Posted on by

Reading Police Log September 5 – September 7, 2025  

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

Friday, September 5, 2025

  • 12:25 AM – Building check on Shackford Rd.
  • 3:34 AM – Notice of motor vehicle repossession received via fax at Briarwood Condos on Washington St.
  • 4:58 AM – Commercial alarm, back door motion at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Dr.
  • 5:41 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Town Hall.
  • 5:46 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr and Oakland Rd.
  • 6:09 AM – Traffic enforcement at South St and Main St.
  • 6:31 AM – 911 accidental at Tread Fitness, High St. Officer confirmed.
  • 6:55 AM – Parking enforcement at Arcadia Ave and West St.
  • 7:03 AM – Traffic enforcement at Selfridge Rd and West St.
  • 7:45 AM – Traffic enforcement at Willow St and Austin Prep.
  • 7:51 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Buckingham Dr.
  • 9:20 AM – Fire department lift assist, no injuries at Carnation Cr.
  • 9:46 AM – Fire department street box received at First Congregational Church.
  • 10:38 AM – Commercial alarm, refuge area alarm at Library, Middlesex Ave.
  • 11:01 AM – Parking complaint, landscaping vehicle under no parking sign on Village St.
  • 11:31 AM – General complaint, small container left on guardrail at Pine Ridge Rd and Sturges Park.
  • 12:15 PM – 911 open line, no answer on callback at Artis Senior Living, Main St.
  • 1:02 PM – Solicitors going door to door on Berkeley St.
  • 1:03 PM – Fire department lift assist, no injuries on Summit Dr.
  • 1:53 PM – Officer standing by for construction crew on Salem St.
  • 2:32 PM – Traffic enforcement at Austin Prep.
  • 2:34 PM – Officer covering crossing post at Summer Ave and Buckingham Dr.
  • 2:39 PM – Animal control notified of injured homing pigeon on Hopkins St.
  • 2:43 PM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr and Oakland Rd.
  • 2:45 PM – 911 open line, no answer on callback on Copeland Ave.
  • 2:54 PM – Fire department lift assist requested on Mt Vernon St.
  • 3:17 PM – Information: Cub Scout Troop 735 camping at Town Forest, Strout Ave.
  • 3:55 PM – 911 open line, no answer on callback on Augustus Ct.
  • 5:07 PM – Fire alarm activation, unknown cause on Summer Ave.
  • 5:49 PM – 911 open line, no answer on callback, no apartment number known on Augustus Ct.
  • 6:08 PM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr and Oakland Rd.
  • 6:43 PM – 911 accidental by cleaners at Fantasia Building, Main St.
  • 7:15 PM – Resident reporting motor vehicle speeding at Scotland Rd and Summer Ave.
  • 8:34 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Temple St.
  • 8:51 PM – Parking complaint, vehicles in conservation lot after dark on Pearl St.
  • 9:39 PM – Commercial alarm reported by Wakefield neighbor at Camp Curtis Guild, Haverhill St.
  • 10:26 PM – Motorcycles speeding with loud exhaust on Haverhill St.
  • 11:05 PM – Traffic enforcement at West St and Prescott St.
  • 11:11 PM – Possible disturbance between neighbors on Aurele Cr.

