Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, August 25, 2025
- 3:17 AM – Homeowner reported an unknown individual going through trash on Willow St.
- 5:47 AM – Traffic light not working at Main St. and Birch Meadow Dr.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 6:10 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash St. and Cross St.
- 6:14 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave. and Bancroft Ave.
- 7:12 AM – Fire alarm status at Austin Prep on Willow St.; Box 2812 is a street box.
- 11:36 AM – 911 accidental on Audubon Rd.
- 12:41 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn St.
- 12:48 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 1:19 PM – Mailbox damaged by East Coast Tree on Pearl St.
- 1:20 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Veterans Way.
- 1:33 PM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave. and Bancroft Ave.
- 2:34 PM – Fire alarm status at Austin Prep; Box 2812 back online.
- 3:07 PM – Juvenile reported another juvenile attempted to take e-scooter at McDonald’s.
- 3:13 PM – Motor vehicle crash, car vs. school bus at Salem St. and Old South Church; no reported injuries.
- 3:19 PM – Property management requested information on no trespass order at Summit Dr.
- 3:26 PM – Female found iPhone on sidewalk at RISE 475 on Main St.
- 3:45 PM – Occupants of red vehicle harassing customers and staff at Calareso’s on Main St.
- 3:46 PM – Fire alarm, street box received at Solstice House on Middlesex Ave.; Box 6232.
- 4:50 PM – Fire alarm, street box received at Home Depot; Box 5521.
- 5:18 PM – Working fire on Bay State Rd.; tree fell onto house, severed power line.
- 5:18 PM – Tree down across road on Sweetser Ave.
- 5:21 PM – Commercial alarm at Camp Curtis Guild on Haverhill St.
- 5:28 PM – Water coming up from street on Bay State Rd.
- 5:31 PM – Several branches down in roadway on Canterbury Dr.
- 5:36 PM – Tree branch down in road on Governors Dr.
- 5:49 PM – Minor motor vehicle crash at Salem St. and Rotary; no injuries.
- 6:27 PM – Traffic enforcement at West St. and Prescott St.
- 7:05 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 7:23 PM – Fire department investigation on Bay State Rd.
- 7:36 PM – Commercial alarm at Perfecto’s Café on Main St.
- 7:43 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Franklin St.
- 7:46 PM – Tree rubbing on wires causing smoking condition at Weston Rd. and Hanscom Ave.
- 8:27 PM – MBTA control booth door open at Main St. and Railroad Tracks.
- 9:59 PM – Female reported Facebook Marketplace scam on High St.
- 10:21 PM – Blue Subaru reported driving suspiciously around complex on Elderberry Ln.
- 11:02 PM – 911 hang-up, confirmed accidental on Archstone Cir.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- 11:10 PM – Vehicle reported running for hours on Main St.
- 6:03 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main St.
- 6:06 AM – Traffic enforcement at Bancroft Ave. and Middlesex Ave.
- 6:07 AM – Large tree branch in roadway at Ice Cream Dandilyons on Main St.
- 6:10 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave. and Scotland Rd.
- 7:15 AM – Fire department investigation at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 7:51 AM – Raccoon pickup at Plymouth Rd. and Lowell St.
- 7:53 AM – Fire alarm status at Parker Middle School on Temple St.; Box 2131 out of service for pump testing.
- 7:53 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 8:49 AM – Traffic control at Lowell St. and Grove St.; lights not cycling properly.
- 10:23 AM – Smoke/CO inspection failed on Fairview Ave.
- 10:29 AM – Inspection passed on Colburn Rd.
- 10:33 AM – Inspection, no one home on Border Rd.
- 10:46 AM – Inspection passed on Sanborn St.
- 10:59 AM – Inspection passed on Haven St.
- 11:55 AM – Inspections at Reading Memorial High Oakland Rd.
- 12:02 PM – Fire alarm status at Home Depot; Box 5521 street box only.
- 12:02 PM – Fire alarm status at Jordan’s Furniture; Box 5522 street box only.
- 12:03 PM – Two-car crash, no injuries, in lot at Walkers Brook Dr. and Oye’s Restaurant.
- 1:44 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn St. and Temple St.
- 1:44 PM – Fire alarm status at Walkers Brook Dr. and Home Depot; Box 5521 back online as master box.
- 1:47 PM – Wires pulled off pole by truck at Libby Ave.
- 1:52 PM – Youths on bikes in lot at Main St. and McDonald’s.
- 1:56 PM – Fire department responded to Libby Ave. for truck that took down wires (related to case #817077).
- 2:18 PM – Party reported damaged vehicle at Honda Dealer on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 3:36 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main St.
- 4:33 PM – Report of water in basement at Bay State Rd.
- 5:29 PM – School burglar alarm, exterior door at Killam School on Charles St.
- 6:08 PM – Traffic enforcement at Town Hall on Lowell St.
- 6:32 PM – Mattress in roadway at Charleslawn Cemetery on Charles St.
- 7:20 PM – Accidental 911 confirmed on Lilah Ln.
- 8:24 PM – Open line 911 from deactivated phone on Lothrop Rd.; unit checked area.
- 9:49 PM – Report of reckless operation at Main St. and Franklin St.
- 9:54 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash St.
- 10:01 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn St. and Main St.
