Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, June 9, 2025
- 5:36 AM — Crossing guard unable to cover post at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 6:06 AM — Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street.
- 6:12 AM — Repossession order received via fax for Archstone Circle.
- 6:19 AM — Vehicle found parked with doors open and no occupant on Summit Drive.
- 7:55 AM — Officer covering crossing post on Charles Street.
- 8:02 AM — Officer covering crossing post at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 10:10 AM — Franklin Street resident reports vandalism to a rock wall in front of their home.
- 10:29 AM — Animal Control Officer notified of injured hawk on Shady Hill Lane.
- 12:33 PM — Vehicle crash reported on Main Street.
- 1:33 PM — Advice requested regarding ongoing parking dispute in a Main Street private lot.
- 2:28 PM — Speedboard deployment on Pearl Street.
- 2:33 PM — Verbal warning issued during a motor vehicle stop on Pearl Street.
- 2:33 PM — Unit standing by for a crossing post at Killam Elementary School.
- 3:12 PM — Disabled vehicle on Main Street.
- 3:19 PM — Salem Street resident reports that an unauthorized phone account was opened.
- 3:21 PM — Complaint regarding a truck unloading items and blocking the roadway on Forest Street.
- 3:35 PM — Two-car motor vehicle crash; no injuries on South St.
- 4:46 PM — Lift assist for a Frank Tanner Drive resident.
- 6:55 PM — Erratic vehicle operation reported on Haverhill Street.
- 7:31 PM — Parking sign from a school was found tossed on a resident’s lawn on Temple Street.
- 7:43 PM — Fire alarm investigation on Grand Street.
- 10:22 PM — Caller reports that a teenager is sitting and appearing upset on Summer Avenue.
- 10:38 PM — Caller reports family camping out at the Reading Public Library.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- 5:48 AM — DPW notified of a deceased skunk on Summer Avenue.
- 5:50 AM — Alarm at Killam Elementary School.
- 6:00 AM — Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 6:46 AM — CO detector activation at a Center Avenue residence.
- 6:57 AM — Fire alarm activation at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 8:30 AM — Green Street resident reports a stolen lawn mower.
- 8:50 AM — Lost key fob reported on Rice Road.
- 9:23 AM — Follow-up visit at Bank of America on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:21 AM — Officers assisting a funeral procession at St. Athanasius Church on Haverhill Street.
- 11:28 AM — Disabled vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 12:02 PM — Alarm at Parker Middle School.
- 2:30 PM — Officer covering a crossing post at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 5:11 PM — Report that a person on an electric scooter is weaving through traffic on Oak Street.
- 5:30 PM — Package delivery to the wrong house on Joy Lane.
- 5:34 PM — Report of drag racing and erratic driving on West Street.
- 5:51 PM — Lift assist for a Carnation Circle resident.
- 6:14 PM — Cross Street resident reports attempted fraud.
- 6:46 PM — Officers escorting RMHS lacrosse team on Main Street.
- 7:17 PM — Report that a parked vehicle was hit by another vehicle, not on the scene at the Burbank YMCA.
- 8:34 PM — Commercial alarm at Perfecto’s Café on Main Street.
- 9:31 PM — Lift assist for a South Street resident.
- 9:51 PM — Report of people screaming from the softball field at Austin Preparatory School.
- 10:05 PM — Complaint regarding unsafe grading on street millwork on Summer Avenue.
