Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, October 6, 2025
- 3:30 AM: Commercial alarm activated at Pizza World on Main Street.
- 6:01 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:19 AM: Traffic enforcement at High Street and Vine Street.
- 6:46 AM: Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 7:35 AM: Road closed with detours in place at Sanborn Street and Woburn/Haven Street.
- 7:51 AM: Crossing guard coverage at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 8:12 AM: John Street closed from Pleasant to Haven Street for a hard closure.
- 8:54 AM: Traffic enforcement at Salem Street and Main Street.
- 9:22 AM: Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Lowell Street.
- 9:47 AM: Vehicle complaint for landscape trailer parked in roadway at Rice Road and Estate Lane.
- 10:22 AM: Road closure on Wells Road from Forest Glen Street to Irving Street, emergency access only.
- 10:33 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 12:19 PM: Report of large injured deer in yard at Maple Ridge Road.
- 12:22 PM: Officer attended senior luncheon at Pleasant Street Senior Center.
- 1:09 PM: Accidental 911 call at Forest Street.
- 2:32 PM: Abandoned 911 call from Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:25 PM: Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Woburn Street.
- 3:28 PM: Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Main Street and Calareso’s.
- 3:37 PM: Contractor equipment blocking road at Sunset Rock Lane.
- 4:03 PM: Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Haverhill Street and the Rotary.
- 5:51 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 5:52 PM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:31 PM: Traffic enforcement at High Street.
- 10:07 PM: 911 open line with no answer on call back at High Street.
- 11:19 PM: Fire alarm activation reported by alarm company at Oak Street.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- 12:18 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:02 AM: Traffic enforcement at Minot Street.
- 6:05 AM: Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 7:12 AM: Fire alarm activation reported on Pearl Street; no smoke or fire found.
- 7:50 AM: Officer covered crossing post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:53 AM: Minor two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Walkers Brook Drive near Honda dealership.
- 8:18 AM: Fire department assisted elderly male at Archstone Circle.
- 8:26 AM: Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 8:36 AM: Report of erratic driver tailgating and passing vehicles near the Shell Station on Main Street.
- 8:42 AM: Spanish-speaking caller reported no emergency on Haverhill Street.
- 8:46 AM: Fire department responded to Bear Mountain on Main Street for a fall with head injury.
- 10:33 AM: Traffic enforcement at Salem Street and Main Street.
- 10:35 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Sturges Road.
- 10:42 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Red Gate Lane.
- 10:48 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Palmer Hill Avenue.
- 10:51 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Summit Drive.
- 10:55 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Washington Street.
- 11:00 AM: Information received about open area at Granger Avenue and Eastway.
- 12:03 PM: Oil burner inspection at residence on Rocky Road.
- 12:15 PM: Resident at Reading Housing on Frank Tanner Drive reported altercation with delivery driver.
- 12:47 PM: Accidental 911 call at Main Street.
- 2:29 PM: Officer covered school crossing at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 2:39 PM: Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Oakland Road.
- 2:51 PM: Commercial burglar alarm at Damco on General Way; rear entry motion detected.
- 2:53 PM: Two open-line 911 calls from Charles Street; no contact on call back.
- 3:43 PM: Resident on Randall Road reported attempted fraud.
- 5:09 PM: Resident on Village Street reported fraudulent credit card activity.
- 5:23 PM: Resident on Franklin Street reported missing rear license plate.
- 5:45 PM: Teens reported hitting golf balls in park on Harrison Street.
- 7:53 PM: Resident on Deering Street reported neighbor destroying bushes.
- 8:13 PM: Fire alarm activation on Pearl Street; no smoke or fire found.
- 8:16 PM: Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 9:20 PM: Attempted fraud reported on Cross Street; male threatened over photos.
- 10:06 PM: Complaint application filed as result of motor vehicle stop at Lowell Street and Beverly Road.
- 11:41 PM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at residence on West Street.
