Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, September 4, 2026
- 6:04 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Main Street.
- 6:20 AM – Traffic enforcement at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 6:58 AM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:20 AM – Comcast requested access to the cell tower at the water tank on Auburn Street.
- 7:25 AM – Fire alarm box 5531 at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive identified as a street box only.
- 7:37 AM – Road closed on Oak Street; one lane of travel remained open.
- 8:15 AM – Vehicle reported to be left on the street overnight on Gould Street.
- 9:31 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 10:05 AM – DPW requested an officer stand by for paving at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 10:17 AM – Prescott Street closed near Washington Street; access remained possible.
- 10:27 AM – Fire alarm box 4565 on Torre Street back online as a master box.
- 12:22 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 1:16 PM – Crossing guard unable to cover the afternoon post on September 8 at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 1:56 PM – Two-car minor motor vehicle crash on Woburn Street and Main Street; no injuries.
- 3:17 PM – Trash reported dumped in the parking lot at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:25 PM – Open-line 911 call on Field Pond Drive; unit checked the area.
- 3:39 PM – Report of three motorcycles without license plates in the area of Mill Street.
- 3:57 PM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash on Orange Street and Spring Street; no injuries reported.
- 5:41 PM – Female reported a loose or lost dog in the Walgreens parking lot on Bolton Street.
- 5:47 PM – Unit came upon a disabled motor vehicle on Salem Street and the rotary.
- 8:02 PM – Fire alarm box 5531 at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive back online as a master box.
- 9:27 PM – Report of approximately 15 youths with flashlights banging on doors on Wakefield Street.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
- 2:14 AM – 85-year-old female required a lift assist on Charles Street; no injuries.
- 6:31 AM – Traffic enforcement on John Street and Pleasant Street.
- 6:39 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and South Street.
- 6:53 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 8:16 AM – Report of a dog barking throughout the night on Arrow Circle.
- 9:29 AM – Accidental 911 call on Elderberry Lane; unit responded to confirm.
- 9:35 AM – Piece of wood reported in the middle of the road on Forest Glen Road and Main Street.
- 11:09 AM – Sheriff’s Department requested a residence check on South Street.
- 12:03 PM – Motor vehicle pulled over on Main Street and South Street with its engine smoking.
- 12:33 PM – Caller reported attempted bank fraud on West Street.
- 1:00 PM – Beacon alarm and silent panic alarm activated at City Wine & Spirits on Main Street.
- 2:15 PM – Resident reported two missing Amazon packages from Archstone Circle.
- 2:26 PM – Direct call to headquarters for an odor investigation on Hanscom Avenue.
- 6:27 PM – Complaint regarding youths on dirt bikes on Center Avenue.
- 8:01 PM – Motor vehicle stopped by cruiser at DiCara’s Deli on Main Street.
- 8:11 PM – Complaint regarding a large box truck parked on a driveway on Salem Street.
- 9:11 PM – Accidental 911 call on Haystack Road; confirmed with caller.
- 10:25 PM – Group of youths reported being loud near the football field at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 10:58 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Salem Street.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
- 12:36 AM – 911 call transferred to Massachusetts State Police after a woman was heard yelling from a passing vehicle on Route 93 north near Reading Commons.
- 6:06 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:12 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:20 AM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street and the rotary.
- 10:30 AM – Reading Rifle Club employee reported an accidental discharge on Range Road.
- 1:02 PM – Oil burner inspection passed on Criterion Road.
- 1:52 PM – Merchant requested a male panhandler be removed from the Shell station property on Main Street.
- 1:54 PM – Fire alarm sounding for 24 hours with no smoke reported on Louanis Drive and West Street.
- 4:28 PM – Open-line 911 calls on Zachary Lane; two calls sounded like children.
- 5:00 PM – Report of smoke in the area and a possible outside burn on Pearl Street.
- 5:33 PM – Eight to nine youths reported disrupting business and blocking the area with bicycles at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:11 PM – Officer located a missing person on West Street.
- 7:28 PM – Portable gas container reported in the road on Main Street and Washington Street.
- 7:29 PM – Second report of a gas can in the road on Main Street and Washington Street.
- 7:59 PM – Report of youths lighting fireworks behind a building on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 8:25 PM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 8:44 PM – Alarm activated for motion in the boys’ team room at the field house at Reading Memorial High School.
- 9:00 PM – Resident reported receiving a message that the house was about to be “egged” on Cherry Lane Drive.
- 10:18 PM – Extra check of residence conducted on Cherry Lane Drive.
- 10:44 PM – Report of loud music and a noise complaint on West Street.
- 10:47 PM – Homeowner reported the home was being watched on Cherry Lane Drive.
- 11:27 PM – Possible CO activation with an alarm sounding in a bathroom on Track Road.
