Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, October 9, 2026
- 1:12 AM – Extra building check at Avery Auto Care on Washington Street.
- 6:08 AM – Accidental 911 call on Governors Drive. Callback confirmed no emergency.
- 8:58 AM – Fire department assisted with a house lockout on Perkins Avenue.
- 9:46 AM – Fire department received a call from a street box on Pearl Street.
- 10:10 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline at The Chronicle on Main Street.
- 11:22 AM – Oil tank inspection passed on Woburn Street.
- 12:26 PM – Fire department assisted an occupant with an oven on Marla Lane.
- 12:40 PM – Outside gas odor reported on Green Street.
- 12:45 PM – Fire alarm box back online at The Chronicle on Main Street.
- 1:45 PM – A green Volkswagen Atlas was reported blocking a business driveway at the Flower Shop of Eric’s on Brande Court.
- 2:18 PM – A blue Jeep Wrangler was reported blocking a driveway on Prescott Street.
- 2:27 PM – Detectives attempted to serve a summons on Bancroft Avenue.
- 2:31 PM – Smoke/carbon monoxide alarm activation on Pearl Street. No smoke or fire reported.
- 2:34 PM – Suspicious male reportedly setting up video cameras in the parking lot at LongHorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 2:35 PM – Overnight street parking exception reported for a gray 2015 Mazda CX-5 on Washington Street.
- 2:54 PM – 911 caller reported his wife was experiencing stomach pains on Charles Street.
- 2:57 PM – Open-line 911 call on Main Street.
- 3:24 PM – Accidental 911 call on Salem Street. Officer to confirm.
- 4:38 PM – Resident reported the compost center gates were open on Strout Avenue.
- 5:19 PM – Outside gas odor reported at Charles Street Condominiums.
- 5:26 PM – Residential alarm activated by bathroom window motion on Johnston Circle. No keyholder available.
- 6:50 PM – Woman requested to speak with an officer about a cat struck by a motor vehicle on Linden Street.
- 7:05 PM – Neighbor reported a kitten stuck inside a home on Center Avenue.
- 7:08 PM – Manager at Venetian Moon on Main Street reported a man urinating on Caffè Nero.
- 7:11 PM – Extra residential building checks on Center Avenue.
- 7:42 PM – Accidental 911 call from a motor vehicle on Charles Street at Haverhill Street.
- 7:46 PM – Fire department responded to a welfare check on Rustic Lane.
- 8:02 PM – Detail officer reported a large fight at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 9:33 PM – Report of approximately 100 youths yelling and screaming in the road on Osborne Avenue.
- 9:46 PM – Homeowner reported a group of youths knocking on his door near Hartshorn Street and Winthrop Avenue.
- 9:48 PM – Open-line 911 call on Lakeview Avenue. Unit checked the area; callback was unsuccessful.
- 9:52 PM – Caller reported a group of youths hiding in a backyard on Wilson Street.
- 9:57 PM – ATM motion alarm activated at Market Basket on General Way.
- 9:59 PM – A group of youths was reported in a neighbor’s backyard on Elm Street.
- 10:20 PM – A group of males was reported drag racing and yelling at each other near Haven Street and Gould Street.
- 11:07 PM – A group of youths was reported out of their cars and dancing in the street near Center Avenue and Minot Street.
Saturday, October 10, 2026
- 1:01 AM – Extra building check at Avery Auto Care on Washington Street.
- 1:09 AM – Extra residential building check on Center Avenue.
- 5:52 AM – 911 hang-up call transferred from Woburn on West Street.
- 11:52 AM – Construction vehicles reported impeding traffic near Martin Road and Forest Street.
- 1:15 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Bagel World on Main Street.
- 2:29 PM – Blue 2019 Honda CR-V struck a light pole in a parking lot on Augustus Court.
- 2:31 PM – Detectives and State Police conducted a search warrant on Center Avenue related to a previous case.
- 9:22 PM – Extra building checks on Center Avenue.
Sunday, October 11, 2026
- 1:27 AM – Back-door burglar alarm activated at a residence on Whittier Road.
- 6:03 AM – Extra residential building check on Center Avenue.
- 8:31 AM – Report of a homeless male yelling and banging on store windows at Reading Quick Stop on Main Street.
- 9:08 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries on Walkers Brook Drive at New Crossing Road.
- 12:13 PM – Fire department box transmitted for an interior gas odor at the Fantasia Building on Main Street.
- 12:37 PM – Officers assisted the MSPCA with entering a residence on Center Avenue related to a previous case.
- 12:58 PM – Ongoing complaint about loud upstairs neighbors at an apartment on Washington Street.
- 1:03 PM – Former employee reported inside the store at Comically Speaking on Main Street.
- 1:28 PM – Oil burner inspection on Chestnut Road.
- 1:45 PM – Residential building check on Center Avenue. All appeared in order.
- 2:26 PM – Woman reported identity theft at the police station. The incident was reported from Red Gate Lane.
- 3:49 PM – Fire department officer met with the owner of a dry-cleaning business at the Fantasia Building on Main Street.
- 4:58 PM – CVS on Main Street reported a male robbing the pharmacy. An arrest was reported.
- 9:04 PM – A commercial alarm activated on the first floor of the library on Middlesex Avenue. No keyholder available.
- 10:04 PM – Homeowner reported a tree limb on water lines on Forest Street.
- 10:40 PM – Neighbor reported seeing three males with flashlights walking around a home on Center Avenue.
