Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
- 12:27 AM — Commercial alarm at Meadow Brook Golf Club on Grove Street.
- 3:20 AM — Lift assist for a Holly Road resident.
- 5:10 AM — Lift assist for a Sanborn Street resident.
- 5:55 AM — Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:58 AM — Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 8:33 AM — Main Street resident reports being punched by their roommate.
- 8:51 AM — Street box fire alarm at Johnson Woods on Taylor Drive.
- 9:50 AM — Report of possible sick/injured rabbit on Maple Street.
- 10:32 AM — DPW requests an officer for documentation on South Street.
- 12:13 PM — Solicitor reported on Maple Street.
- 12:21 PM — Officer and clinician with two homeless individuals at Town Hall.
- 12:30 PM — Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 1:15 PM — Lift assist for a 1 Summit Drive resident.
- 1:45 PM — Solicitor with no credentials reported on County Road.
- 2:26 PM — Tree resting on the wires on Belmont Street.
- 2:39 PM — Report of solicitor possibly lacking credentials on Thorndike Street.
- 3:10 PM — Solicitors with no credentials on Eastway.
- 3:32 PM — Disabled motor vehicle on Charles Street.
- 3:40 PM — Solicitor reported on Granger Avenue.
- 3:45 PM — Resident reports wires are showing in their driveway on Lafayette Road.
- 3:55 PM — Disabled motor vehicle on Belmont Street.
- 4:27 PM — Commercial alarm at Northern Bank & Trust on Main Street.
- 5:15 PM — Complaint that a speedboard is blocking the view at Hillcrest Road and Prescott Street.
- 5:27 PM — Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:14 PM — Fire alarm activation at a Jacob Way residence.
- 7:58 PM — Extra building checks requested due to broken garage door at The Chronicle on Main Street.
- 8:04 PM — Lift assist for a Mt Vernon Street resident..
- 8:27 PM — Report that the traffic view is obstructed because of a message board on Bond Street.
- 8:55 PM — Person unable to unlock a bike at the Reading Public Library.
- 9:27 PM — CO detector activation in a Belmont Street residence.
- 10:33 PM — Verbal dispute over a taxi fare on Woodward Avenue.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
- 4:18 AM – Fire alarm activation at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:10 AM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 8:00 AM – Student police cruiser ride to Wood End Elementary School.
- 8:42 AM – Outside odor of gas reported on High Street.
- 9:19 AM – Motor vehicle stop on Avon Street.
- 9:58 AM – Fire alarm at the Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:17 AM – SRO out with a student who left school on Winslow Road.
- 10:49 AM – Resident reports an incident involving an RMHS student on Hartshorn Street.
- 2:37 PM – Medical emergency at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 6:21 PM – Alarm activation due to water flow in a Taylor Drive residence.
- 6:45 PM – Report of missing dog on Landers Road.
- 7:06 PM – Two-vehicle crash with no injuries on West Street.
- 7:20 PM – Fluid leak from vehicle involved in earlier crash on West Street.
- 7:41 PM – Suspicious person reported to be walking in the parking lot at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 8:19 PM – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Franklin Street.
- 8:38 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:39 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 8:59 PM – One person arrested on an outstanding warrant following a vehicle stop at Pleasant Street & Main Street.
- 10:28 PM – Commercial alarm at Bertucci’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
