Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – WEDNESDAY 06/03/26
- 12:53 AM – Fire Department provided a lift assist for an 83-year-old female who had fallen with no injuries on Sanborn Street.
- 1:59 AM – Fire Department responded to a report of water coming into an apartment from the unit above on Washington Street.
- 5:50 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Lincoln Street and Prescott Street.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Locust Street and Highland Avenue.
- 6:03 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 7:08 AM – Forest Glen Street is closed between Pearl Street and Wells Road.
- 7:11 AM – Report of ducklings in a sewer drain at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:21 AM – Fire inspection conducted at Market Basket on General Way.
- 7:52 AM – Community policing ride-along to school at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 8:06 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:56 AM – Firefighter assigned to a cutting and welding detail at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:14 AM – Fire alarm box returned online at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:37 AM – Smoke detector inspection passed on Oak Street.
- 12:44 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Minot Street and Edwin Street.
- 1:20 PM – Report of an unruly male and an issue involving a contracted employee at the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 1:23 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and High Street.
- 2:13 PM – Abuse prevention order received for service on Berkeley Street.
- 3:46 PM – Traffic monitoring conducted near the tennis courts on Bancroft Avenue.
- 6:01 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries reported on Main Street.
- 6:56 PM – Complaint of a vehicle blocking a parking space on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 7:42 PM – Follow-up visit conducted on Longfellow Road.
- 8:20 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 9:40 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on High Street.
- 10:46 PM – Fire Department provided a lift assist for an 80-year-old male who had fallen with no injuries on Pearl Street.
- 11:13 PM – Report of possible gunshots or fireworks in the area of Pearl Street.
- 11:16 PM – Report of a possible transformer explosion at Van Norden Road and Forest Street.
- 11:18 PM – Report of a firework shot into a tree on High Street.
- 11:59 PM – School burglar alarm reported at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 11:59 PM – Fire Department responded to a concern about an electrical outlet at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – THURSDAY 06/04/26
- 12:00 AM – Report of a female returning to Solstice House on Middlesex Avenue after being previously trespassed.
- 4:10 AM – Suspicious white SUV reported repeatedly driving up dead-end streets near Laurel Lane and Mark Avenue.
- 6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and Woburn Street.
- 6:19 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Lincoln Street and Washington Street.
- 7:23 AM – Accidental 911 call reported on Pitman Drive.
- 7:31 AM – Report of erratic vehicle operation on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:36 AM – Forest Glen Street is closed with detours in place between Wells Road and Pearl Street.
- 8:39 AM – Report of possible identity compromise involving a hospital account on County Road.
- 8:47 AM – Follow-up visit conducted on Linnea Lane.
- 8:53 AM – Small dog found wandering in the area of Charles Street.
- 9:18 AM – Fire Department provided a lift assist with no injuries reported on Vine Street.
- 9:55 AM – Accidental 911 call reported on Fremont Street.
- 10:12 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Ivy Lane.
- 10:13 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide reinspection passed on Charles Street.
- 10:19 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Main Street.
- 10:38 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Summit Drive.
- 10:49 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Buckingham Drive.
- 11:05 AM – Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation on Governors Drive.
- 11:35 AM – Utility company notified for a tree resting on wires on Haverhill Street.
- 11:42 AM – Report of a dog locked inside a pickup truck at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:49 AM – Hit-and-run crash reported at Haven Street and Sanborn Street.
- 11:53 AM – Vehicle reported parked in front of a fire hydrant at Reading Cooperative Bank on Haven Street.
- 11:58 AM – Debris in the roadway reported at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 1:29 PM – Report of possible animal abuse on Bay State Road.
- 1:45 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at High Street and Woburn Street.
- 1:56 PM – Complaint of landscaping vehicles impeding traffic on Varney Circle.
- 2:13 PM – Motor vehicle stop conducted at Main Street and Haven Street.
- 2:40 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 4:10 PM – Open 911 line reported from Main Street.
- 4:22 PM – Golden retriever found wandering loose on Howard Street.
- 4:38 PM – Resident reported multiple parking violations near Bancroft Avenue and Woburn Street.
- 4:51 PM – Report of two youths racing mini bikes on Center Avenue.
- 5:44 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 6:06 PM – Hit-and-run damage to a motor vehicle was reported at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 6:13 PM – Report that a stop sign was difficult to see at Willow Street and Summer Avenue.
- 6:21 PM – Commercial alarm reported on Main Street.
- 6:42 PM – Complaint regarding a front-end loader parked in front of a residence on Linnea Lane.
- 6:51 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at West Street and Willow Street.
- 8:56 PM – Report of a possibly intoxicated female at LongHorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:44 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 10:20 PM – Disabled motor vehicle reported in a parking lot on Main Street.
