Reading Police Log April 23-24, 2025

Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  • 1:34am – Lift assist for a Mount Vernon Street resident.
  • 6:13am – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
  • 6:15am – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
  • 7:12am – Lift assist for a Fremont Street resident.
  • 8:00am – Main Street resident seeks advice regarding a storage unit.
  • 8:08am – John Street resident seeks assistance with an external propane tank.
  • 8:14am – Report that a large dog is roaming on Charles Street.
  • 8:32am – Traffic enforcement on Middlesex Avenue.
  • 10:09am – Traffic enforcement on Benton Circle.
  • 10:09am – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
  • 10:26am – Complaint regarding commercial vehicles parked on both sides of the road on Eastway.
  • 11:23am – Complaint regarding a worker going door to door on William Road.
  • 12:41pm – Lift assist for an Ash Street resident.
  • 12:48pm – DPW notified of a deceased animal on Pearl Street.
  • 2:30pm – Main Street resident reports damage to a vehicle.
  • 3:53pm – Medical center requests contact with an Archstone Circle resident.
  • 4:29pm – Ash Street railroad lights not functioning properly.
  • 7:45pm – Anonymous caller reports a person yelling outside on Martin Road.
  • 11:33pm – Report that youths are on top of a moving vehicle on Hillside Road.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

  • 4:24am – Lift assist for an Abigail Way resident.
  • 5:57am – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
  • 8:41am – Fire drill at Austin Preparatory School.
  • 9:02am – Complaint regarding multiple vehicles parked on both sides of West Street impeding traffic.
  • 9:35am – Green Street resident believes a neighbor is stalking the person’s spouse.
  • 11:11am – Commercial alarm at the American Legion Post on Ash Street.
  • 11:34am – Smell of smoke reported on Pleasant Street.
  • 12:16pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
  • 12:45pm – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
  • 1:51pm – Report that two dogs are running off leash on Hanscom Avenue.
  • 1:58pm – Commercial alarm on Ash Street.
  • 2:16pm – Lift assist for a Salem Street resident.
  • 2:34pm – Report of an inside odor of burning at CVS on Main Street.
  • 2:53pm – Traffic enforcement on Wakefield Street.
  • 3:15pm – Hit and run reported on Village Street.
  • 4:34pm – Report that a vehicle windshield was broken in a Haven Street parking lot.
  • 5:12pm – Arlington Street resident complaint that a neighbor parked in front of the driveway.
  • 5:33pm – Arcadia Avenue resident reports smoke in their basement.
  • 6:48pm – Officer out with a tow company on Woburn Street.
  • 7:38pm – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
  • 9:16pm – Medford PD requests message delivery to Jacob Way resident.