Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- 6:09 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:09 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 9:02 AM — 911 call, open line; unit checked the area at Main Street.
- 9:59 AM — 911 call, open line at Perkins Avenue.
- 10:07 AM — 911 call, abandoned call; unit checked the home at Lowell Street.
- 10:22 AM — Attempted fraud, party reporting attempted fraud in the lobby at Pratt Street.
- 10:36 AM — Fire department still alarm, woman fallen and not injured; lift assist at Brande Court.
- 11:00 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 12:40 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street.
- 1:53 PM — School alarm, exterior door alarm at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 2:42 PM — All-night parking exception granted at Fairchild Drive.
- 2:48 PM — Motor vehicle complaint, vehicle parked in lot blocking parking spot at Main Street and Perfecto’s Café.
- 5:37 PM — Attempt to serve summons, witness summons attempt at Washington Street.
- 8:39 PM — Motor vehicle crash investigated, single-car crash with no injuries; vehicle over the median at Main Street and Calareso’s.
- 9:38 PM — 911 call, accidental; unit sent to confirm at Norman Road.
- 10:05 PM — Suspicious motor vehicle, owner reporting suspicious vehicle in lot at Main Street and Calareso’s.
Thursday, December 25, 2025
- 5:47 AM — Building checks at Commercial Sector One.
- 5:52 AM — Building checks at Commercial Sector Two.
- 5:52 AM — Building checks at Commercial Sector Three.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 6:04 AM — Commercial alarm at Main Street and Shell Station.
- 6:23 AM — Suspicious activity reported at Taylor Drive at Johnson Woods; caller heard an unknown person near her vehicle.
- 6:53 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:14 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pleasant Street.
- 8:44 AM — Residential building check at Cold Spring Road; shed possibly vandalized with spray paint overnight.
- 9:03 AM — Lost property, purse found on the side of the road at Gould Street.
- 9:11 AM — Residential building check at Grove Street; resident reporting street signs on front lawn.
- 9:28 AM — Fire department still alarm at Main Street and Rise Four Seventy Five; supervisory alarm.
- 10:41 AM — Motor vehicle complaint, erratic operation reported at Main Street and Starbucks.
- 12:11 PM — Animal call, injured deer in yard at Van Norden Road.
- 12:31 PM — Suspicious person, male walking through neighborhood with an iPad at Sunnyside Avenue and Fairview Avenue.
- 12:33 PM — Attempt to serve witness summons at Washington Street.
- 1:06 PM — Animal call, dog left inside a vehicle for over one hour at Salem Street and Mandarin Reading.
- 3:41 PM — School building check at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School for loud noise possibly from the generator.
- 6:29 PM — School alarm at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School; exterior door alarm.
- 6:57 PM — Suspicious motor vehicle, vehicle followed reporting party home at Barbara Lane.
- 7:00 PM — Suspicious person, female pushing a bicycle toward the rink at Symonds Way and Haverhill Street.
- 7:15 PM — Fire department still alarm at Stone Well Road; loud bang outside with light flash reported.
- 7:30 PM — Fire department still alarm at Rustic Lane; carbon monoxide alarm activation after power outage.
- 8:25 PM — School alarm at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School; door alarm.
- 10:50 PM — Fire department street box received at Summer Avenue and Joshua Eaton Elementary.
- 11:17 PM — Suspicious motor vehicle, possible intoxicated operator reported at Haverhill Street and Charles Street.