Saturday, September 6, 2025

  • 12:06 AM – Suspicious vehicle, white SUV parked with engine running for 3 hours at Parker Tavern.
  • 12:29 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr.
  • 6:44 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main St and South St.
  • 6:45 AM – Traffic enforcement at Salem St.
  • 7:18 AM – Hazard, tree down across roadway on Grove St.
  • 9:06 AM – Commercial building check, vehicle trunk open on High St.
  • 9:28 AM – Traffic enforcement at South St and Jacob Way.
  • 9:45 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Scotland Rd.
  • 10:01 AM – Lost and found, backpack located on lawn on Main St.
  • 10:33 AM – Lost and found, male reported wallet lost near Library, Middlesex Ave.
  • 11:13 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr and Arthur B. Lord Dr.
  • 12:39 PM – 911 accidental on Prospect St. Officer confirmed.
  • 1:04 PM – Commercial alarm, refuge area alarm at Library, Middlesex Ave.
  • 2:14 PM – Fire department responded to audible alarm, no smoke or fire at The Chronicle, Main St.
  • 2:43 PM – 911 accidental on Melbourne Ave. Officer confirmed.
  • 2:44 PM – Larceny reported, wallet stolen at HomeGoods, Main St.
  • 2:50 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Town Hall.
  • 3:16 PM – Hazard, tree limb in roadway on Wakefield St.
  • 3:25 PM – 911 open line reported via Wilmington PD; voicemail on callback on Prospect St.
  • 4:56 PM – School alarm, exterior door alarm at Reading Memorial High School.
  • 5:00 PM – Fire department responded to large tree limb with possible wires down at High St and Woodward Ave.
  • 5:02 PM – Fire department responded to branch down across wires on Longview Rd.
  • 5:09 PM – Fire department responded to electrical fire, branch on wires on Mill St and Main St.
  • 5:21 PM – Fire department responded to tree limb down with wires at Cumberland Rd and Melbourne St.
  • 5:35 PM – Hazard, fire on top of electrical pole on Forest St.
  • 5:36 PM – Male reported harassment via text and Facebook on Spruce Rd.
  • 6:15 PM – School alarm, hallway motion at Coolidge Middle School.
  • 6:17 PM – Hazard, car bumper in roadway at Main St and Haven St.
  • 7:00 PM – Hazard, roadway flooding at Haverhill St and Franklin St.
  • 8:04 PM – Commercial alarm, burglar alarm activation at Bancroft Ave and Middlesex Ave.
  • 8:20 PM – 911 misdial from cell phone at Border Rd.
  • 8:44 PM – Residential building check, passerby reported female yelling at group home, Bancroft Ave.
  • 10:18 PM – 911 open line from cell phone at Haven St.
  • 10:51 PM – Fraud reported, female reported fraudulent use of EBT card at Green St.
  • Sunday, September 7, 2025
  • 5:25 AM – Fire department responded to CO detector sounding, unable to silence on Taylor Dr.
  • 6:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill St and Killam.
  • 6:18 AM – Commercial alarm, kitchen, lobby, stairwell activation at Meadow Brook Golf Club.
  • 6:18 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main St and Square.
  • 6:30 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Joshua Eaton Elementary.
  • 7:24 AM – Fire department responded to supervisory alarm sounding at The Chronicle, Main St.
  • 8:36 AM – Parking complaint, illegally parked vehicles at Main St and Pleasant St.
  • 9:24 AM – DPW notified to unlock Wood End Elementary for cheerleading at Sunset Rock Ln.
  • 9:34 AM – Hazard, roadway starting to flood at Haverhill St and Franklin St.
  • 11:14 AM – Lost and found, Toyota key fob turned in at Woburn St.
  • 11:49 AM – Fire department responded to CO detector activation at Glenmere Cir.
  • 11:56 AM – Assault reported, past assault at Bear Mountain, Main St.
  • 12:53 PM – 911 accidental at Wescroft Rd. Officer confirmed.
  • 12:56 PM – Complaint, Rotary Club tent blocking entrance to business at Goodhearts, Main St.
  • 1:37 PM – Hazard, tree hanging low in roadway at Forest St.
  • 1:52 PM – 911 call, male attempting to call Louisiana at Bear Mountain, Main St.
  • 2:20 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Town Hall.
  • 2:23 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles St and Wakefield St.
  • 2:52 PM – Hazard, tree limb fallen in roadway on Summer Ave.
  • 3:37 PM – School alarm, second floor hallway at Reading Memorial High School, Oakland Rd.
  • 4:04 PM – 911 accidental, unit checked football field on Birch Meadow Dr.
  • 4:13 PM – Lost and found, wallet with cash and no ID found in roadway at Middlesex Ave and Bancroft Ave.
  • 4:38 PM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill St and Charles St.
  • 5:01 PM – Fire department responded to possible gasoline spill on Green St.
  • 5:21 PM – 911 accidental at Bear Mountain, Main St. Officer confirmed.
  • 6:01 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Scotland Rd.
  • 7:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Town Hall.
  • 7:47 PM – DPW notified, pedestrian lights activating on their own at Lowell St and Town Hall.
  • 10:22 PM – School alarm, hallway motion at Coolidge Middle School, Birch Meadow Dr.

Related posts:

Reading Police Log July 16 – July 17, 2025