Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- 6:02am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:08am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:26am – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:28am – Commercial alarm in a Main Street business.
- 7:41am – Traffic enforcement on Arcadia Avenue.
- 8:06am – Ash Street resident reports that a skunk is under their porch.
- 8:31am – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 8:49am – Fire alarm due to a citizen complaint at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 10:20am – Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 10:27am – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 10:59am – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 1:08pm – Federal Street resident reports a National Grid scam.
- 1:29pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Van Norden Road.
- 2:27pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 2:30pm – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 3:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:44pm – Vehicle owner at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive found damage to their vehicle.
- 6:05pm – Report that youths set fire to a chair on Minot Street.
- 6:25pm – Follow-up visit to Fuddruckers on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:00pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 7:29pm – Verbal warning issued for a red light violation on Main Street.
- 7:50pm – Officer advised of a suspicious vehicle on Salem Street.
- 7:53pm – Inside odor of gas reported in a Deborah Drive residence.
- 8:08pm – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 8:21pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 9:40pm – Report that a suspicious person is taking photos of the Chase Bank building on Main Street.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- 5:51am – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 5:54am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
- 7:09am – Crossing guard unable to cover post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 7:47am – Traffic enforcement on Arcadia Avenue.
- 8:19am – DPW requests assistance while backing onto Salem Street.
- 9:39am – Investigation of a single-vehicle crash on Beaver Road.
- 9:52am – Witness summons received via fax.
- 9:57am – Report of a possible sick raccoon on Hancock Street.
- 10:13am – Follow-up visit with the Burbank YMCA.
- 11:35am – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 1:04pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 2:05pm – Crossing guard unable to cover post at King Street and Summer Avenue.
- 3:04pm – Loose dog reported on Woburn Street.
- 3:35pm – Traffic enforcement on Forest Street.
- 6:34pm – Officer flagged down by a person who found a bag of car equipment.
- 7:09pm – Gazebo Circle resident reports that a neighbor’s water heater blew.
- 7:51pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:11pm – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 8:15pm – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
