Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Green St.
- 6:24 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Pearl St.
- 6:53 AM — Traffic enforcement at South St. and Curtis St.
- 7:20 AM — Road closed at Sanborn St and Woburn St.
- 7:36 AM — Male reported credit card theft at Burger King on Main St.
- 8:19 AM — Male nearly struck by motor vehicle at Planet Fitness on Salem St.
- 8:35 AM — Raccoon acting strangely, possible rabies, on Timberneck Dr.
- 9:23 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St. and Barrows Rd.
- 9:38 AM — Resident requested to speak with officer regarding incident with child at Indiana Ave.
- 9:50 AM — Federal St. closed from Highland St. to Main St.
- 10:14 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Haven St.
- 10:54 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pearl St. and Wakefield St.
- 11:10 AM — Sick-looking coyote in backyard on Richards Rd.
- 1:55 PM — Two-car crash, no injuries, on Franklin St.
- 2:24 PM — Elderly female reported motor vehicle issues at Liquor Junction on General Way.
- 2:36 PM — Traffic enforcement at Indiana St. and California Rd.
- 3:55 PM — Lost kitten reported at Dividence Rd; advised to call on business line.
- 4:14 PM — Male reported issue with water fountain tap at Memorial Park on Salem St.
- 4:31 PM — Missing sewer grate on Springvale Rd.
- 4:58 PM — Female reported being overcharged for fuel at gas station on Main St.
- 5:11 PM — Traffic enforcement at West St and Prescott St.
- 5:16 PM — Units stood by for coalition event at Town Hall on Lowell St.
- 5:35 PM — Traffic enforcement at Green St and John St.
- 6:42 PM — Female reported harassment by neighbor on West St.
- 7:01 PM — Traffic enforcement on John St.
- 7:35 PM — Minor motor vehicle crash at Main St and Birch Meadow Dr.
- 8:12 PM — Fire department received street box alarm at Cumberland Farms Gas on Salem St.
- 8:56 PM — Fire alarm activation with no cause on Belmont St.
- 9:33 PM — Vehicle found wide open with keys inside at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Dr.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
- 1:10 AM — Smoke detector activation, no smoke or fire, on Highland St.
- 5:37 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St.
- 5:43 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Salem St.
- 5:59 AM — Traffic enforcement at Ash St.
- 6:24 AM — Commercial alarm at Elyse Jewelers on Main St.
- 7:38 AM — Residential panic alarm on South St.
- 8:08 AM — Sanborn St. closed between Woburn St. and Haven St.
- 8:37 AM — Community policing: A.L.I.C.E. drill at Austin Prep on Willow St.
- 8:42 AM — Dead rabbit reported on Whittier Rd.
- 9:12 AM — Oil tank inspection completed on Washington St.
- 10:04 AM — Inspection on Bunker Ave.
- 10:55 AM — Accidental 911 at Austin Prep on Willow St.
- 11:20 AM — Inspection on Dana Rd.
- 11:37 AM — Smoke inspection on Franklin St.
- 11:40 AM — Traffic enforcement at Salem St. and Main St.
- 11:45 AM — Male reported issue with license plates returned to Honda at Condor Rd.
- 11:49 AM — Staff requested to speak with officer regarding patient allegations at Bear Mountain on Main St.
- 12:12 PM — Abandoned 911 at CVS on Main St; unit checked area.
- 12:22 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lincoln St. and Woburn St.
- 1:29 PM — Male reported possible mail fraud at Wakefield St.
- 2:25 PM — Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Dr. and Oakland Rd.
- 2:38 PM — Community policing: monitoring dismissal at California Rd. and Indiana Ave.
- 3:12 PM — Two-car crash, no injuries, on Intervale Ter.
- 3:48 PM — Follow-up with business owner regarding prior fraud case at gas station on Main St.
- 4:19 PM — Accidental 911 at Empower on Haven St.
- 4:41 PM — Strong odor reported from pumping station at Grove St; DPW notified.
- 5:06 PM — Open-line 911 at Walkers Brook Dr.
- 6:00 PM — Traffic enforcement at Barrows Rd and Lowell St.
- 6:48 PM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St and Pearl St.
- 7:08 PM — Traffic enforcement at Town Hall on Lowell St.
- 7:41 PM — Residential alarm activation on Franklin St.
- 7:47 PM — Traffic enforcement at Brook St. and Summer Ave.
- 8:45 PM — Male reported large animal crossing Main St. near Citgo.
