Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026
- 12:05 a.m. – Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from a residence on Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 5:49 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 5:56 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted on Haverhill Street near Camp Curtis Guild.
- 6:29 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 7:20 a.m. – Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm system status notification at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:03 a.m. – Firefighters assisted with a lift assist at a residence on Vine Street.
- 8:28 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 9:01 a.m. – Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from Joseph Way.
- 9:03 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Ash Street and Shackford Road.
- 9:57 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 10:35 a.m. – Officers assisted with a disabled 2017 Jeep Compass at High Street and Washington Street East.
- 11:17 a.m. – Police responded to a minor motor vehicle crash in the Bagel World parking lot on Main Street.
- 11:30 a.m. – Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from Hancock Street.
- 11:41 a.m. – Police received a report of a red sedan operating erratically near Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 11:54 a.m. – Police responded to the Shell station on Main Street after a man was reportedly harassing employees inside the store.
- 12:26 p.m. – Community Service Officer conducted bicycle helmet enforcement at Morton Field on Bancroft Avenue.
- 1:20 p.m. – A resident on Belmont Street reported receiving another swatting call.
- 1:36 p.m. – Fire officials reported the fire alarm box at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 2:43 p.m. – Officers conducted extra residential checks at a home on Belmont Street.
- 2:52 p.m. – Police assisted a confused elderly woman at Chase Bank on Main Street.
- 3:43 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Pleasant Street and Eaton Street.
- 4:23 p.m. – Officers responded to an open-line 911 call from Parkview Road.
- 4:41 p.m. – Fire officials reported the fire alarm box at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 4:42 p.m. – Fire officials reported the fire alarm box at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 4:59 p.m. – Officers assisted with a disabled Infiniti Q50 at Cross Street and Ash Street.
- 6:20 p.m. – Officers conducted an additional residential check at a home on Belmont Street.
- 7:16 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 7:24 p.m. – Police investigated a report from a woman on Catherine Avenue who said she had been followed home from Woburn.
- 7:37 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 7:51 p.m. – Police responded to a report of a raised brick creating a hazard in the crosswalk at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:26 p.m. – Officers conducted community policing activities at Memorial Park on Salem Street.
- 8:51 p.m. – An officer stood by while the Department of Public Works repaired the crosswalk at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 9:00 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Woburn Street and West Street.
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026
- 1:18 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Ash Street and Shackford Road.
- 5:37 a.m. – Backup commercial building checks were conducted.
- 6:02 a.m. – Officers issued one parking violation during enforcement in the municipal lot at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:09 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:11 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 6:18 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Ash Street and Main Street.
- 8:04 a.m. – Police investigated a crash in which a vehicle struck a pole attached to a building at House of Bagels on Main Street.
- 8:15 a.m. – Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm system status notification at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:37 a.m. – Fire personnel responded to a street fire alarm box activation at an apartment building on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 9:49 a.m. – Officers responded to an open-line 911 call from Lilah Lane.
- 10:20 a.m. – Firefighters investigated a communication wire issue on Harvard Street.
- 10:22 a.m. – Fire officials conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at a residence on Audubon Road.
- 10:28 a.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Gleason Road and Pine Ridge Road.
- 10:29 a.m. – Fire officials conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Pearl Street.
- 10:38 a.m. – Police checked on a report of a dog left inside a vehicle at Market Basket on General Way. The vehicle’s windows were down.
- 11:09 a.m. – Police investigated a report of a gray Toyota Camry without license plates parked on Canterbury Drive.
- 11:13 a.m. – Fire officials conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Haverhill Street.
- 11:42 a.m. – Fire officials conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Salem Street.
- 11:58 a.m. – Firefighters investigated a reported odor near Supercuts on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:10 p.m. – Fire officials completed a passing inspection at a residence on Summer Avenue.
- 12:21 p.m. – An officer came upon a disabled motor vehicle at Main Street and Lafayette Road.
- 12:59 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Pleasant Street and John Street.
- 1:29 p.m. – Officers conducted an extra residential check at a home on Belmont Street.
- 1:32 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted on Haverhill Street.
- 1:35 p.m. – Police arrested an individual following an OUI investigation involving a vehicle with a flat tire that may have struck a utility pole on Pearl Street.
- 1:53 p.m. – Fire officials reported the fire alarm box at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive back online.
- 2:23 p.m. – Police responded to a dispute over a vehicle sale at the Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:24 p.m. – Police responded to a minor two-vehicle crash on Salem Street. No injuries were reported.
- 3:34 p.m. – Firefighters assisted with a lift assist for an 81-year-old man at a residence on John Carver Road.
- 3:45 p.m. – Officers responded to an open-line 911 call from the Community Center on Archstone Circle.
- 4:32 p.m. – Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at Lowell Street and Linden Street. No injuries were reported.
- 4:58 p.m. – Police responded after the Massachusetts State Police reported a two-vehicle crash on Main Street.
- 5:08 p.m. – A resident reported a lost wallet at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 5:27 p.m. – Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from Pleasant Street.
- 5:29 p.m. – Officers came upon a motor vehicle crash at the Haverhill Street rotary. No injuries were reported.
- 6:31 p.m. – Police conducted a follow-up visit related to an earlier suspicious vehicle report at a residence on Catherine Avenue.
- 7:13 p.m. – Police investigated a report that a bicyclist had been struck by a vehicle near Planet Fitness on Salem Street.
- 8:20 p.m. – Police took a report regarding an incident that had occurred in the Jordan’s Furniture parking lot on July 6.
- 8:39 p.m. – Officers confirmed an accidental 911 call from Scotland Road.
- 9:41 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted at Green Street and Ash Street.
- 10:26 p.m. – Traffic enforcement was conducted on Haverhill Street near Camp Curtis Guild.
- 10:31 p.m. – Officers issued a verbal warning following a motor vehicle stop at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive for failure to display headlights.
- 11:42 p.m. – Police responded to a residential burglar alarm after a kitchen window alarm activated at a home on Lowell Street.
