Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 14, 2026
- 12:27 AM – Front door burglar alarm on Tanglewood Circle.
- 12:44 AM – 911 open line on King Street.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue and Temple Street.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:34 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 6:45 AM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive and Oakland Road.
- 7:34 AM – DPW notified of sewer issue on Virginia Road.
- 7:49 AM – Engine 2 running in place of Engine 4 out of Station 1.
- 8:51 AM – Possible injured rabbit by garage on Zachary Lane.
- 8:51 AM – DPW reported damage to a bench on Oakland Road at Reading Memorial High School.
- 9:27 AM – Follow-up at Planet Fitness on Salem Street regarding male entering women’s locker room.
- 9:36 AM – Town employee reported her vehicle was struck on Lowell Street at Town Hall.
- 10:27 AM – 911 hang-up on Frank Tanner Drive; unable to leave voicemail.
- 10:59 AM – Community interaction at Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 12:34 PM – Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 12:57 PM – Motor vehicle stop on Charles Street; verbal warning for failure to yield.
- 1:32 PM – Dog running in street and appearing lost on Gateway Circle and Haystack Road.
- 2:47 PM – Officer reported cable drop pulled from home by contractor on Hemlock Road.
- 3:02 PM – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 3:14 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 3:50 PM – RMLD reported trash truck took down wires on Oak Ridge Road.
- 4:07 PM – Motor vehicle struck cat on County Road and West Street; vehicle no longer on scene.
- 4:50 PM – Landlord reportedly broke into apartment and went through personal items on Gazebo Circle.
- 5:02 PM – Suspicious person wearing full face mask at library drop-off area on Middlesex Avenue.
- 5:10 PM – Four youths racing e-bikes without helmets on Fairchild Drive.
- 5:26 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 5:36 PM – Report of erratic operator on Main Street and Summer Avenue; reporting party no longer on scene.
- 6:05 PM – Motor vehicle hit curb, causing tire damage, on Lowell Street and Causeway Road.
- 7:02 PM – Accidental 911 call from Apple Watch on Winslow Road.
- 7:13 PM – Female found a cat on Kingston Street.
- 7:16 PM – Traffic enforcement on Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 8:10 PM – Fire alarm box 3813 back online as master at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 8:59 PM – Male reported fraudulent credit card charges on County Road.
- 9:00 PM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street at Killam School.
- 9:42 PM – 911 open line on Lafayette Road; caller indicated accidental call on callback.
- 11:03 PM – Report of loud banging noise for past 30 minutes on Glenmere Circle.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
- 4:07 AM – 911 hang-up on South Street; caller answered on callback and stated no emergency.
- 5:37 AM – Lost black carbon fiber bifold wallet at Dandilyons Ice Cream on Main Street.
- 6:47 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue at Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 6:59 AM – Cutting and welding fire detail at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:50 AM – Officer came upon disabled 2021 Jeep Gladiator on Washington Street and Main Street.
- 8:17 AM – Follow-up visit on Salem Street for Danvers Police Department BOLO.
- 9:00 AM – Report of debris in roadway on Haverhill Street at rotary.
- 10:06 AM – Smoke/CO inspection on Main Street; passed.
- 10:19 AM – Disabled gray Chrysler minivan on Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 10:45 AM – Smoke/CO inspection on George Street; passed.
- 10:58 AM – Fire alarm box 3813 offline at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 11:00 AM – Smoke/CO inspection on Augustus Court; passed.
- 11:14 AM – Pastor at Korean Church on Main Street reported perceived threats to parishioner.
- 11:55 AM – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street and Main Street.
- 12:14 PM – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 12:52 PM – Accidental 911 call on Prescott Street; officer to confirm.
- 1:14 PM – Officer came upon disabled 2003 black Mercedes on Main Street and South Street.
- 1:16 PM – Accidental 911 call at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive; officer to confirm.
- 2:44 PM – Trash truck pulled down cable wire and moved it off roadway on Whitehall Lane.
- 3:00 PM – Fire alarm box 5531 back online at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:30 PM – Traffic enforcement on Gleason Road and Pine Ridge Road.
- 3:53 PM – Report of dead raccoon on side of road on Main Street and Short Street; DPW and RMLD notified.
- 4:15 PM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash on Main Street and Forest Glen Road; no injuries.
- 4:17 PM – Commercial burglar alarm at Camp Curtis Guild on Haverhill Street.
- 5:17 PM – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue and Weston Road.
- 5:24 PM – Accidental 911 call on Minot Street; unit sent to confirm.
- 5:53 PM – School alarm at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road, central office, Door 11; no keyholder.
- 6:00 PM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 6:04 PM – Male reported identity theft with no monetary loss on Taylor Drive.
- 7:45 PM – Traffic enforcement on Edgemont Avenue and West Street.
- 7:58 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:17 PM – Report of youths riding in bed of truck and on roof at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:00 PM – Commercial burglar alarm with multiple zones at Tower Home Loans on Main Street.
- 10:45 PM – Female reported water leaking into her apartment on Main Street.
