Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, September 28, 2026
- 12:47 AM – Female reported someone at her door at Johnson Woods; no description was available.
- 1:09 AM – Burglar alarm activated at Pizza World due to a front glass break detector.
- 7:09 AM – Box 1313 at Burger King back online as a master.
- 7:15 AM – Officer assisted with traffic at Coolidge Middle School due to a wire across the driveway.
- 9:48 AM – Officer sighted a two-car motor vehicle crash at Burger King; no injuries.
- 10:09 AM – Vehicle ran out of gas in the road.
- 112:19 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 12:40 PM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Oakland Road.
- 1:46 PM – Direct call to Station 2 for an issue with the alarm panel at Reading Commons.
- 7:12 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash on Woburn Street at Sanborn Street; no injuries reported, other vehicle unoccupied.
- 10:16 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 10:21 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Sanborn Street.
- 10:23 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and the car wash.
- 10:57 PM – Car horn reported beeping on and off for a long period of time at Lakeview Avenue.
- 11:04 PM – Police requested assistance with a vehicle whose horn would not turn off.
- 11:22 PM – Fire alarm activation on Sanborn Street; no smoke or fire.
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
- 12:10 AM – Car horn constantly going off at Lakeview Avenue.
- 12:26 AM – Open-line 911 call; call went directly to voicemail when called back.
- 4:02 AM – Car alarm sounding at Hopkins Street and Summit Drive.
- 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and South Street.
- 6:07 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:24 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 6:44 AM – Car alarm sounding at Hopkins Street and Summit Drive.
- 8:54 AM – Ash Street closed due to a trench in the road.
- 8:58 AM – Safety drill at Austin Prep involving a K-9 search.
- 12:05 PM – Male entered a lobby with a scam letter.
- 12:32 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 1:45 PM – Resident reported a missing license plate.
- 2:56 PM – Police assisted an 87-year-old female with a lift assist.
- 3:01 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 3:02 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 3:12 PM – Caller reported past damage found on a vehicle in a parking lot.
- 3:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Bancroft Avenue and Lowell Street.
- 3:30 PM – Arrest for OUI as a result of a motor vehicle stop at Birch Meadow Drive and Oakland Road.
- 3:44 PM – Accidental 911 call; unit confirmed with caller.
- 4:42 PM – Fire alarm activation; no smoke or fire.
- 5:13 PM – Ash Street reopened.
- 5:46 PM – Male found the front door open while checking a friend’s house.
- 7:22 PM – Injured raccoon found in the road; reported as needing to be put down.
- 7:30 PM – Accidental 911 call.
- 7:48 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 8:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and Lowell Street.
- 8:44 PM – Male with no shirt on reported walking down the street near Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 9:05 PM – Male found oversized, fake $100 bills.
- 9:28 PM – Male reported a stolen bicycle.
- 10:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 10:43 PM – Unit came upon a disabled motor vehicle with a flat tire at West Street and Scotland Road.
- 10:59 PM – Fire alarm activation; no smoke or fire.
