Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, September 25, 2026
- 3:20 AM – Wakefield Police requesting check of area for a motor vehicle involved in a hit-and-run on Main Street and Ash Street.
- 6:05 AM – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 6:33 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 6:56 AM – Officer found a Milwaukee grinder tool on a sign on Main Street at Chase Bank.
- 7:10 AM – Box 5531 offline at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:38 AM – Mendez Tree Service removing trees in the area on Chequessette Road.
- 9:41 AM – Fire Department quarterly inspection on Main Street at Reading Health/Rehab.
- 10:00 AM – Abandoned white Honda Accord towed from street on Green Street.
- 11:04 AM – Wire down in crosswalk on Charles Street.
- 11:36 AM – Motor vehicle lockout with dog inside on Summer Avenue.
- 11:50 AM – Verizon requesting access to water tower on Auburn Street.
- 12:12 PM – Knife found on ground outside residence on Washington Street.
- 1:12 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street and Sanborn Street.
- 1:12 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 1:18 PM – Received Box 5531 at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:25 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 1:35 PM – Traffic enforcement on Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 1:47 PM – Report of past dog bite on Bay State Road.
- 2:02 PM – Youths inside store causing a disturbance at Starbucks on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:31 PM – Box 5531 back online at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:16 PM – Direct call to Fire Department for a malfunctioning smoke detector on Augustus Court.
- 3:25 PM – Male requesting assistance with a house lockout on Sanborn Street.
- 3:56 PM – Cones and tarps left behind after construction on King Street.
- 4:14 PM – Homeless male camping out in the stairs at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 4:21 PM – State Police reporting a three-car motor vehicle crash, no injuries, on Lowell Street and Causeway Road.
- 4:23 PM – Male reporting possible drug deal in parking lot on Willow Street.
- 4:50 PM – Accidental 911 call; unit sent to confirm on Elderberry Lane.
- 6:26 PM – Accidental 911 call; unit to confirm on Kylie Drive.
- 7:13 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Minot Street.
- 7:37 PM – Accidental 911 call in moving vehicle on Oakland Road at Reading Memorial High School.
- 7:50 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 9:07 PM – 911 caller reporting his mother has a noise complaint on Willow Street.
- 11:37 PM – Direct call to Station 1 for a home lockout on Bunker Avenue.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
- 1:24 AM – Water pouring out of fire hydrant on Rocky Road.
- 1:49 AM – Accidental 911 call on Main Street.
- 5:45 AM – Burglar alarm, exterior door 5, no contact made at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue and Oak Street.
- 6:09 AM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street at Killam School.
- 6:10 AM – Municipal lot all-night parking violations: found none on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 10:41 AM – Wire down in yard, no arcing or sparking, on Pine Ridge Road.
- 11:15 AM – Resident noticed damage to front door on Ash Street.
- 11:17 AM – ADT operator reporting garage door motion on Milepost Road.
- 11:26 AM – Alarm central, exterior door 5, at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 2:06 PM – Accidental 911 fall alert; unit to confirm at Chipotle on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:15 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Ash Street.
- 2:23 PM – Report that a large tree limb fell on a detached garage/car on Salem Street.
- 3:21 PM – Female reporting that a male threw a pumpkin at her car on Prescott Street.
- 3:42 PM – Accidental 911 call; accidental on callback by customer at Market Basket on General Way.
- 4:10 PM – Report of an erratic operation of a USPS postal truck on West Street and Summer Avenue.
- 4:11 PM – Report of a low-hanging wire on Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 4:15 PM – Forestry callman notified of a large tree limb down on Hunt Street and Vine Street.
- 6:03 PM – ADT security commercial hold-up alarm at Aine’s Boutique on Main Street.
- 6:59 PM – Monitoring company reporting a group of youths jumping the fence at Burbank Ice Arena on Symonds Way.
- 7:06 PM – Report of a sparking transformer; transmitting Box 175 at Mobil gas station on West Street.
- 7:24 PM – Water leak, possibly near electrical panel, at Post Mark Square on Sanborn Street.
- 7:53 PM – Suspicious male in white van in front of house on Middlesex Avenue; arrest.
- 8:01 PM – Report of sparking transformer on Howard Street and Sigsbee Avenue.
- 8:10 PM – Multiple calls for report of blown transformer on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 8:25 PM – Report of female spraying something on motor vehicles at McDonald’s on Main Street; arrest.
- 8:25 PM – Additional UCR codes; reference case 837334 on Main Street.
- 8:30 PM – Report of a large branch in the roadway on Mineral Street.
- 8:59 PM – Resident reporting a large tree across the roadway on Boyce Street.
- 9:09 PM – Resident reporting hearing a possible pump at Parker Middle School on Temple Street.
- 9:30 PM – Report of a tree down/wires across the road on Pleasant Street.
- 9:30 PM – Screaming heard from garage area at The MET building on Lincoln Street.
- 9:34 PM – Report of a large tree that fell on house on John Street.
- 9:38 PM – Tree branch in road, no wires, on Wescroft Road.
- 10:32 PM – Tree fell and pulled down wires, no arcing or sparking, on Arcadia Avenue.
- 10:57 PM – Officer came across a small tree limb in road on Oak Street.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
- 12:05 AM – Tree fell on an unoccupied vehicle at General Washington on Main Street.
- 3:56 AM – Alert One; male looking for assistance with oxygen tank on Archstone Circle.
- 6:06 AM – Municipal lot all-night parking violations: none found on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 7:57 AM – Branch resting on wires, possibly causing an electrical problem, on Winthrop Avenue.
- 8:11 AM – Tree down onto motor vehicle in rear lot at General Washington on Main Street; reference a case.
- 8:47 AM – Tree branch on wire and sparking on West Street.
- 9:18 AM – Male entered lobby reporting flag tangled on light pole at General Washington on Main Street.
- 9:51 AM – Tree limb down with wires across roadway on Salem Street and Eaton Street.
- 10:33 AM – Large tree branch down on the pumping station on Kieran Road.
- 10:51 AM – Large branch hanging, partially in the street, no hazard, on Salem Street and Azalea Circle.
- 11:23 AM – Tree down across the roadway on Old Mill Lane and Mill Street.
- 12:34 PM – Low-hanging wire, no arcing or sparking, at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 12:49 PM – Tree branch on the wires, no arcing or sparking, on California Road.
- 12:52 PM – Forestry callman notified of branch down near street on Virginia Road.
- 3:17 PM – 911 misdial by elderly female on Rustic Lane.
- 3:42 PM – Group of youths on e-bikes running red lights on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 4:31 PM – Motor vehicle going up and down street at high rate of speed on Bancroft Avenue.
- 4:51 PM – Wire hanging low, no sparking, not on the ground, at YMCA on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 7:53 PM – Traffic enforcement on Willow Street and Lowell Street.
- 8:10 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Salem Street.
- 8:25 PM – Large branch in southbound lane on Main Street.
- 9:41 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 10:09 PM – Male requesting follow-up call regarding case 837383 on Archstone Circle.
- 10:25 PM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street at rotary.
- 11:50 PM – Accidental 911 call on Hodson Lane.
