Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, September 12, 2025
- 5:42 AM — Commercial alarm at Town Hall, lower level Recreation Department.
- 6:00 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St and Salem St.
- 6:15 AM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave and Brook St.
- 6:15 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St and Pearl St.
- 7:46 AM — Crossing guard left sick at Summer Ave and King St.
- 9:01 AM — Road closed with limited access at Sanborn St and Woburn/Haven St.
- 10:07 AM — Report of neighbor’s dog barking for hours on Grove St.
- 11:51 AM — Large amount of glass in roadway at Oakland Rd and Hillside Rd. DPW notified.
- 12:43 PM — Crossing guard unable to cover post at Summer Ave and King St.
- 1:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Pearl St and Charles St.
- 1:55 PM — Traffic enforcement at Prescott St and Lincoln St.
- 2:35 PM — Officer covering crossing guard post at King St and Summer Ave.
- 3:22 PM — Male in lobby with suspicious letter found on Village St.
- 4:10 PM — Traffic lights not cycling properly at Main St and Franklin St.
- 4:21 PM — Extra school checks requested at Coolidge Middle School.
- 4:28 PM — Residential alarm on Milepost Rd.
- 4:59 PM — Male walking in roadway at Main St and Haven St.
- 5:39 PM — Plywood dumped in street on Main St near Pizza World.
- 5:49 PM — School check at Coolidge Middle School.
- 6:08 PM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St and Pearl St.
- 6:22 PM — 911 accidental call on Pine Ridge Rd.
- 6:30 PM — Traffic enforcement at Town Hall, Lowell St. One-way violations observed.
- 7:45 PM — Residential alarm on Milepost Rd.
- 8:02 PM — 911 open line on Oakland Rd near Reading Memorial High School. Unit confirmed.
- 9:20 PM — Homeowner reported unknown people on porch earlier on James Rd.
- 9:36 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries at Main St and Pearl St.
- 10:13 PM — Large group of youths reported running in roadway on Harnden St near Anton’s Cleaners.
- 10:44 PM — Outdoor odor of smoke reported at West St, direct call to Station 1.
- 11:05 PM — Commercial alarm at Library, Middlesex Ave.
Saturday, September 13, 2025
- 12:48 AM — Extra residential building checks on James Rd.
- 12:59 AM — Extra school building checks at Coolidge Middle School.
- 4:56 AM — Commercial alarm at Harrow’s Restaurant.
- 5:54 AM — Traffic enforcement at Green St. and Main St.
- 6:09 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St.
- 7:07 AM — Traffic enforcement at South St. and Curtis St.
- 8:49 AM — Deceased opossum family in roadway at Salem St. and Belmont St., DPW notified.
- 9:33 AM — Four vehicles parked on sidewalk on John St., impeding wheelchair access.
- 9:50 AM — Smoke alarm sounding on Johnson Woods Dr., no smoke or fire.
- 9:57 AM — Abandoned 911 call from cell phone at Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:00 AM — Moving truck parked in roadway with cones at Main St. and Bethesda Ln.
- 10:20 AM — Neighbor blocking caller’s vehicle at Mineral St.
- 12:20 PM — Cell phone fell from holder of bike at Haverhill St. and Varney Cir.
- 12:46 PM — CO detector activation at YMCA on Arthur B. Lord Dr.
- 12:53 PM — Smoke alarm activation on Belmont St.
- 1:38 PM — Neighbor digging into conservation area with excavator on Pearl St.
- 1:48 PM — Report of unauthorized credit card charges on Washington St.
- 2:00 PM — Traffic enforcement at Wakefield St. and Pearl St.
- 2:44 PM — Traffic enforcement at Salem St. and Main St.
- 2:59 PM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave. and Brook St.
- 3:03 PM — License, cash, and credit cards found and turned in at Parker Middle School.
- 3:04 PM — Blankets dropped at Anton’s Cleaners on Harnden St.
- 3:12 PM — Accidental 911 call on Willow St., officer confirmed.
- 3:31 PM — Traffic lights twisted in wrong direction at Lowell St. and Grove St.
- 4:24 PM — Ongoing issue of youths causing disturbance inside Walgreens on Bolton St.
- 4:55 PM — 911 open line from deactivated phone at Market Basket on General Way.
- 5:21 PM — Extra school building checks at Coolidge Middle School.
- 5:54 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Mill St.
- 6:10 PM — Telephone pole broken with wires hanging low on Pilgrim Rd.
- 6:44 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St. and Temple St.
- 7:48 PM — Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Walkers Brook Dr. and General Way.
- 7:56 PM — Three youths ringing doorbells on Louanis Dr. and Avalon Rd.
- 8:54 PM — Disabled black Jeep in roadway at Woodward Ave. and High St.
- 9:47 PM — Report of backyard house party on Parkview Rd.
Sunday, September 14, 2025
- 6:32 AM — Traffic enforcement at John St. and Green St.
- 6:56 AM — Extra school building checks at Coolidge Middle School.
- 6:58 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Salem St.
- 7:28 AM — Lift assist only for male who fell, no injuries, at Rustic Ln.
- 11:00 AM — Male riding bicycle in middle of roadway at Main St. and Calareso’s.
- 11:23 AM — Traffic enforcement at Barrows Rd. and Lowell St.
- 11:32 AM — Two-car crash with no injuries at Leaning Elm Dr. and Main St.
- 12:29 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St. and Temple St.
- 2:03 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Salem St.
- 2:14 PM — Vehicle complaint of dog left inside white Kia SUV at REI Sporting Goods, Salem St.
- 4:28 PM — Teens on bikes stopping cars in lot at Market Basket on General Way.
- 5:43 PM — Open line 911 at HomeGoods on Main St.
- 5:57 PM — Ongoing issue of youths ringing doorbells on Highland St.
- 6:12 PM — Open line 911 on Hopkins St. unit confirmed.
- 6:30 PM — Traffic enforcement RMLD on Ash St.
- 6:57 PM — Deceased raccoon in roadway on Ash St., DPW notified.
- 7:33 PM — Alarm activation at Reading Memorial High School field house exterior.
- 7:59 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Salem St.
- 8:07 PM — Extra school building checks at Coolidge Middle School.
- 8:29 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Federal St.
- 9:50 PM — Male requesting to retrieve belongings on Main St.
- 10:23 PM — Dog barking in area on Howard St.
- 11:21 PM — Suspicious vehicle reported on Forest St.
- 11:40 PM — Male struck in head, awake and alert, at Franklin St. and Van Norden Rd.
