Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, March 2, 2026
- 5:59 AM: Traffic enforcement at Hillside Road and Main Street.
- 6:13 AM: Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 7:14 AM: Sunnyside Avenue closed from Echo Avenue to Vista Avenue at Sunnyside Avenue and Echo Avenue.
- 7:38 AM: 911 open line call at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 7:58 AM: Officer covering crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:17 AM: Resident came into the lobby looking to file charges related to a previous case.
- 8:22 AM: Commercial alarm activation in the men’s restroom at Salem Five on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:36 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 9:04 AM: Motor vehicle crash investigated with no injuries reported on Summer Avenue.
- 9:08 AM: Additional case codes recorded at Main Street and the railroad tracks.
- 9:18 AM: Two-car motor vehicle crash investigated at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 10:11 AM: Department of Public Works notified of a large pothole at Hancock Street and Mineral Street.
- 10:38 AM: Traffic enforcement at Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 10:40 AM: Residential alarm activation at Landers Road.
- 10:43 AM: Accidental 911 call due to phone issues at Salem Street and Lowell Street.
- 11:36 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 11:38 AM: Building check after a window was found pushed in and an issue with a door at Union Street.
- 12:16 PM: Commercial alarm activation on the second floor at the Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 2:30 PM: Motor vehicle reported struck while parked in the lot at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:35 PM: Accidental 911 call verified at Haven Street.
- 3:39 PM: Resident reported receiving fraudulent phone calls at Last Corner on High Street.
- 4:01 PM: Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 4:31 PM: Found black Apple Watch reported at Comically Speaking on Main Street.
- 4:52 PM: Officer flagged down for possible road rage at Haverhill Street and Wakefield Street.
- 4:57 PM: Traffic enforcement near Summer Avenue.
- 6:12 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 7:50 PM: Additional case codes recorded for a report at Bay State Road.
- 11:03 PM: Fire Department still alarm investigation on Lenetta Lane.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- 5:49 AM: Burglar alarm activation at the Shell station on Main Street.
- 6:01 AM: Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 6:31 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 7:48 AM: Fire alarm signal reported at Rise 475 on Main Street.
- 7:51 AM: Road closed with no access on Middlesex Avenue between Bancroft Avenue and School Avenue.
- 8:23 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 10:11 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Sanborn Lane.
- 10:14 AM: Fire alarm box taken offline for testing at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 10:17 AM: Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Wakefield Street.
- 10:23 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Forest Street.
- 10:35 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Audubon Road.
- 10:57 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Gazebo Circle.
- 11:08 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Abigail Way.
- 12:49 PM: 911 hang-up call at Austin Preparatory School on Willow Street.
- 12:51 PM: Traffic enforcement near Killam School on Charles Street.
- 12:58 PM: Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 1:02 PM: Verbal warning issued for failure to stop or yield near Calarese’s on Main Street.
- 1:58 PM: Assistance requested by a resident on Minot Street regarding a family friend.
- 2:41 PM: Report of a male sleeping inside St. Agnes Church on Woburn Street.
- 4:08 PM: Motor vehicle swerved off the road with no injuries on Rustic Lane.
- 4:54 PM: Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries on Pearl Street.
- 5:03 PM: Disabled motor vehicle in the roadway on Main Street.
- 5:20 PM: Disabled motor vehicle in the roadway at Union Street and Harnden Street.
- 5:27 PM: Motor vehicle struck a utility pole with no injuries on Salem Street.
- 5:34 PM: Box truck and SUV reported off the road at Salem Street and Eaton Street.
- 6:03 PM: Residential alarm activation on Johnston Circle.
- 7:04 PM: Parking complaint regarding a vehicle in the middle of the lot at Bay State Road.
