Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, October 26, 2026
- 12:09 AM – Police responded to a report of loud music coming from the Walkers Brook area.
- 2:34 AM – Commercial power failure alarm reported at Bank of America on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 6:17 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Pleasant Street.
- 6:21 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 8:30 AM – Police responded to a motor vehicle lockout with a child inside at Market Basket on General Way.
- 9:58 AM – Detectives conducted a follow-up visit on Center Avenue.
- 10:12 AM – Fire Department responded to reports of wires down in the roadway on Rice Road.
- 10:35 AM – Resident reported an 8-year-old daughter’s missing purple “Coop” bicycle on Thomas Drive.
- 11:19 AM – Woman reported her husband’s wallet was left in an Uber on Augustus Court.
- 12:01 PM – Fire Department received street box 3531 at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 12:27 PM – Police received a report of youths riding dirt bikes in the parking lot of the TASC building on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:31 PM – Police received a report of a stolen bicycle at Market Basket on General Way.
- 12:47 PM – Police responded to a two-car crash at High Street and Mineral Street. No injuries were reported.
- 1:32 PM – Police responded to a report of a black Labrador wandering loose on Park Avenue.
- 1:34 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Green Street at High Street.
- 2:00 PM – Fire alarm activation reported on Johnson Woods Drive. No smoke or fire was found.
- 2:13 PM – Fire Department conducted training at an acquired structure on Colonial Drive.
- 2:48 PM – Police received a 911 hang-up call and were unable to call back or leave a message.
- 5:31 PM – Police received a report of an ongoing issue involving a dog being walked off-leash near Richards Road and Timberneck Road.
- 5:56 PM – Fire Department received street box 1217 at Rise 475 on Main Street.
- 6:49 PM – Fire Department responded to a working fire on Copeland Avenue after a fire alarm sounded and smoke was seen in a window.
- 7:35 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Salem Street.
- 8:16 PM – Fire alarm system at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive was repaired and box 3531 returned to service.
- 8:22 PM – Commercial alarm reported at Salem Five on Walkers Brook Drive. No keyholder was available.
- 8:32 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 8:36 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Ash Street at Green Street.
- 9:03 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at South Street.
- 9:29 PM – Police issued a verbal warning following a motor vehicle stop on Main Street at Forest Street.
- 9:45 PM – Police responded to an accidental 911 call on Old Farm Road to confirm.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- 5:32 AM – Police received a complaint about a garbage truck collecting trash before the permitted time on Green Street.
- 6:37 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street near the Old Hose House.
- 7:23 AM – Man reported credit card fraud resulting in financial loss at the police station.
- 8:12 AM – Police received a complaint about a tree service working in the street on Forest Street.
- 9:05 AM – Police received an open-line 911 call from a deactivated phone at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 9:51 AM – Fire Department responded to a carbon monoxide detector activation and an odor inside a residence on Franklin Street.
- 9:56 AM – Police received a complaint about a white Isuzu impeding traffic on Eaton Street at Salem Street.
- 10:28 AM – Police responded to an accidental 911 call on Wilson Street to confirm.
- 10:29 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 10:36 AM – Fire Department responded to smoldering mulch outside Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:49 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at the Square.
- 10:54 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Haven Street. Inspection passed.
- 11:02 AM – Fire Department conducted an oil burner inspection on Ash Street.
- 11:05 AM – Police conducted building checks at Town Hall on Lowell Street during early voting.
- 11:11 AM – Detail officer located a dog in the parking area of Town Forest on Grove Street. The owner was en route.
- 11:17 AM – Fire Department conducted a smoke and carbon monoxide inspection on Lowell Street. Inspection passed.
- 2:00 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Main Street at Minot Street.
- 2:04 PM – Fire alarm activation reported on Timberneck Drive. No smoke or fire was found.
- 2:06 PM – Police received a complaint about a moving truck impeding traffic near Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 2:35 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Spruce Road at Marla Lane.
- 4:07 PM – Woman reported losing her wallet at Market Basket on General Way.
- 4:41 PM – Police received a complaint about a neighbor blowing yard waste into the roadway on Canterbury Drive.
- 4:46 PM – Fire alarm box 5521 at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive returned to service.
- 4:47 PM – Fire alarm box 5522 at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive returned to service.
- 4:57 PM – Woman reported fraud resulting in financial loss on Parker Street.
- 6:00 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Summer Avenue at Brook Street.
- 6:04 PM – Police responded to a minor two-car crash on Main Street at Washington Street. No injuries were reported, and the parties moved their vehicles.
- 6:25 PM – Additional police and fire department incident codes recorded for an earlier call near Maple Street and Center Avenue.
- 8:20 PM – Police received a report of malfunctioning train gates on Woburn Street at Lincoln Street.
- 8:27 PM – Police conducted a follow-up visit at Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
