Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Reading, MA – Friday, February 28, 2025
- 5:34am – Investigation of a fire alarm at a Washington Street residence.
- 5:59am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:00am – All-night parking citations issued.
- 6:10am – Traffic enforcement on Wescroft Street.
- 6:26am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 6:36am – Turkey that was hit by a vehicle is possibly impeding traffic on Main Street.
- 6:53am – Officer monitoring Arcadia Avenue for parking complaints.
- 7:33am – Directed patrol for parking complaints on Arcadia Avenue.
- 7:59am – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street.
- 8:45am – Traffic enforcement on Susan Drive.
- 9:20am – Report of a past vehicle crash on South Street.
- 9:37am – General fire alarm at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 9:54am – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street.
- 10:16am – Loose dog reported on Willow Street.
- 12:03pm – Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive seeks advice regarding an abandoned vehicle.
- 12:17pm – DPW notified that a stop sign is on the ground on Haverhill Street.
- 1:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Susan Drive.
- 2:34pm – Main Street resident concerned that a social media post may be linked to cult activity.
- 2:40pm – Fire alarm activation at a Linden Street residence.
- 3:08pm – Forest Street resident reports ID theft.
- 4:32pm – Complaint regarding trucks parked too close to the intersection of Hancock Street and Mineral Street.
- 5:48pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:05pm – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 6:18pm – Report that two suspicious persons are looking into vehicles on Lincoln Street.
- 6:45pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 7:04pm – Wallet found in the parking lot of Chili’s Mexican Grill on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:20pm – Text-a-Tip report of a suspicious vehicle parked near a dumpster.
- 10:25pm – Arrest of one suspect for OUI and negligent operation of a motor vehicle on Main Street.
- 11:06pm – Main office door alarm at Parker Middle School.
Arrest Log:
A second suspect was arrested for OUI.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
- 12:03am – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Bethesda Lane.
- 12:29am – Disabled vehicle on Bond Street.
- 12:55am – Extra check of a Main Street residence.
- 2:16am – Commercial alarm at the Burbank Ice Arena.
- 5:29am – Dog got loose on Pearl Street.
- 6:11am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:13am – Longview Road resident reports that neighbors entered a property that is under construction.
- 8:33am – Report that there are two deceased animals in the road on Franklin Street.
- 9:58am – Traffic enforcement on Knollwood Road.
- 11:49am – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Main Street.
- 1:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 2:47pm – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 4:50pm – Alarm at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 4:52pm – Wire down on Charles Street.
- 5:07pm – Report that the door on a vehicle struck the side of another vehicle at Stop and Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:52pm – Follow-up with a party that has questions regarding a trespass order served today.
- 6:05pm – Verbal warning issued for a failure to yield on Washington Street.
- 6:09pm – Past erratic vehicle operation reported on South Street.
- 6:53pm – Report of a broken mirror on Lowell Street.
- 8:10pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:49pm – Overnight parking exception granted on Cumberland Road.
- 9:25pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 10:49pm – Traffic enforcement on Cross Street.
Sunday, March 2, 2025
- 1:26pm – Yelling heard over an open 911 line from a Grand Street residence.
- 5:52am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:07am – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 6:09am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 7:03am – Suspicious persons entered a house under construction on Pearl Street.
- 11:45am – Passerby reported an unknown alarm in the Reading Public Library.
- 12:09pm – Suspicious person on Lowell Street in a robe and hoodie appears confused.
- 12:57pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 1:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 3:17pm – Traffic enforcement on Temple Street.
- 3:31pm – Suspicious person is oddly walking back and forth on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 4:15pm – Report of a large cracked tree on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 4:57pm – Report that a skunk is stuck in a hole on Woburn Street.
- 5:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 5:58pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 7:44pm – Notice of repossession received via fax.
- 9:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Shackford Road.
- 10:21pm – Foster Circle resident reports a suspicious person is knocking on their door.
- 10:47pm – Commercial alarm at the Mobil Gas Station on West Street.
