Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, March 9, 2026
- 5:52 AM – Motor vehicle crash investigated with no injuries at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 6:05 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street and Charles Street.
- 6:20 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:23 AM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue.
- 6:33 AM – School burglar alarm activation at Oakland Road.
- 8:04 AM – Officer covering crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Forest Street.
- 8:35 AM – Fraud/theft reported by manager at Main Street and Sherwin-Williams.
- 8:57 AM – Report of a low or possibly down wire at Salem Street and John Street.
- 9:00 AM – Larceny from a motor vehicle reported at Mineral Street.
- 9:33 AM – Traffic enforcement at John Street and Green Street.
- 9:46 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 10:02 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Scotland Road.
- 10:45 AM – Traffic enforcement at Pearl Street and Main Street.
- 11:05 AM – Fire alarm activation at County Road.
- 1:17 PM – Open 911 line reported at Haverhill Street.
- 1:39 PM – Bomb threat reported by phone at Walkers Brook Drive and Stop & Shop.
- 3:06 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 4:01 PM – 911 call transferred to Florida at Middlesex Avenue and Solstice House.
- 4:47 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Haverhill Street rotary.
- 5:10 PM – Report of youths entering a garage at Main Street.
- 5:44 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Woburn Street.
- 5:46 PM – Resident reporting receiving harassing mail at Leaning Elm Drive.
- 7:58 PM – Commercial alarm activation at Walkers Brook Drive and Golf Galaxy.
- 8:15 PM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and High Street.
- 8:17 PM – Lift assist for elderly female after a fall with no injuries at Eastway.
- 8:31 PM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 9:07 PM – Carbon monoxide alarm activation at Carnation Circle.
- 11:38 PM – Lift assist for elderly female after a fall with no injuries at Pine Ridge Road.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
- 6:07 AM – Traffic enforcement at Village Street.
- 6:11 AM – Disabled MBTA bus in the rotary at Salem Street.
- 6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street.
- 6:16 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Wakefield Street.
- 6:47 AM – School alarm activation at Oakland Road modulars.
- 7:05 AM – Fire alarm issue reported at Main Street and Professor’s Market.
- 7:22 AM – Road closure with detours due to trench work at Middlesex Avenue and Lowell Street and Kingston Street.
- 7:40 AM – Fire alarm box offline for testing at Ash Street and RMLD.
- 8:28 AM – Fire alarm transmitted by alarm company at Salem Street and Mandarin.
- 8:29 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 8:49 AM – Lift assist requested at Franklin Street and Wood End Cemetery.
- 8:53 AM – Fire alarm box back online at Ash Street and RMLD.
- 8:54 AM – License plate and registration sticker stolen from motor vehicle at Red Gate Lane.
- 9:07 AM – Fire alarm boxes offline at Walkers Brook Drive and Jordan’s Furniture and at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 9:46 AM – Identity theft reported involving fraudulent student loans at Green Street.
- 9:52 AM – Fire alarm box offline at Haven Street and Reading Mosque.
- 10:11 AM – Open 911 line with no answer on callback at Haverhill Street.
- 11:31 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street and Charles Street.
- 11:49 AM – Scam with monetary loss reported at Abigail Way.
- 11:50 AM – Low-hanging wire across roadway at Gilmore Avenue.
- 12:45 PM – Fire alarm boxes back online at Walkers Brook Drive and Jordan’s Furniture and at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 12:52 PM – Officers assisting with bingo at Bay State Road.
- 1:35 PM – Additional information recorded for prior case at Salem Street.
- 1:42 PM – Fire alarm box back online at Haven Street and Reading Mosque.
- 4:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 5:26 PM – Report of motorcycle speeding at West Street.
- 6:22 PM – Shoplifting reported at Main Street and Gas Mobil On the Run.
- 7:29 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Killam School.
- 8:00 PM – Report of unwanted guest entering apartment at Archstone Circle.
- 10:06 PM – Accidental 911 call at Abigail Way.
