Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 7, 2026
6:03 AM – Traffic enforcement on West St. at Edgemont Ave.
6:05 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at Salem St.
6:28 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at Birch Meadow Dr.
9:38 AM – Report of a male appearing to watch children playing in a park on Washington St. at Prescott St.
11:06 AM – Abandoned 911 call on Charles St.
1:00 PM – Hawk/osprey caught in a net on a ballfield at Symonds Way and Symonds Field.
1:16 PM – Follow-up call from store security regarding a larceny case at REI Sporting Goods on Salem St.
2:18 PM – School alarm activation at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Rd.
2:50 PM – School alarm activation at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Rd.
3:02 PM – Report of a green mini dirt bike being driven erratically on Franklin St. at Gavin Cr.
5:32 PM – Open 911 line on Winslow Rd.; unit sent to confirm.
5:52 PM – Traffic control on Washington St. at Minot St. after train gates were stuck down for 10 minutes.
6:09 PM – Confused female called 911 attempting to contact her son at Artis Senior Living on Main St.
8:39 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at South St.
10:08 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at Charles St.
11:38 PM – Open 911 line on Wilson St. at Pleasant St.; unit sent to confirm.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
2:33 AM – 86-year-old female fell at Elderberry Ln.; no injuries, lift assist only.
5:52 AM – Traffic enforcement on Oak St. at Summer Ave.
6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Dr. at Oakland Rd.
6:23 AM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill St. at Killam School.
7:57 AM – Fire alarm box 2812 offline at Austin Preparatory School on Willow St.
8:26 AM – Traffic backing up on Main St. in both directions.
9:40 AM – Fire drill at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Dr.
9:48 AM – Fire alarm box 2812 back online at Austin Preparatory School.
9:50 AM – Neighbor dispute reported on Red Gate Ln. over a neighbor putting trash in another neighbor’s barrels.
9:54 AM – Curtis St. closed from Walnut St. to South St.
9:56 AM – Fire drill at Wood End Elementary School on Sunset Rock Ln.
10:11 AM – Smoke/CO inspection on Colonial Dr.; passed.
10:23 AM – Homeowner reported a fire alarm activation on Garrett Rd.; no smoke or fire found.
10:44 AM – Officer came across a hit-and-run that had just occurred on Main St. at Franklin St.
10:50 AM – Officer found a license plate on the ground from a past motor vehicle crash on Main St. at HomeGoods.
11:07 AM – Male reported a dog bite that occurred over the weekend at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Dr.
11:13 AM – Parkview Rd. closed from Weston Rd. to Auburn St.
12:34 PM – Report of used syringes outside a residence on Forest St. at Marla Ln.
12:50 PM – Fire drill conducted at Killam School on Charles St.
1:03 PM – Traffic enforcement on Ash St. at Avon St.
1:16 PM – Female reported a hit-and-run at Castine Field on Birch Meadow Dr.
1:20 PM – Traffic enforcement on John St. at Green St.
1:34 PM – 911 misdial from a cell phone at Summit Dr.
1:43 PM – Construction truck reported parked in the center lane on Main St.
1:52 PM – Fire department on scene with a downed wire on Edgemont Ave.
1:53 PM – Follow-up to a rabies bite on Red Gate Ln.
2:03 PM – Open 911 line from a cell phone near Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Dr.
2:05 PM – Follow-up to a rabies bite form on Summer Ave.
2:30 PM – Owner concerned about an attempted motor vehicle repossession at Tread Fitness on Linden St.
3:03 PM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Dr. at Arthur B. Lord Dr.
3:44 PM – Report of a loose black-and-tan shepherd in the road at Killam School.
4:28 PM – Follow-up to a rabies bite form on Bear Hill Rd.
4:36 PM – Female reported a wandering dog in the road on Dana Rd.
4:47 PM – Neighbor dispute over a loose dog on private property on Village St.
5:24 PM – Male reported that he had lost his dog on Brentwood Dr.
9:25 PM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill St. at Wakefield St.
9:39 PM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Ave. at Willow St.
