Reading, MA — Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, May 16, 2025
- 3:59 AM – Commercial alarm at Elyse Jewelers on Main Street.
- 5:35 AM – Sector two building checks.
- 5:39 AM – Sector three building checks.
- 5:42 AM – Sector one building checks.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 6:49 AM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:50 AM – Chalk graffiti discovered at RMHS.
- 7:20 AM – Dog found in town forest on Strout Avenue.
- 8:30 AM – Audible fire alarm at a Frank Tanner Drive residence.
- 10:13 AM – Complaint regarding a paving crew blocking roadway on Green Street
- 10:48 AM – Complaint regarding a Coca-Cola truck blocking roadway on Haven Street.
- 11:52 AM – Complaint application filed as a result of traffic stop at Summer Avenue and Willow Street.
- 1:23 PM – Railroad gate has fallen to the ground at Bolton Street and Ash Street.
- 2:11 PM – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 2:13 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 3:01 PM – Graduation detail at Austin Preparatory School.
- 3:24 PM – Parking complaints due to graduation on Arcadia Avenue.
- 4:10 PM – Verbal warning issued on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:22 PM – Attempt to serve immediate threat at a Willow Street residence.
- 4:40 PM – Text-a-tip report of barking dogs on Aurele Circle.
- 4:59 PM – Smoke coming from circuit breaker at a Batchelder Road residence.
- 7:33 PM – Traffic enforcement on Benton Circle.
- 7:38 PM – Vehicle towed at High Street and Vine Street.
- 7:52 PM – Report of a pump alarm sounding on Joseph Way.
- 7:55 PM – Shoplifter detained by loss prevention at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:30 PM – Suspicious person is walking around Perfecto’s Cafe on Main Street.
- 8:35 PM – Lift assist for a Border Road resident.
- 11:32 PM – Commercial alarm at Mandarin – Reading on Salem Street.
Arrest Log:
Arrest of one suspect for larceny and trespassing.
Saturday, May 17, 2025
- 05:45 AM – Sector one building checks.
- 05:46 AM – Sector three building checks.
- 05:56 AM – Sector two building checks.
- 05:58 AM – Assistance rendered to a person securing a kayak to a vehicle on Charles Street.
- 07:55 AM – School alarm at Reading Memorial High School.
- 08:53 AM – Large traffic backup due to DPW event on New Crossing Road.
- 09:21 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 10:16 AM – Traffic enforcement on Grove Street.
- 10:35 AM – DPW notified of a water meter leaking into a Lowell Street basement.
- 10:41 AM – Loose dog on Mill Street.
- 11:05 AM – Investigation of a minor vehicle crash on Middlesex Avenue.
- 12:04 PM – Investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Washington Street.
- 12:13 PM – Traffic lights appear stuck on green at High Street and Woburn Street.
- 12:30 PM – Detail officers assisting with traffic shutdown on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 02:37 PM – Assistance rendered to an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 02:49 PM – Unknown alarm sounding for a day in a Deering Street residence.
- 03:38 PM – Key fob found on Willow Street.
- 04:10 PM – Report of a suspicious wagon with hypodermic needles on Augustus Court.
- 05:44 PM – John Street resident reports that an unknown person is at their front door.
- 07:01 PM – Another call reporting a wagon with hypodermic needles on Augustus Court.
- 07:59 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 08:56 PM – Youths observed walking on train tracks on Willow Street.
- 09:16 PM – Large group of youths yelling and swearing at passing vehicles on Bridge Street.
- 09:22 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 09:23 PM – Traffic enforcement on Pleasant Street.
- 10:58 PM – Fire alarm panel issue at the School House Condos on Sanborn Street.
Sunday, May 18, 2025
- 12:03 AM – Hit and run report on Main Street.
- 4:51 AM – Commercial alarm at the Shell Station on Main Street.
- 5:39 AM – Sector one building checks.
- 5:45 AM – Sector two building checks.
- 5:45 AM – Sector three building checks.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 6:13 AM – Front glass window was shattered at a Gould Street residence.
- 10:10 AM – Assistance rendered to a Salem Street resident having issues with their television.
- 10:27 AM – Commercial alarm Public Kitchen on Main Street.
- 12:29 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 12:45 PM – Commercial alarm at Camp Curtis Guild.
- 1:06 PM – Contained oven fire reported at a Van Norden Road residence.
- 1:34 PM – Vehicle door was damaged in the Stop and Shop parking lot.
- 1:49 PM – Willow Street resident reports threats regarding a fence dispute.
- 2:50 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 4:02 PM – Report that a vehicle is speeding every morning on Summer Avenue.
- 4:50 PM – Oven fire reported in a Charles Street residence.
- 10:25 PM – Commercial alarm at Mandarin-Reading on Salem Street..
