Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
- 1:05 AM: Request for DPW to address ice on several streets at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
- 4:04 AM: Commercial fire alarm transmitted at a building on High Street.
- 4:46 AM: Noise complaint from a neighbor regarding Post 1917 Steakhouse on Haven Street.
- 5:40 AM: Resident reported a loud clacking noise coming from a backyard on Emerald Drive.
- 6:13 AM: Officer observed a damaged vehicle on Temple Street.
- 6:15 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 6:19 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pearl Street.
- 7:46 AM: Accidental 911 call at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 7:49 AM: Fire Department transmitted a box for a reported smell of smoke on Woburn Street.
- 8:26 AM: Report of a train gate breaking off at Washington Street and High Street.
- 9:07 AM: 911 open line call on Timberneck Drive.
- 9:49 AM: Report of a parked vehicle blocking a garbage truck on Haven Street.
- 9:54 AM: Road closure at Melbourne Avenue and Cumberland Road.
- 10:10 AM: Officer stood by for traffic while DPW conducted snow removal at Woburn Street and High Street.
- 10:40 AM: Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Scotland Road.
- 11:00 AM: Police stood by for traffic control while DPW worked on South Street.
- 11:52 AM: Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Wakefield Street.
- 11:53 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 12:58 PM: Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 2:47 PM: Caller reported bank fraud on Percy Avenue.
- 4:49 PM: Report of a woman asking people for money at the Shell station on Main Street.
- 5:01 PM: Caller reported a potential Medicaid scam on Grove Street.
- 6:28 PM: Resident requested an overnight parking exception for a U-Haul truck with a trailer on Woburn Street.
- 7:00 PM: Traffic enforcement at West Street and Prescott Street.
- 7:39 PM: Traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 7:46 PM: Traffic enforcement near Killam School on Haverhill Street.
- 8:25 PM: Fire alarm box returned online at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:30 PM: Traffic lights flashing at Walkers Brook Drive and General Way.
Thursday, March 5, 2026
- 5:46 AM: Disabled motor vehicle with a flat tire reported in an unsafe location at Bethune Avenue and Forest Street.
- 5:57 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 6:08 AM: Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 6:57 AM: Carbon monoxide activation reported on Whitehall Lane.
- 7:32 AM: Minor motor vehicle crash due to black ice with a vehicle stuck in a snow bank at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 7:37 AM: DPW notified of black ice on the roadway at Linden Street and Lowell Street.
- 7:38 AM: DPW notified of icy road and sidewalk conditions at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 7:48 AM: DPW notified of a deceased raccoon at Lowell Street and Pilgrim Road.
- 7:55 AM: Report of a man sleeping in the lobby at Reading Co-operative Bank on Haven Street.
- 8:29 AM: Traffic lights flashing yellow at Walkers Brook Drive and General Way.
- 9:04 AM: Resident reported a missing cat on High Street.
- 10:15 AM: Previous shoplifting incident reported at Liquor Junction on General Way.
- 10:38 AM: Traffic light not cycling properly at Franklin Street and Main Street.
- 10:45 AM: Accidental 911 call on King Street.
- 11:04 AM: Accidental 911 call on Lincoln Street.
- 11:09 AM: Report of a low hanging wire on Salem Street.
- 11:16 AM: Second accidental 911 call reported on King Street.
- 11:23 AM: Report of a dog left outside barking for 45 minutes at John Street and Salem Street.
- 11:37 AM: Fire Department inspection on Augustus Court.
- 11:53 AM: Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on King Street.
- 12:46 PM: Resident concerned about solicitors in the area on West Street.
- 1:40 PM: Resident at Reading Woods on Jacob Way requested to speak with an officer regarding a no trespass order.
- 2:05 PM: Low hanging wire reported on Middle Street.
- 2:16 PM: Parking complaint regarding a truck parked in a handicap spot at Sanborn Street and Haven Street.
- 5:27 PM: Traffic enforcement near Killam School on Haverhill Street.
- 5:49 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 6:00 PM: Traffic enforcement near Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 7:27 PM: Additional case codes recorded for a report on West Street.
- 9:38 PM: Water leak reported before the meter at CVS on Main Street; utilities notified.
