Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 29, 2025
- 4:06 AM — Commercial alarm for front door motion at Shell Station on Main Street. No keyholder.
- 5:49 AM — Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 6:11 AM — Traffic enforcement at West Street and Prescott Street.
- 7:33 AM — Crossing guard unable to cover morning at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 7:35 AM — Road closed with no emergency access at Sanborn Street and Haven Street; detours in place.
- 7:52 AM — Lift assist at Lakeview Avenue.
- 7:53 AM — Two-car crash, no injuries reported, at Mill Street.
- 8:53 AM — Outside odor of gas at Woburn Street and Main Street.
- 9:46 AM — Lost iPad reported at Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 9:58 AM — School fire drill at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 10:01 AM — School fire drill at Austin Prep on Willow Street.
- 10:02 AM — School fire drill at Parker Middle School on Temple Street.
- 10:20 AM — School fire drill at Killam School on Charles Street.
- 10:28 AM — Traffic enforcement at West Street and Woburn Street.
- 10:52 AM — Outside odor reported at Prospect Street.
- 11:05 AM — Male flagged officer regarding possible ID theft at Sanborn Street and Haven Street.
- 11:26 AM — Chemical odor reported at Marla Lane and Spruce Road.
- 12:17 PM — Lost tennis racket at high school courts on Locust Street.
- 12:21 PM — Lift assist at Charles Street Condos.
- 12:28 PM — Car revving engine and backfiring loudly at Bancroft Avenue and Weston Road.
- 12:42 PM — 911 open line at Fuddruckers on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:08 PM — ATM door alarm at Reading Co-Op Bank on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:34 PM — Crossing post covered at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:40 PM — Odor of gas in house at Longwood Road.
- 2:46 PM — Traffic enforcement at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:52 PM — Construction equipment blocking road at John Street.
- 3:14 PM — Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Oakland Road.
- 3:18 PM — Male reported stolen Social Security number at Cross Street.
- 3:25 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 3:50 PM — Traffic lights not cycling properly at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 4:24 PM — Youths on e-bikes speeding on sidewalk at Main Street and Chapin Avenue.
- 5:26 PM — Two-car crash, no injuries, at Haverhill Street.
- 6:13 PM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Brook Street.
- 7:41 PM — Alarm issues reported at Indian Tree Lane.
- 8:38 PM — Caller reported three males threatening staff at Market Basket on General Way.
- 9:04 PM — Traffic enforcement at Pearl Street and Charles Street.
- 10:35 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- 12:56 AM — Residential alarm, kitchen motion, no keyholder at Prescott Street.
- 5:46 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 5:53 AM — Motor vehicle repossession reported via fax at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 5:54 AM — Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:03 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 6:45 AM — Smoke reported in stairwell at Trident Management Apartments on Woburn Street.
- 7:18 AM — Accidental 911 at Austin Prep on Willow Street.
- 7:58 AM — Smoke detector heard in area of High Street.
- 8:18 AM — Minor two-car crash, no injuries, at Lowell Street.
- 8:27 AM — Accidental 911 at Scotland Road.
- 8:29 AM — A.L.I.C.E. drill conducted at Parker Middle School on Temple Street.
- 8:41 AM — Sanborn Street closed from Woburn Street to Haven Street.
- 8:42 AM — Two-car crash near rotary on Salem Street, not investigated.
- 8:54 AM — Accidental 911 at Pearl Street.
- 9:35 AM — School fire drill at Joshua Eaton Elementary on Summer Avenue.
- 9:41 AM — Fire drill at Birch Meadow Elementary on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 10:01 AM — School fire drill at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 10:21 AM — Smoke/CO inspection at Gazebo Circle.
- 10:28 AM — Smoke/CO inspection at South Street.
- 10:31 AM — Smoke/CO inspection at John Carver Road.
- 10:47 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pearl Street and Wakefield Street.
- 10:54 AM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Main Street.
- 11:24 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pearl Street and Charles Street.
- 11:52 AM — Accidental 911 at Longview Road.
- 11:58 AM — Report of possible ID theft and bank account issues at Lilah Lane.
- 12:43 PM — Smoke alarm heard in area of Timberneck Drive.
- 1:11 PM — Site inspection at Gavin Circle.
- 1:12 PM — Fire inspection at Camp Curtis Guild on Haverhill Street.
- 1:27 PM — Accidental 911 at Howard Street.
- 2:29 PM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 2:45 PM — Unwanted guest, customer told to leave Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:49 PM — Group of youths yelling for help in area of Woburn Street.
- 5:10 PM — Female reported suspicious vehicle in area of Summer Avenue and Temple Street.
- 5:21 PM — Aggressive dog reported at Tennyson Circle.
- 5:35 PM — Issues with oven reported on Belmont Street.
- 5:59 PM — Alarm sounded, no smoke or fire, at Elderberry Lane.
- 6:29 PM — Two-car crash, no injuries, at Woburn Street and Prospect Street.
- 7:42 PM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 9:44 PM — Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 10:44 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
