Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 1, 2025
- 1:14 AM — Residence check at Shackford Rd.
- 6:06 AM — Traffic enforcement at Summer Ave. and Oak St.
- 6:06 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St.
- 6:06 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 11:24 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Rocky Rd.
- 1:16 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Woburn St.
- 1:19 PM — Residential burglar alarm activation at Richards Rd.
- 1:33 PM — Caller reported motor vehicle used without authority on Woodland St.
- 5:01 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and South St.
- 6:01 PM — Fire alarm street box received on Bay State Rd.
- 7:02 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Woburn St.
- 7:26 PM — FBI tip received for threat at Green St.
- 9:02 PM — Female reported possible minor crash in parking lot at Dandilyons Florist on Main St.
- 11:23 PM — Female reported loud music coming from black sedan at Harrow’s Restaurant.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
- 1:26 AM — Residence check on Shackford Rd.
- 5:40 AM — Smoke alarm activation on Green St.; no sign of smoke or fire.
- 6:04 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Town Hall.
- 6:19 AM — Fire alarms sounding on Winslow Rd.; no smoke, fire, or odors.
- 6:43 AM — Alarm activation at Wood End Elementary School.
- 6:47 AM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St.
- 7:13 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Franklin St.
- 7:43 AM — Road closed on Howard St. between County Rd. and West Rd.; access possible.
- 7:47 AM — Officer covered crossing post at Main St. and Birch Meadow Dr.
- 8:08 AM — Road closed on Ash St. between Washington St. and Main St.
- 8:54 AM — Disabled motor vehicle reported out of gas at Stop & Shop Walkers Brook Dr.
- 8:56 AM — Vehicle sticking out into roadway at Bancroft Ave. and Woburn St.
- 9:39 AM — Fire drill conducted at Parker Middle School.
- 10:03 AM — Fire drill conducted at Killam Elementary School.
- 10:05 AM — Road closed on Middlesex Ave. from High St. to Vine St.
- 10:08 AM — Fire drill conducted at Barrows School.
- 10:15 AM — Smoke/CO inspection passed at Mt. Vernon St. residence.
- 10:23 AM — Road closed on Howard St. from West St. to County Rd.; access possible.
- 10:26 AM — Fire drill conducted at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 10:42 AM — Fire drill conducted at Wood End Elementary School.
- 11:00 AM — Fire alarm activation at Main St.; transmitted box 123.
- 12:13 PM — Found license reported by Carlisle PD on Ash St.
- 12:21 PM — Complaint of MassDOT blocking and rerouting traffic at Main St. and Forest St.
- 12:34 PM — Disabled motor vehicle on John St.
- 12:40 PM — Female reported past dog bite at Woburn St. (2–3 years ago).
- 1:01 PM — Traffic light malfunction at Grove St. and Lowell St.
- 2:13 PM — Report of wire down on Fairview Ave.
- 2:16 PM — Injured carrier pigeon reported in backyard on Hopkins St.
- 3:04 PM — Keys found on sidewalk at Union St. and Harnden St.
- 3:34 PM — Bike found at cut-through between Audubon Rd. and Condor Rd.
- 4:38 PM — Traffic light malfunction at Grove St. and Lowell St.
- 4:59 PM — Found dog reported at Bainbridge Rd. and Wakefield St.
- 5:50 PM — Traffic enforcement at South St.
- 7:13 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Woburn St.
- 7:36 PM — Erratic operation reported; red tow truck at Walkers Brook Dr. (911 transfer from State Police).
- 7:43 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St.
- 9:05 PM — Alarm activation at Reading Memorial High School.
