Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, February 16, 2026
- 5:32 AM – Residential burglar alarm (kitchen motion) at Main Street.
- 6:08 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Green Street.
- 6:16 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:22 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 8:27 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Hopkins Street.
- 8:39 AM – Caller reported finding a purse in the roadway at Washington Street.
- 9:06 AM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Lane.
- 10:20 AM – Residential panic alarm from basement keypad; contact made at Colburn Road.
- 11:17 AM – Traffic enforcement at Hillside Street and Oakland Road.
- 12:16 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller at General Way and Market Basket.
- 1:08 PM – Female party reported a suspicious male at Fairmount Road.
- 3:21 PM – Party reported a recent motor vehicle crash at Walkers Brook Drive and Shell Gas Station.
- 3:51 PM – Commercial burglar alarm (left motion), no contact made at Main Street and Christopher’s Restaurant.
- 4:07 PM – State Police out with tractor trailer unit that struck a traffic light pole at Main Street.
- 4:25 PM – Residential burglar alarm (foyer motion), no contact with resident at Woburn Street.
- 4:37 PM – Broken outside faucet causing water to enter residence at Line Road; appropriate departments notified.
- 5:24 PM – Fire Department responded for lift assist for an elderly female who had fallen, no injuries reported, at Haverhill Street.
- 6:46 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:16 PM – 911 open line from cell phone; no answer on callback at Main Street and Zucca Restaurant.
- 7:38 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 7:53 PM – Motor vehicle stop resulted in complaint for suspended license at Main Street.
- 8:15 PM – Report of erratic vehicle operation at Haverhill Street.
- 8:27 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Street.
- 8:34 PM – Motor vehicle alarm repeatedly activating at Bay State Road parking lot.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- 12:13 AM – School burglar alarm (cafe motion) at Edgemont Avenue and Barrows School.
- 6:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Lane and Mill Street.
- 6:23 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hillside Road.
- 6:24 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue.
- 7:17 AM – Road closure in effect at Middlesex Avenue from Cape Cod Avenue to Deering Street.
- 8:08 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline for testing at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 8:32 AM – Fire Department responded for medical call involving a female feeling dizzy at Main Street and Reading Health and Rehabilitation.
- 9:05 AM – Report of non-electric vehicle parked in charging spot for several days at Haven Street and Haven Junction.
- 9:46 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline for sprinkler testing at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 10:05 AM – Accidental 911 call at Frank Tanner Drive.
- 10:09 AM – Fire alarm box placed back online at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:19 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 1:17 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Lane.
- 1:56 PM – Suspicious backpack reported behind a tree at Willow Street.
- 2:22 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Salem Street.
- 2:39 PM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Wescroft Road.
- 3:00 PM – Male party reported harassing note left on vehicle at Green Street.
- 3:05 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lucy Drive and Pearl Street.
- 3:41 PM – Fire alarm box placed back online at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 3:47 PM – Fire alarm box placed back online at Pearl Street.
- 4:45 PM – Neighbor dispute reported involving littering at Washington Street.
- 4:57 PM – Arrest made on outstanding warrant at Washington Street.
- 6:31 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:36 PM – Disabled delivery truck reported at Pleasant Street.
- 6:39 PM – 911 misdial by homeowner at Eastway.
