Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, May 23, 2025
- 12:05 AM – Caller reported a blown transformer on Orchard Park Drive.
- 12:21 AM – Resident reported a lost dog on Salem Street.
- 6:47 AM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 9:21 AM – Fire drill conducted at Killam Elementary School.
- 9:40 AM – Fire drill conducted at Barrows Elementary School.
- 9:42 AM – Report that a vehicle is parked in the middle of Haven Street, impeding traffic.
- 9:58 AM – Person observed urinating in Wood End Cemetery.
- 11:38 AM – Dogs barking causing a disturbance on Maple Ridge Road.
- 12:42 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 1:37 PM – NRPD requests that northbound traffic on Haverhill Street be stopped at Franklin Street.
- 2:58 PM – Disabled vehicle on Harnden Street.
- 2:58 PM – Vehicle hit while at the car wash on Main Street.
- 5:10 PM – Caller reported two solicitors on the lawn on Wakefield Street.
- 5:48 PM – A transformer on Grove Street was making a loud buzzing noise.
- 6:46 PM – Caller reported that adaughter left the house in Salem, NH, on foot and is walking to Reading.
- 6:54 PM – Caller reported that a person is sleeping in a vehicle on Enos Circle.
- 7:01 PM – Unit reported loose bricks in the brick crosswalk at Salem Street and Main Street.
- 7:14 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street.
- 8:36 PM – Bartender reported a person making threatening motions at Oye’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:16 PM – Text-a-tip report of youths screaming and yelling at Memorial Park.
Saturday, May 24, 2025
- 6:13 AM – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 6:24 AM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 6:36 AM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 8:18 AM – RMLD notified of a power outage at RFD.
- 9:58 AM – Vehicle is parked facing the wrong direction on Woburn Street.
- 10:30 AM – Drone training at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 12:19 PM – Traffic enforcement on Bancroft Avenue.
- 2:10 PM – Fire alarm sounded in a West Street residence.
- 2:36 PM – Traffic enforcement on Sunnyside Avenue.
- 2:40 PM – Commercial alarm at Reading Co-op Bank on Haven Street.
- 4:22 PM – Welfare check requested at a Main Street residence.
- 4:30 PM – A Passerby reported two persons in a road rage confrontation at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 4:44 PM – Report of a leaky oil tank leaking at a Van Norden Road residence.
- 5:21 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 5:51 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:47 PM – A Passerby reported a person in the road on South Street appearing distraught.
- 8:56 PM – Report that two persons are fighting at Venetian Moon on Main Street.
- 9:29 PM –Report of a loud party with possible underage drinking at a Lilah Lane residence.
- 9:38 PM – Person handed a found cell phone to an officer at Venetian Moon on Main Street.
- 11:16 PM – Inside odor of gas reported on Main Street.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
- 5:17 AM – Fire alarm activation reported at a Main Street residence.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement on 16 Lowell Street.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement on Minot Street.
- 6:26 AM – Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 8:48 AM – Caller reported a lost cat on Winter Street.
- 9:29 AM – Report that the traffic lights at Grove Street and Lowell Street are not cycling properly .
- 10:41 AM – Report of a dog in distress on Dudley Street.
- 11:03 AM – Report that multiple cars were entered overnight on Knollwood Road.
- 11:23 AM – Follow-up call from Venetian Moon owner with case info.
- 11:47 AM – Report that a vehicle was entered overnight on Knollwood Road.
- 12:08 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 12:52 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 1:28 PM – Report that a baby carriage was left on the side of the road on Pilgrim Road.
- 2:50 PM – Lift assist for a Prescott Street resident.
- 3:03 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 4:53 PM – Complaint regarding a vehicle blocking marked spaces on Main Street.
- 4:55 PM – A person and a dog reportedly were attacked by another dog on Libby Avenue.
- 5:19 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 5:23 PM – Suspicious parties checked in front of Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 5:37 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 6:28 PM – Loose dog found on Estate Lane.
- 8:39 PM – Suspicious vehicle has been parked on Rice Road for a week.
- 9:09 PM – Commercial alarm at Verizon Wireless on Walker’s Brook Drive.
- 9:27 PM – Complaint regarding dirt bikes and four-wheelers on Pond Meadow Drive.
