Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – FRIDAY 05/15/26
- 2:01 AM — Police checked Main Street and Salem Street for overnight parking violations.
- 5:01 AM — Fire Department responded to a report of water flooding into a basement at Chestnut Road.
- 5:45 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:11 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at John Carver Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 6:18 AM — Caller reported an unwanted guest refusing to leave a Main Street residence.
- 6:39 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at West Street and Prescott Street.
- 7:21 AM — Officer covered crossing guard post at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:00 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Forest Street and Colburn Road.
- 8:06 AM — Community policing event held with a cruiser ride to school at Kieran Road.
- 8:20 AM — Road closure with detours in place at Woburn Street and High Street.
- 8:26 AM — Police responded to a report of a 4-year-old child locked inside a motor vehicle at Edgemont Avenue.
- 8:27 AM — Pedestrian crosswalk enforcement conducted at Main Street and Green Street.
- 8:30 AM — Road closure with limited access reported at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 9:03 AM — Caller reported a suspicious man taking pictures at Rise 475 on Main Street.
- 9:56 AM — Resident reported a past motor vehicle crash at Main Street and South Street.
- 10:04 AM — Fire Department investigated an odor at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 10:23 AM — Arrest made on an outstanding warrant following a motor vehicle stop on Main Street.
- 10:59 AM — Resident reported possible fraud at Belmont Street.
- 11:54 AM — Community policing conducted at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 12:28 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted near Charles Lawn Cemetery.
- 12:53 PM — Parking complaint received for a vehicle parked in a private driveway on Salem Street.
- 12:59 PM — Oil tank inspection passed at Azalea Circle.
- 1:18 PM — Fire alarm box back online at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
- 1:47 PM — Two-car crash with no injuries reported at Washington Street.
- 2:22 PM — Business owner reported vendor fraud involving a fraudulent order at a Salem Street business.
- 3:13 PM — Report of youths possibly fighting outside Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:08 PM — Vehicle granted overnight parking exception at Reading Memorial High School.
- 5:40 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 5:48 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 9:10 PM — Fire alarm activation reported with no smoke or fire at Edgemont Avenue.
- 9:49 PM — Caller reported an erratic driver near Batchelder Road and Haverhill Street.
- 10:05 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 10:24 PM — Caller reported an erratic driver at Main Street and Salem Street.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – SATURDAY 05/16/26
- 2:15 AM — Police checked Main Street and Salem Street for overnight parking violations.
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 6:30 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:44 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 8:53 AM — School alarm reported at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 11:48 AM — Caller reported a man swearing at passing vehicles near Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 1:02 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 1:46 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 1:52 PM — Smoke and carbon monoxide detector activation reported at Baldwin Lane.
- 1:55 PM — Follow-up visit conducted regarding a past assault case at the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:03 PM — Open 911 call received from a deactivated phone at South Street.
- 5:01 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 5:02 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at West Street and Catherine Avenue.
- 5:18 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 6:08 PM — Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller at Main Street and Brentwood Drive.
- 7:09 PM — Caller reported a smoking and sparking telephone pole/tree near Pasture Road.
- 9:44 PM — Resident reported someone pounding on a door and leaving at Thomas Drive.
- 10:14 PM — Caller reported hearing possible gunshots near Main Street and Pinevale Avenue.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – SUNDAY 05/17/26
- 2:25 AM — Police checked Main Street and Salem Street for overnight parking violations.
- 5:56 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 8:02 AM — Officer reviewed video footage at the Shell gas station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:54 AM — Caller requested documentation of a past incident at Post 1917 Steakhouse on Haven Street.
- 10:30 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at West Street and South Street.
- 11:00 AM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 12:03 PM — Property manager reported solicitors outside REI Sporting Goods on Salem Street.
- 12:27 PM — Debit card turned in at Bank of America ATM on Main Street.
- 12:53 PM — School alarm reported at Reading Memorial High School.
- 1:59 PM — Caller reported a bird flew into a vehicle on Woburn Street.
- 2:23 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 4:41 PM — Accidental intercom call received from a residential building on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 4:46 PM — Residential burglar alarm reported at Ashley Place.
- 4:52 PM — Passerby reported an open front door and sounding alarm at a Salem Street residence.
- 4:57 PM — Commercial alarm reported at Perfecto’s Cafe on Main Street.
- 5:47 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:15 PM — Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 7:02 PM — Business owner reported a hit-and-run crash at Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:28 PM — Mechanical issue reported with railroad crossing barrier at New Crossing Road.
- 8:00 PM — Caller reported erratic vehicle operation near Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 8:13 PM — Officer flagged down regarding a possible indecent exposure incident near the Salem Street rotary.
- 9:39 PM — Resident reported loud banging noises and possible gunshots at Vine Street.
- 10:20 PM — Resident reported a neighbor projecting lights onto their house at Willow Street.
- 10:36 PM — Loud house party reported at Aurele Circle.
