Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, February 23, 2026
- 12:00 AM – Vehicle illegally parked at Woburn Street and First Congregational Church.
- 12:57 AM – Bag of trash in the middle of the road at Main Street.
- 2:36 AM – Tenant and landlord parking issue at Mineral Street.
- 2:47 AM – Vehicle parked on road during snow storm at Howard Street.
- 4:25 AM – Burglar alarm, exterior door, at Charles Street and Killam School.
- 6:10 AM – Missing utility cover at Brande Court and Chute Street.
- 7:12 AM – Department of Public Works vehicle versus motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, at Haverhill Street and Wakefield Street.
- 7:29 AM – One car in snow bank, no injury, at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:30 AM – MBTA bus stuck near tracks at Woburn Street.
- 9:35 AM – Disabled motor vehicle at South Street and Main Street.
- 10:43 AM – Text-to-tip for parking complaint at Temple Street.
- 12:06 PM – Disabled motor vehicle, North Reading Police out with green Chevy Tahoe, at Haverhill Street.
- 12:31 PM – Wires down reported via text-to-tip at Deering Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 1:48 PM – Two dogs running loose, shepherd and chocolate lab, at Libby Avenue.
- 3:06 PM – Department of Public Works reporting motor vehicles parked on street at Summer Avenue and Main Street.
- 3:33 PM – Department of Public Works plow truck disabled at Main Street and Harnden Street.
- 4:28 PM – Fire engine disabled in snow at Bancroft Avenue.
- 4:38 PM – Department of Public Works reporting tractor trailer unit stuck on hill at John Street and Salem Street.
- 5:16 PM – Landlord does not want tenant parking in driveway at Mineral Street.
- 8:35 PM – Resident reporting Department of Public Works front-end loader struck mailboxes at Strawberry Hill Lane.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- 7:13 AM – Carbon monoxide detector activation at Grove Street.
- 9:01 AM – Truck stuck attempting to make a turn at Main Street and Green Street.
- 10:11 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at Belmont Street.
- 10:16 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection, pass, at Gazebo Circle.
- 10:20 AM – Annual inspection at Washington Street and Briarwood Condominiums.
- 10:23 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at Grove Street.
- 10:38 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection, pass, at Sunnyside Avenue.
- 12:05 PM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 12:28 PM – Commercial fire alarm, fire sprinkler low, no contact, at Main Street.
- 12:37 PM – Deering Street closed from Harriman Avenue to Middlesex Avenue at Deering Street and Harriman Avenue.
- 1:24 PM – Oil burner inspection, pass, at Arnold Avenue.
- 1:46 PM – Accidental 911 call, unit to confirm, at Audubon Road.
- 1:50 PM – Reporting party seeking assistance with a no trespass order at Main Street and Shell Station.
- 2:28 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Street and Haven Street.
- 3:07 PM – Neighbor dispute regarding snow pushed into street and driveway at Beverly Road.
- 3:41 PM – Female reporting lost wallet at Main Street and HomeGoods.
- 5:20 PM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street.
- 6:28 PM – Eighty-seven-year-old male lift assist only at South Street.
- 6:28 PM – Custodian’s motor vehicle to remain in lot overnight at Sunset Rock Lane and Wood End Elementary School.
- 7:12 PM – Engine running in place of another apparatus at Woburn Street and Fire Department Station 2.
- 7:50 PM – Female reporting harassment by tenants in Springfield, Massachusetts, at Elderberry Lane.
- 8:22 PM – Motor vehicle hit and run reported at General Way and Market Basket.
- 8:31 PM – Resident concerned about icy sidewalk conditions at Springvale Road.
- 9:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 9:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Street and Woburn Street.
- 10:06 PM – Alarm sounding at Main Street and Mission of Deeds.
- 10:10 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller at Prospect Street.
