Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, November 14, 2025
- 12:26 AM — Patron reported the bar was overcrowded at Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:53 AM — Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 6:15 AM — Traffic enforcement at Temple Street and Woburn Street.
- 7:50 AM — Fire alarm box #1342 offline for sprinkler testing at Main Street.
- 8:34 AM — Loose dog in the street at Woburn Street and West Street.
- 8:41 AM — Reunited: female found loose dog; brought to the station at Grove Street.
- 9:02 AM — Officers conducted a drill at Austin Prep on Willow Street.
- 9:08 AM — Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Batchelder Road.
- 10:43 AM — Firefighter on firewatch detail at LongHorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:46 AM — Report of a loose brown lab mix with collar at Franklin Street and Haverhill Street.
- 10:56 AM — Report of a missing small white cat at Woodward Avenue.
- 11:12 AM — Female reported a scam at Taylor Drive.
- 12:06 PM — Male reported harassment by another male at Pearl Street.
- 12:10 PM — Faulty stove reported at Lenetta Lane.
- 12:21 PM — Elderly female requested a lift assist, uninjured, at Woburn Street.
- 12:40 PM — Accidental 911 hang-up at a residence on Pearl Street.
- 12:52 PM — Traffic enforcement at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 1:46 PM — Caller reported ID theft at West Street.
- 3:16 PM — Male reported possible ID theft at Salem Street.
- 5:46 PM — Traffic enforcement for speed on West Street.
- 6:59 PM — Male reported a package theft at Haven Street.
- 7:29 PM — Alarm activation at Joshua Eaton Elementary on Summer Avenue.
- 8:04 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 9:23 PM — Text-a-tip for cars parked on both sides of Rice Road, making passing difficult.
- 9:33 PM — Traffic enforcement for speed on Grove Street.
- 9:40 PM — Traffic enforcement for no-left-turn violations from Pearl Street onto Main Street.
- 10:30 PM — Traffic enforcement for stop sign violations at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 10:50 PM — Accidental 911 hang-up at John Street Court.
- 11:39 PM — Text-a-tip for a suspicious RV with no plates in the lot at the Shell station on Main Street.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
- 1:04 AM – Unit assisted with a vehicle that had a flat tire at the Mobil Gas Station on West Street.
- 1:19 AM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 6:25 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street and Haverhill Street.
- 6:25 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 8:16 AM – Minor two-car crash with no injuries at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 9:19 AM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 10:03 AM – Fire alarm activation reported at the Shell Station on Main Street.
- 10:25 AM – Fire department received street box 3912 at Elderberry Lane and Main Street.
- 10:33 AM – Fire alarm activation reported at the Shell Gas Station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:37 AM – Blue scooter found abandoned in a front yard at Prescott Street.
- 10:44 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Woburn Street.
- 10:55 AM – Injured deer reported in a backyard at Summer Avenue.
- 11:01 AM – Lift assist provided to a 67-year-old male at Elderberry Lane; no injuries.
- 11:56 AM – Items reported missing from a unit on Bay State Road.
- 12:36 PM – Neighbor reported dumping leaves over a fence into a waterway at Osborne Avenue.
- 4:54 PM – Fire alarm activation caused by cooking at a group home on Haven Street.
- 5:18 PM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Woburn Street.
- 6:51 PM – 911 open line from a cellphone at Juniper Circle.
- 7:03 PM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 10:58 PM – Purse, wallet, and cellphone found at Bunratty Tavern on Main Street.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
- 6:29 AM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 6:56 AM – Officers assisted with an escort at Coolidge Middle School.
- 8:31 AM – Officers assisted with an escort at Coolidge Middle School.
- 8:36 AM – Male parked in a fire lane refusing to leave the store at Walkers Brook Drive and Shell Gas Station.
- 9:08 AM – Fire Department responded to an inside odor of gas at Curtis Street.
- 9:34 AM – Road flooding reported at Main Street near the North Reading line; Mass Highway notified.
- 9:58 AM – Fire alarm activation at Main Street and Perfecto’s Café.
- 10:33 AM – Residential alarm activated for kitchen motion at Residence on Beech Street.
- 10:40 AM – Traffic enforcement at High Street and Woburn Street.
- 11:54 AM – Disabled motor vehicle reported on West Street.
- 12:24 PM – Officer conducted a follow-up on a fraud case at Taylor Drive.
- 1:04 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 1:30 PM – Unruly train passenger involved in a verbal argument at Lincoln Street.
- 1:57 PM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street and Charles Street.
- 3:20 PM – Fire Department responded to an inside odor of gas at Main Street and Pizza World.
- 6:26 PM – Male followed up by phone regarding a previous incident at Haven Street.
- 6:35 PM – Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 6:53 PM – Report of burning leaves or a campfire at Howard Street.
- 7:01 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller at Francis Drive.
- 7:51 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 8:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street.
- 8:29 PM – Residential alarm activated for cellar left window at Orchard Park Drive.
