation at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:51am – Elderberry Lane resident reports suspicious vehicle.
- 9:15am – A.L.I.C.E. drill at Austin Preparatory School.
- 9:21am – Outside odor of gas reported on Haven Street.
- 9:22am – Fire drill at the Residence at Pearl Street on Pearl Street.
- 10:05am – Hit and run reported on Eaton Street.
- 10:34am – Stolen vehicle reported from a Main Street parking lot on Saturday.
- 10:50am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 11:28am – Village Street resident reports an ongoing dispute regarding a property line.
- 11:43am – Medical alert activation on Summit Drive.
- 12:22pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 12:47pm – A wheelchair is stuck between a platform and a handicap plate on Haven Street.
- 1:03pm – Dispute between neighbors over a fence installation on Avalon Road.
- 2:16pm – Community policing at Barrows Elementary School.
- 3:00pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 3:07pm – Facilities reports that a vehicle went over the curb on Middlesex Avenue and is unable to move.
- 4:36pm – Child is locked in a vehicle at the YMCA.
- 5:12pm – Possible small brush fire reported in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 5:24pm – Summer Avenue resident reports a stolen package.
- 5:32pm – Another Summer Avenue resident reports a stolen package.
- 6:21pm – Traffic enforcement on Benton Circle.
- 8:25pm – Disabled vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 8:33pm – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 9:09pm – Report that two suspicious vehicles pulled into Forest Glen Cemetery at a high rate of speed.
- 10:33pm – Suspicious vehicle reported on Autumn Lane.
- 10:47pm – Marla Lane resident reports that a suspicious vehicle is parked in front of their house.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- 4:32am – Crossing guard at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue is unable to cover their post.
- 5:46am – Alarm at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 5:49am – Crossing guard at Charles Street and Boswell Road is unable to cover their post.
- 6:01am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:10am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:23am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 6:59am – Possible disabled vehicle on Grove Street.
- 7:12am – Outside odor of gas reported on Summer Avenue.
- 7:31am – Officer covering a crossing post at Summer Avenue and Buckingham Drive.
- 7:39am – Barking dog is causing a disturbance on Maple Ridge Road.
- 7:48pm – Officer is covering a crossing post at Charles Street and Boswell Road.
- 8:00pm – Ride to school for a raffle winner.
- 10:50am – Officers are serving lunch at Killam Elementary School.
- 12:23pm – Follow-up visit with a Haven Street resident.
- 12:55pm – Complaint regarding parked vehicles obstructing the view of oncoming traffic on West Street.
- 2:15pm – Abigail Way tenant is arguing with a property manager.
- 2:50pm – Report that smoke is coming from a Dunbar Road residence.
- 5:15pm – Main Street resident seeks advice regarding property lines.
- 5:31pm – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 8:14pm – Report that youths are shooting orbeez guns at each other on High Street.
- 8:17pm – Caller shares concern regarding a youth firing a cap gun on Main Street.
- 8:53pm – Arrest of one suspect for OUI on Haverhill Street.
- 9:49pm – Person with a hand stuck in a basket walks in at RFD.
- 10:46pm – Commercial alarm at CVS on Main Street.
- 10:54pm – Alarm at RMHS.
