Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- 3:44 AM – 911 hang-up; message left on callback; unit checked the area at Charles Street.
- 5:55 AM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 5:55 AM – All-night parking violations checked in municipal lots; none reported.
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 6:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pleasant Street.
- 7:08 AM – Accidental 911 call; unit sent to confirm at Charles Street.
- 8:09 AM – Fire alarm activation at Taylor Drive near Johnson Woods.
- 9:41 AM – Ongoing issue of vehicles parking in the fire lane at Walkers Brook Drive near Home Depot.
- 9:50 AM – Fire Department inspection at Washington Street.
- 10:04 AM – Hanscom Avenue closed from Tower Road to Weston Road; access possible.
- 10:14 AM – Traffic enforcement at Temple Street and Woburn Street.
- 10:20 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 10:33 AM – Carbon monoxide detector alarm at Pearl Street; reported by station.
- 12:21 PM – Past minor motor vehicle crash in a parking lot at Main Street near Elyse Jewelers.
- 12:22 PM – Male reported lost keys in the lot at General Way near Market Basket.
- 12:31 PM – 911 open line at Oakland Road near Reading Memorial High School.
- 1:43 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 1:47 PM – Dog collar remote found at Salem Street near Memorial Park and turned in.
- 3:16 PM – 911 open line at South Street.
- 4:18 PM – 911 abandoned call at Middlesex Avenue near the library.
- 5:38 PM – Arrest following a motor vehicle stop at Main Street near Public Kitchen; one taken into custody.
- 6:51 PM – Traffic enforcement at Brook Street.
- 8:27 PM – Water issue reported via direct call to Station 1 at Washington Street.
- 8:46 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 10:11 PM – Neighbor disturbance reported at Taylor Drive near Johnson Woods.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
- 5:55 AM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 6:16 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 9:03 AM – Female in lobby reported losing $2,000 in a Facebook Marketplace scam at Ash Street.
- 9:10 AM – Sick coyote reported in backyard at Dana Road.
- 9:23 AM – 911 abandoned call from a cell phone at Lowell Street.
- 10:14 AM – Alarm company reported Box 112 activation at Woburn Street near a commercial entrance.
- 10:23 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Marla Lane.
- 10:33 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Haverhill Street.
- 10:46 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at Leaning Elm Drive.
- 10:47 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Brook Street.
- 10:51 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Mount Vernon Street.
- 11:55 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Mill Street.
- 12:30 PM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash in a parking lot at Main Street near Bagel World.
- 1:09 PM – Accidental 911 call from a deactivated cell phone.
- 3:05 PM – Inspection at Boswell Road.
- 3:18 PM – Accidental 911 call; unit sent to confirm at West Street.
- 3:29 PM – Male in lobby reported credit card fraud at General Way near Bling Nails.
- 3:51 PM – Accidental 911 call at Arrow Circle.
- 4:24 PM – Fire Department received Box 2215 at Woburn Street near Trident Management Apartments.
- 5:30 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street near Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 5:39 PM – Suspicious vehicle sitting in a lot at Elderberry Lane and Main Street.
- 6:08 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:20 PM – Door opened into side of a vehicle at General Way near Market Basket.
- 6:24 PM – Parking complaint: non-government vehicles in government spots at Haven Street near the Post Office.
- 6:31 PM – Resident assisted with stairs at Summit Drive, Building 2.
- 6:51 PM – Vehicle parked in handicap hash marks at Main Street near Bunratty Tavern.
- 8:28 PM – Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
- 8:53 PM – Suspicious person around building at Taylor Drive.
- 11:13 PM – Burglar alarm activated at Reading Memorial High School at Oakland Road; door 19 field.
