Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, November 24, 2025
- 12:28 AM – Extra building checks at Elyse Jewelers on Main Street.
- 5:55 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 6:04 AM – Traffic enforcement at Grove Street and Spruce Road.
- 6:12 AM – Accidental 911 call on Norman Road; officer confirmed no emergency.
- 7:21 AM – Lift assist for elderly fall with no injuries at Bay State Road.
- 9:56 AM – Accidental 911 call on Woburn Street; officer confirmed no emergency.
- 10:04 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 10:13 AM – Lift assist for male with no injuries on Gazebo Circle.
- 10:23 AM – Past dog bite incident reported on Fairview Avenue.
- 10:36 AM – Courtesy transport provided from Pleasant Street.
- 1:23 PM – Elderly female reporting TV volume issues at Salem Street.
- 1:29 PM – Missing brown wallet reported at Jordan’s Furniture at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:36 PM – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
- 2:15 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and High Street.
- 2:46 PM – Officer covering crossing post at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:47 PM – Traffic enforcement at Selfridge Road and West Street.
- 3:20 PM – Officer attempting to serve summons on Richards Road.
- 3:22 PM – Oil tank inspection passed on Harvard Street.
- 3:31 PM – Oil burner inspection passed on Franklin Terrace.
- 4:28 PM – Rear motion commercial alarm at Ice Cream Dandilyons on Main Street.
- 4:44 PM – Report of dark BMW SUV hitting a fire hydrant and leaving the scene on Lowell Street.
- 5:02 PM – Lost purse reported from New York by resident at Haven Street.
- 5:02 PM – Loose Bernese Mountain Dog reported at West Street and Archstone Circle.
- 5:07 PM – Disabled red Jeep Grand Cherokee on Arthur B. Lord Drive near the YMCA.
- 5:40 PM – Residential burglar alarm on High Street; laundry room motion.
- 5:56 PM – Front door burglar alarm at Metro Credit Union on Main Street.
- 6:00 PM – Back door commercial alarm at Family Dental Associates on Main Street.
- 6:18 PM – Traffic enforcement at John Street and Pleasant Street.
- 6:31 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 7:01 PM – Officer attempting to serve warrant on Richards Road.
- 7:41 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Lane and Lilah Lane.
- 8:03 PM – Suspicious person reported walking down driveway on West Street.
- 8:36 PM – Erratic operation reported at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:07 PM – Teens being loud at playground at Reading Woods on Augustus Court.
- 9:44 PM – Follow-up information logged related to case #821827.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
- 2:19 AM – Fire department received street box alarm at Old South Church on Salem Street.
- 5:12 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 6:26 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Bear Hill Road.
- 6:48 AM – Traffic enforcement at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 7:28 AM – Report of outside fire at Walgreens on Bolton Street.
- 7:47 AM – Inbound lane closed from Salem Street to Torre Street; access still possible.
- 7:48 AM – Truck blocking driveway on Summer Avenue.
- 9:45 AM – Community policing detail at Credit for Life Fair at Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:15 AM – Male in lobby reporting property damage related to earlier case on Summer Avenue.
- 10:32 AM – Fire department inspection passed on Lowell Street.
- 10:41 AM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 10:58 AM – Fire alarm box at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 10:58 AM – Fire alarm box at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 12:39 PM – Immediate threat received via fax at Elderberry Lane.
- 12:45 PM – Apple crash notification received on Lowell Street.
- 1:37 PM – Potential fraud reported by male in lobby on Pleasant Street.
- 1:56 PM – Motor vehicle stop at Shell Station on Main Street; black Ford Focus with registration/insurance issues.
- 2:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Grove Street and Franklin Street.
- 2:26 PM – Lift assist for medical monitoring at Elderberry Lane.
- 2:29 PM – Loose brown lab reported in area of Oak Street and Hillcrest Road.
- 2:47 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 3:38 PM – Possible road rage incident reported at Pearl Street and Main Street.
- 5:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Mill Street.
- 6:01 PM – Traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:41 PM – Illegal burn reported on Duck Road.
- 6:59 PM – Shoplifting incident reported at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 8:20 PM – Commercial panic alarm at Verizon Wireless on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:29 PM – Residential burglar alarm on James Road; emergency exit triggered.
- 10:31 PM – Sign knocked down in median at Haverhill Street rotary.
