Reading Police Log February 6 – February 8, 2026
Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, February 6, 2026
- 1:04 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Green Street.
- 5:29 AM – Large bag of trash in roadway at Main Street.
- 5:46 AM – Traffic lights struck and are facing the wrong direction at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:03 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 7:16 AM – Road closure on Middlesex Avenue from Lowell Street to Bancroft Avenue.
- 7:28 AM – Dog running loose at Salem Street and Eaton Street.
- 8:41 AM – Outside odor of gas reported at Pleasant Street and Senior Center.
- 8:45 AM – Accidental 911 call confirmed at Arrow Circle.
- 10:23 AM – Disabled motor vehicle at Lawrence Road and Main Street.
- 10:50 AM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 12:08 PM – 911 hang-up call at Ivy Lane.
- 2:03 PM – Traffic enforcement at Bancroft Avenue.
- 3:28 PM – Officers requested to stand by on Main Street.
- 4:08 PM – Street fire box received at Middlesex Avenue and Solstice House.
- 5:06 PM – Report of children fighting in the street at Green Street and Village Street.
- 5:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Main Street.
- 6:06 PM – Traffic enforcement at Minot Street and Main Street.
- 6:54 PM – Community contact at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 9:03 PM – Traffic assistance after hockey game at Symonds Way and Burbank Ice Arena.
- 10:18 PM – Traffic enforcement at Hillside Street and Oakland Road.
- 10:21 PM – Suspicious vehicle parked with trunk open at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:49 PM – Accidental 911 call with possible medical concern at Summer Avenue.
Saturday, February 7, 2026
- 2:41 AM – Banging sounds reported in parking lot at Elderberry Lane.
- 5:52 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Green Street.
- 6:06 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 7:40 AM – Officer escort provided to nurse at Main Street.
- 9:31 AM – Two-car minor motor vehicle crash, no injuries at Wilson Street and Pleasant Street.
- 9:41 AM – Aggressive driver complaint at Main Street and Caffe Nero.
- 11:04 AM – 911 hang-up call at Manning Street.
- 11:45 AM – Possible two-car motor vehicle crash at Salem Street and Governors Drive.
- 12:19 PM – Manhole cover displaced at Chute Street and High Street.
- 1:18 PM – Vehicles preventing plow access at Alden Circle.
- 3:07 PM – Assistance provided to nursing staff at Main Street.
- 3:11 PM – Snow being blown into roadway at Chute Street and High Street.
- 4:54 PM – Possible identity theft reported at Grove Street.
- 5:02 PM – Street fire box received at a Pearl Street residence.
- 5:43 PM – Disabled motor vehicle blocking roadway at Knollwood Road and Main Street.
- 6:37 PM – Landlord and tenant driveway access dispute at Mineral Street.
- 6:50 PM – Elderly female assistance request at a Pearl Street residence.
Sunday, February 8, 2026
- 12:02 AM – Residential burglar alarm activation at Haverhill Street.
- 6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:23 AM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street and Austin Preparatory School.
- 6:27 AM – Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 6:44 AM – Traffic lights flashing yellow at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 8:59 AM – Water seeping from ground reported at Canterbury Drive.
- 9:50 AM – School burglar alarm activation at Arthur B Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 10:38 AM – Street fire box received at Main Street and Orion Apartments.
- 10:57 AM – Person making verbal threats reported at Augustus Court.
- 11:07 AM – Disabled motor vehicle at Main Street.
- 1:23 PM – Tow truck blocking vehicle complaint at Main Street and Tips and Toes Spa.
- 3:36 PM – 911 hang-up call at Temple Street and Parker Middle School.
- 4:24 PM – Assistance provided to male at Haven Street and Haven Junction.
- 5:32 PM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street.
- 5:34 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:10 PM – Dog left outside in cold reported at Charles Street.
- 6:29 PM – Crossing guard coverage notice at Franklin Street and Blueberry Lane.
- 8:59 PM – Lift assist, no injuries at Fremont Street.
- 9:05 PM – School alarm activation at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 10:39 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 11:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
