Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
12:24 AM – Male yelling threats while alone at the depot on Lincoln St.
1:50 AM – Extra building checks conducted on Cross St.
4:40 AM – Accidental 911 call from a driver on Haverhill St. at Granger Ave.; no emergency.
6:56 AM – Traffic enforcement on Franklin St. at Van Norden Rd.
7:17 AM – Suspicious white pickup truck reported on Wilson St.
7:30 AM – Disabled motor vehicle blocking traffic on Pleasant St. at Main St.
7:44 AM – Fire alarm box 5531 offline at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Dr.
7:57 AM – 911 misdial from a student in an office at Coolidge Middle School.
9:24 AM – AT&T requested access to the water tank on Auburn St.
9:26 AM – Intermittent fireworks sounds reported in the area of Sanborn Ln.
9:47 AM – Fire drill completed at RISE on Oakland Rd.
10:28 AM – Suspicious gray sedan parked in front of a residence with a male inside on Lothrop Rd.
10:36 AM – Quarterly fire inspection completed at a group home on Hopkins St.
10:47 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles St. at Wakefield St.
10:48 AM – Resident reported a dip in the roadway on John St. at Pleasant St.
11:05 AM – Homeowner reported the odor of gas inside a residence on Veteran’s Way.
11:58 AM – Crossing guard unable to cover the afternoon post on Main St. at Birch Meadow Dr.
12:08 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at Green St.
12:49 PM – Propane tank inspection on Meadow Brook Ln.
1:53 PM – Residential building check conducted on Cross St.
2:14 PM – Abandoned 911 call from a cell phone at a group home on Lowell St.
2:35 PM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Dr. at Arthur B. Lord Dr.
2:56 PM – Accidental 911 call by a child at Ace Flats on Gould St.; unit sent to confirm.
2:56 PM – 911 misdial from a cell phone at McDonald’s on Main St.
3:16 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash at Citgo on Main St.; no injuries.
3:42 PM – Fire alarm box 5531 back online as the master at Trader Joe’s.
3:50 PM – Neighbor working on a boat reported to be causing an odor of gasoline when starting on Washington St.
3:51 PM – Male solicitor reported being pushy with a resident on Mt. Vernon St.
4:26 PM – Suspicious male reported in a parking lot on Haven St.
4:55 PM – Residential keypad duress alarm activated on West St.
5:00 PM – Crossing guard called out for all shifts at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
5:12 PM – Smoke/CO alarm activation on Hunt St.; no smoke or fire.
5:45 PM – Complaint application filed following a motor vehicle stop on Haverhill St. at Wakefield St.
5:45 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash on Lowell St. at Bancroft Ave.; no injuries.
7:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Killam School on Charles St.
8:00 PM – Traffic enforcement on Edgemont Ave. at West St.
9:32 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main St. at Salem St.
9:50 PM – Extra residential building check on Cross St.
10:56 PM – Accidental 911 call on John St.; unit sent to confirm.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:33 AM – Extra residential building check on Cross St.
5:58 AM – Extra residential building check on Cross St.
6:39 AM – Traffic enforcement at Killam School on Haverhill St.
7:17 AM – Outside odor of smoke reported at a residence on Eaton St.; no smoke or fire showing.
7:55 AM – DPW notified of a deceased animal on Prescott St.
10:49 AM – Fire alarm box 3423 offline at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Rd.
11:11 AM – Report of two cameras appearing to be installed on a pole on Catherine Ave. at Cottage Park St.
11:13 AM – Turtle reported in the roadway on Walkers Brook Dr. at Salem Five.
11:30 AM – Motor vehicle crash reported inside a car wash on Main St.; no injuries.
11:56 AM – Tree down onto a wire with a possible transformer explosion on Vine St. at Arbor Way.
1:36 PM – Fire alarm box 3423 back online as the master at Reading Memorial High School.
2:04 PM – Complaint application filed following a disabled motor vehicle on Salem St. at Harrison St.
2:16 PM – Black Kia Optima stuck on the curb with a flat tire on Salem St. at Harrison St.
2:54 PM – Female concerned about a possible scam reported at the police station lobby on Belmont St.
3:06 PM – Traffic enforcement on John Carver Rd.
3:30 PM – Large tree limb down across the roadway on Maple Ridge Rd. at Ash Hill Rd.
3:32 PM – Road closed sign reported fallen over on Haven St.
4:03 PM – Open 911 line from a cell phone at Post 1917 Steakhouse on Haven St.
4:43 PM – Verbal warning issued for a red-light violation on Main St. at Woburn St.
5:04 PM – Accidental 911 call on Cross St.; unit sent to confirm.
6:16 PM – Vehicle reported to have almost struck a child on a bicycle near East Coast Gas on Main St.
6:59 PM – CO detector activation on Prospect St.; no smoke or fire.
7:32 PM – Open 911 line on Grand St.
10:10 PM – Extra residential building check on Cross St.
