Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- 1:30 AM: Accidental 911 call confirmed at King Street.
- 5:53 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
- 5:57 AM: Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:57 AM: Traffic enforcement at West Street and Prescott Street.
- 7:49 AM: Fire alarm box 2712 taken offline at Reading Housing on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 8:09 AM: One-way violation enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 8:11 AM: Road closed by Tree Department with emergency access possible at Mt. Vernon Street and School to Bancroft.
- 8:39 AM: Traffic enforcement at Orange Street and Appleton Lane.
- 8:42 AM: Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 11:39 AM: Verbal warning for speeding on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:19 PM: Minor motor vehicle crash at Woburn Street and Main Street.
- 1:41 PM: Credit card fraud reported on Prospect Street.
- 2:20 PM: Fire alarm activation with no signs of smoke or fire at Springvale Road.
- 2:20 PM: Fire alarm box 2712 back online at Reading Housing on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 2:59 PM: Identity theft reported on Buckskin Drive.
- 3:07 PM: Four youths riding bikes recklessly in the lot at Market Basket on General Way.
- 4:24 PM: Suspicious male smoking marijuana in the street at Park Avenue and Minot Street.
- 4:35 PM: Follow-up visit at Richards Road.
- 4:50 PM: Traffic enforcement at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 5:12 PM: Disabled vehicle in lot for the night at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 5:48 PM: Traffic enforcement at South Street.
- 5:52 PM: Disabled vehicle at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 6:01 PM: Past three-car crash reported at Home Goods on Main Street.
- 6:16 PM: Resident requested assistance at Beacon Street.
- 7:00 PM: Accidental 911 call at Harvard Street.
- 7:11 PM: Altercation reported at General Way and Market Basket.
- 7:18 PM: Multiple calls about youths riding in the roadway at Main Street and Burger King.
- 8:35 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Rocky Road.
- 8:52 PM: Threats reported over the phone at Group Home on Village Street.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
- 12:32 AM: Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 1:03 AM: Suspicious individual walking in the road wearing a hoodie and sweatpants at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 5:30 AM: Female resident reported harassment by property management on Haven Street.
- 6:15 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
- 7:50 AM: Road closed with access possible at Spruce Road between Marla Lane and Grove Street. Police and fire departments advised.
- 8:08 AM: Officer picked up surveillance footage at Market Basket on General Way.
- 9:45 AM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Rocky Road.
- 9:46 AM: Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Washington Street.
- 10:25 AM: Failed smoke/CO inspection on Main Street.
- 10:35 AM: Passed smoke/CO inspection on Union Street.
- 10:37 AM: Passed smoke/CO inspection on Gazebo Circle.
- 10:55 AM: Red sedan blocking multiple vehicles on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 11:13 AM: Verbal warning for red light violation at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 12:28 PM: Vehicle repossession order received via fax at Deer Path Lane.
- 2:06 PM: Suspicious male walking in the middle of the road at Chili’s Restaurant Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:46 PM: Keys found at Pine Ridge Road and Sturges Park and turned in.
- 6:18 PM: Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:20 PM: School alarm activated in main lobby at Barrows School on Edgemont Avenue.
- 6:45 PM: Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
- 7:04 PM: Traffic enforcement at South Street.
