Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- 12:36 AM – Accidental 911 call from Johnson Woods on Taylor Drive.
- 2:31 AM – Open 911 line at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street.
- 5:34 AM – Truck emptying dumpsters at Calareso’s on Main Street during early hours.
- 6:07 AM – Extra residential building check on Center Avenue.
- 6:10 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at South Street.
- 6:13 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 6:25 AM – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street at Green Street.
- 6:30 AM – Traffic enforcement on Hillside Road at Main Street.
- 8:36 AM – Road closed with detours in place at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 9:09 AM – Caller reported boots stolen from a resident on Pearl Street.
- 9:19 AM – Road closed with detours in place at Intervale Terrace and Lowell Street.
- 9:20 AM – Ongoing issue with a U-Haul speeding down Chapin Avenue near Mission of Deeds.
- 9:48 AM – Lift assist requested for a 70-year-old female who had fallen on High Street; no injuries reported.
- 10:39 AM – Vehicle scraped along a building at Briarwood Condominiums on Washington Street; no injuries.
- 10:46 AM – Male wearing a hard hat and vest reported knocking on a door on Pilgrim Road.
- 10:53 AM – Caller found vehicle damage in the parking lot at HomeGoods on Main Street.
- 11:50 AM – Accidental 911 call at Walgreens on Bolton Street; unit to confirm.
- 12:50 PM – Caller reported a scam phone call on Bainbridge Road.
- 2:13 PM – Possible solicitors reported in the area of Barrows Road and Lowell Street.
- 3:06 PM – Caller reported tree work blocking the road near Brewer Lane and Colonial Drive.
- 3:59 PM – Lost dog found and placed in a backyard on Juniper Circle.
- 4:13 PM – Traffic enforcement on Harrison Street at Salem Street.
- 5:12 PM – Disabled tractor-trailer cab under the underpass at Haverhill Street and the rotary.
- 5:39 PM – Follow-up to a previous case at the Honda dealership on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:51 PM – Female reported concerns about a neighbor on Rustic Lane.
- 7:24 PM – Motor vehicles blocking the right-hand lane near Oasis Breakfast on Main Street.
- 7:30 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at South Street.
- 7:31 PM – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street at Main Street.
- 8:22 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Main Street.
- 8:45 PM – Traffic enforcement on Green Street at Ash Street.
- 10:00 PM – Accidental 911 call by a child using an uninitiated cell phone on Lowell Street.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- 12:31 AM – Open 911 line at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street; no answer on callback.
- 1:31 AM – 911 hang-up at Reading Health and Rehabilitation on Main Street; reference case 838243.
- 1:51 AM – Extra residential building check on Center Avenue.
- 3:27 AM – Interior burglar alarm at Spirit Halloween on General Way.
- 6:18 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 7:47 AM – South Street at Jacob Way closed due to a trench in the road.
- 7:58 AM – Fire alarm box 3611 back online as master at Artis Senior Living on Main Street.
- 8:38 AM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash in the parking lot at Starbucks on Main Street.
- 8:42 AM – Road work with detours in place on Woburn Street.
- 9:37 AM – Construction vehicles blocking the road near Main Street and Bethesda Lane.
- 10:16 AM – Mass Highway notified of sheetrock in the road on Main Street.
- 10:22 AM – Male requested assistance turning in a firearm on Prescott Street.
- 10:33 AM – Wire down on Chapin Avenue; no arcing or sparking wires.
- 11:05 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Pearl Street.
- 12:08 PM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 1:03 PM – Several trucks unloading equipment and backing up traffic on Main Street.
- 1:20 PM – Vehicle parked too far into the street near Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:27 PM – Community engagement at the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 1:51 PM – DPW notified of a deceased opossum in the road on Van Norden Road.
- 2:34 PM – Minor two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Ash Street and Bolton Street.
- 2:43 PM – Open 911 line on Dana Road; unit to check the area.
- 2:49 PM – Road closed with a crane in the road on Milton Road.
- 3:18 PM – Department of Children and Families personnel at the station seeking assistance on Center Avenue.
- 4:00 PM – Male reported being blackmailed via text messages on Marla Lane.
- 5:22 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Main Street.
- 6:44 PM – Direct call to Station 1 regarding an oil tank leak at Riverside Group Home on Vine Street.
- 7:31 PM – Group of youths banged on or threw something at a residence on Bancroft Avenue.
- 8:04 PM – Officer came upon a disabled motor vehicle at Charles Street and Main Street.
- 8:45 PM – Youths returned and were in a neighbor’s yard on Bancroft Avenue; related to case 838293.
- 9:16 PM – Traffic enforcement at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 9:47 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and High Street.
