Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, October 20, 2025
- 1:22 AM – Directed patrol at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lowell Street.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement at Sunset Rock Lane.
- 6:02 AM – Caller concerned no one was answering inside building at Residence at Pearl Street.
- 6:08 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 7:09 AM – Road closure and limited access at Sunnyside Avenue and Prescott Avenue.
- 7:21 AM – Residential alarm for front door at Bainbridge Road.
- 9:52 AM – Smoke alarm activation at Scotland Road.
- 10:12 AM – Report of a suspicious woman in the area at Jere Road.
- 11:25 AM – Vehicle struck a hydrant, no injuries, at Main Street.
- 11:30 AM – Sixth bylaw violation issued for unregistered/uninsured disassembled vehicle at Lowell Street.
- 11:39 AM – Vehicle left in parking lot since a medical incident last week at Main Street.
- 12:29 PM – Wire down in the road, no arc or spark, at Whitehall Lane and South Street.
- 12:44 PM – Accidental 911 call at St. Athanasius Church at Haverhill Street.
- 12:45 PM – Glass in road, DPW notified and responding at Oak Ridge Road.
- 12:54 PM – Verbal argument in parking lot at Home Depot at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:43 PM – Occupants of vehicle having an argument at Augustus Court.
- 2:30 PM – Directed patrol at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lowell Street.
- 2:45 PM – Officer covering crossing guard post at Forest Street and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 3:02 PM – Traffic enforcement at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:18 PM – Minor crash with no injuries in parking lot at Market Basket at General Way.
- 3:19 PM – Traffic enforcement at Shackford Road and Ash Street.
- 3:28 PM – Residential burglar alarm at Haverhill Street.
- 4:52 PM – Complaint of loud speaker from nearby business at Green Street.
- 4:56 PM – Traffic enforcement at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 5:11 PM – Two-car crash, no injuries, at Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue.
- 5:17 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with resident at Winter Street.
- 5:23 PM – Water callman notified for low or no water pressure at St. Athanasius Church at Haverhill Street.
- 6:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at High Street.
- 6:58 PM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street.
- 7:05 PM – Carbon monoxide detector activation, no one feeling ill, at Red Gate Lane.
- 7:21 PM – Traffic enforcement at Prescott Street and West Street.
- 10:29 PM – Carbon monoxide detector activation at Lakeview Avenue.
- 10:37 PM – Unknown male reported on front porch at Dudley Street.
- 11:06 PM – Minor crash, no injuries, at Main Street and Avon Street.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- 1:27 AM – Directed patrol at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lowell Street.
- 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Haven Street and High Street.
- 6:38 AM – Traffic enforcement at South Street.
- 8:18 AM – Sanborn Street closed from Woburn to Haven Street.
- 8:28 AM – CO alarm reported at Curtis Street.
- 8:50 AM – Electrical issue with outlet glowing green, Box 24 struck, at Springvale Road.
- 9:28 AM – King Street closed from Summer to Prospect for emergency access only.
- 10:28 AM – Smoke and CO inspection at Village Street.
- 10:44 AM – Smoke and CO inspection at Winthrop Avenue.
- 10:55 AM – A.L.I.C.E. drill conducted at Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:57 AM – King Street closed from Prospect to West Street for emergency access only.
- 11:43 AM – Open line 911 call from Danis Properties at General Way.
- 11:49 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 12:12 PM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Lowell Street.
- 2:29 PM – Unwitnessed motor vehicle crash in Town Hall parking lot at Lowell Street.
- 2:38 PM – Traffic enforcement at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:49 PM – Officer covering crossing guard post at Forest Street and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 2:54 PM – Report of erratic driver at Main Street.
- 5:15 PM – Large white dog found loose at Winter Street and Salem Street.
- 6:11 PM – Officer reported e-bike failing to stop at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 7:55 PM – Lift assist requested at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 8:00 PM – Manager reported shoplifting by group of males at Spirit Halloween at General Way.
- 8:18 PM – Directed patrol at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lowell Street.
- 8:21 PM – Directed patrol at Woodend Cemetery at Franklin Street.
- 8:58 PM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:04 PM – Vehicle reported sticking out onto roadway creating a hazard at Haverhill Street.
- 9:05 PM – Verbal warning issued for stop sign violation at Haverhill Street and Granger Avenue.
- 9:36 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 9:51 PM – Smoke and CO alarm reported at Greenwood Road.
- 10:09 PM – Commercial fire alarm, ceiling detector activation, Box 19 struck at Calareso’s on Main Street.
- 11:03 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 11:07 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street.
