Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, January 16, 2026
- 5:57 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:07 AM — Police notified public works and utilities of a possible water main break with icing at Willow Street.
- 6:11 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 6:36 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at West Street and Catherine Avenue.
- 7:03 AM — Fire personnel responded to a smoke alarm activation at Scotland Road; no smoke or fire was found.
- 7:11 AM — A road closure was reported on Bancroft Avenue between Middlesex Avenue and School Street.
- 7:15 AM — A road closure was reported on Bancroft Avenue between Mount Vernon Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 7:47 AM — Police recovered found glasses at Belmont Street and Salem Street.
- 9:15 AM — A temporary road closure was reported at Perkins Avenue and Prescott Street.
- 9:42 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 10:07 AM — Police responded to an accidental 911 call near Killam School on Charles Street.
- 10:58 AM — Police notified public works of a deceased fox in the roadway at Mill Street.
- 11:14 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on South Street.
- 11:40 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 12:00 PM — Police responded to a complaint involving a contractor dumping an unknown liquid at Sunnyside Avenue.
- 12:46 PM — Fire personnel conducted a propane inspection at Mill Street.
- 12:58 PM — Fire personnel conducted an oil tank inspection at Lowell Street.
- 1:10 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at High Street and Chute Street.
- 3:20 PM — Police responded to a report of a street sign struck by a vehicle on Main Street.
- 4:50 PM — Police responded to a report of threats made at Wakefield Street.
- 5:06 PM — Police responded to a report of fraud at Fremont Street.
- 5:19 PM — Fire personnel assisted an elderly resident who had fallen at Pearl Street; no injuries were reported.
- 5:47 PM — Fire personnel responded to a small kitchen fire involving hot oil at High Street.
- 6:46 PM — Fire personnel transmitted a box alarm for a commercial fire alarm at Mineral Street.
- 7:02 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 7:16 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 7:59 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at West Street and Catherine Avenue.
Saturday, January 17, 2026
- 6:04 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:08 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 6:16 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 9:00 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on West Street.
- 10:00 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 10:34 AM — Police responded to a report involving a youth-related issue at Cross Street.
- 10:41 AM — Police responded to a minor motor vehicle crash inside a car wash on Main Street; no injuries were reported.
- 11:47 AM — Police responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Lowell Street; no injuries were reported.
- 12:01 PM — Police responded to a motor vehicle complaint involving a vehicle left for an extended period at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:52 PM — Police responded to a report of identity theft at Track Road.
- 2:19 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Chute Street and High Street.
- 2:37 PM — Police responded to a report of an unattended vehicle idling for an extended period at Wentworth Road and West Street.
- 7:01 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on West Street.
- 8:23 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:25 PM — Police responded to a reported hit-and-run involving a parked vehicle at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:26 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 11:25 PM — Police responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash at Lowell Street and Dustin Road; no injuries were reported.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
- 6:05 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 6:23 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Longfellow Road and Oakland Road.
- 7:05 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 10:08 AM — Fire personnel received a street fire box alarm at Woburn Street.
- 11:20 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Whitehall Lane and Avalon Road.
- 12:04 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 12:18 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Longfellow Road.
- 7:00 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at West Street and Selfridge Road.
- 7:26 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 8:04 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:15 PM — Fire personnel investigated a report of a missing exterior dryer vent cap at Washington Street.
- 9:17 PM — Police located a possible disabled motor vehicle at Salem Street and Libby Avenue.
- 9:25 PM — Police responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Franklin Street and Pearl Street.
- 9:39 PM — Police responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a damaged crosswalk post and sign at Lowell Street near Town Hall.
