Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, January 19, 2026
- 12:34 AM – Officers responded to an accidental 911 call at Mill Street.
- 1:12 PM – Hazard reported involving metal in the roadway at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 1:17 PM – Vehicle struck a metal plate in the roadway at Franklin Street and Lenetta Lane.
- 1:33 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 1:45 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Avalon Road and Louanis Drive.
- 2:17 PM – Animal control responded to a report of a deer stuck in a yard on Haverhill Street.
- 2:24 PM – Town plow scratched a parked motor vehicle on John Carver Road.
- 2:32 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 4:08 PM – Parking complaint reported involving a vehicle blocking a driveway on Haven Street.
- 4:14 PM – Larceny reported at a Main Street residence.
- 5:48 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Catherine Avenue and West Street.
- 6:58 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at High Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:17 PM – Fire Department responded to an odor of gas reported on Summer Avenue.
- 9:11 PM – Suspicious vehicle reported parked with lights on for an extended time on Pearl Street.
- 9:12 PM – Mutual aid request received from Stoneham Police Department regarding stolen keys pinging in town.
- 9:57 PM – Department of Public Works notified of a sewer pump alarm on Grove Street.
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- 1:46 AM – Officers responded to a 911 call involving a confused caller on Summit Drive.
- 5:53 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 5:53 AM – Overnight parking enforcement reported no violations.
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 6:08 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 7:21 AM – Road closure reported at Bancroft Avenue and Mount Vernon Street.
- 7:52 AM – Officer covered a crossing guard post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 10:23 AM – Accidental 911 call confirmed at Oakland Road.
- 10:58 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 11:06 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Longfellow Road and Weston Road.
- 11:36 AM – Fire Department inspection failed at High Street.
- 12:02 PM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection failed at Border Road.
- 12:09 PM – Residential alarm activation reported on Sumner Cheney Place.
- 12:14 PM – Lost wallet turned into the police station from Oakland Road.
- 1:42 PM – Animal complaint reported involving excessive dog barking on Grove Street.
- 2:32 PM – Fraud reported involving unauthorized credit card activity on Riverside Drive.
- 2:36 PM – Officer covered a crossing guard post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:37 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Bancroft Avenue and Highland Street.
- 2:55 PM – Motor vehicle complaint reported involving a confrontation with a crossing guard at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 3:32 PM – Larceny reported at a Main Street residence.
- 5:09 PM – Motor vehicle complaint reported involving a truck running red lights at Forest Street and Main Street.
- 5:14 PM – Gift card scam reported on Augustus Court.
- 5:18 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 5:57 PM – Fire Department assisted an elderly woman stuck in snow on Haven Street.
- 7:03 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Catherine Avenue and West Street.
- 10:21 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and Main Street.
- 11:07 PM – Department of Public Works notified of unsecured gates at New Crossing Road.
