Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, December 8, 2025
- 12:20 AM – Fire Department responded for a lift assist involving an elderly male with no injuries reported at Frank Tanner Drive.
- 2:19 AM – Burglar alarm activated at Reading Memorial High School, exterior field house door, at Oakland Road.
- 2:26 AM – Burglar alarm reported in the wash area overhead at a car wash on Main Street.
- 5:51 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Woburn Street.
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 6:08 AM – Burglar alarm activated in the main lobby motion area at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 6:24 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street.
- 7:45 AM – Officer assigned to cover a school crossing post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 8:07 AM – Motor vehicle crash investigation after a trash truck backed into a pole in a parking lot on Main Street.
- 8:34 AM – Hazard reported for a bag of leaves in the roadway at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 9:46 AM – Fire Department responded to a monitoring center request at Frank Tanner Drive.
- 10:47 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Woburn Street.
- 12:02 PM – Fire Department transmitted a box alarm for the smell of smoke in a building on Washington Street.
- 12:05 PM – Disabled motor vehicle reported at Harnden Street and Salem Street.
- 12:45 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street.
- 2:18 PM – Carbon monoxide alarm activation reported by direct call to Station One at Main Street.
- 2:42 PM – Officer assigned to cover a school crossing post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:47 PM – Motor vehicle complaint received regarding a past road rage incident on Pearl Street.
- 2:47 PM – Lost and found report of a possibly abandoned bicycle at Hopkins Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:53 PM – Fire alarm system reported back online at Saint Athanasius Church on Haverhill Street.
- 2:54 PM – Fire Department conducted a test run at Fire Department Headquarters on Main Street.
- 3:48 PM – Motor vehicle complaint reported for a vehicle that drove over a curb at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 4:38 PM – Suspicious motor vehicle reported parked with hazard lights on for an extended period on Summer Avenue.
- 5:55 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 7:49 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 8:25 PM – Break and enter reported involving a vehicle, with items taken, at a business on General Way.
- 10:02 PM – Fire Department responded to a report of an outside odor of gas at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 10:32 PM – Assistance rendered to a resident seeking help starting her heat on Prescott Street.
- 10:33 PM – Fire Department responded to a report of a strong outside odor of gas on Shackford Road.
- 11:03 PM – Hazard reported for a large amount of debris in the roadway at Haverhill Street and Stonewell Road.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
- 4:32 AM – Fire Department received a street box alarm on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:51 AM – Three all-night parking violations reported.
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Brook Street and Summer Avenue.
- 6:18 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street.
- 7:33 AM – Crossing guard reported sick for the day at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 7:47 AM – Officer assigned to cover a crossing post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 9:18 AM – Police cruiser taken to the Department of Public Works on New Crossing Road for maintenance due to a leak.
- 9:55 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Lilah Lane, with a passing result.
- 10:09 AM – Fire Department conducted an oil tank inspection on Tennyson Road.
- 10:12 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Carnation Circle, with a passing result.
- 10:17 AM – Fire Department conducted a propane tank inspection on Pearl Street, with a passing result.
- 10:26 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on High Street, with a passing result.
- 10:26 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Washington Street, with a passing result.
- 10:56 AM – Suspicious motor vehicle reported, described as a dark sport utility vehicle driving onto a walking path at Fox Run Lane and Franklin Street.
- 11:31 AM – Fire Department responded to a direct call regarding a water problem on Manning Street.
- 12:17 PM – Motor vehicle complaint received regarding an erratic driver at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 12:37 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Boswell Road.
- 12:46 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Haven Street and High Street.
- 2:36 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Summer Avenue and Brook Street.
- 2:40 PM – Officer assigned to cover a crossing post at Charles Street and Dana Road.
- 2:40 PM – Officer assigned to cover a crossing post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 5:08 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Ash Street and Brook Street.
- 5:34 PM – Parking complaint reported for an unknown motor vehicle parked in a fire lane on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 8:25 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 9:23 PM – Fire Department responded to a report of an unknown outside odor, possibly sulfur, on Spring Street.
