Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, May 26, 2025
- 12:16 AM – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Grove Street.
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 8:42 AM – iPhone turned in at RPD.
- 10:09 AM – Resident seeks advice regarding a car delivery on West Street.
- 12:02 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 12:28 PM – Traffic enforcement on Temple Street.
- 1:10 PM – Fire alarm sounding at an Archstone Circle residence.
- 1:42 PM – Erratic vehicle operation reported on Main Street.
- 2:11 PM – Dudley Street resident reports that baby raccoons are on the roof.
- 2:16 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 4:48 PM – Minor two-vehicle crash on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:37 PM – Ring panic alarm reported at a West Street residence.
- 6:35 PM – Complaint of fireworks on Glen Rd.
- 6:41 PM – Reported of a past hit-and-run on Lowell Street.
- 9:24 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street.
- 9:24 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 10:20 PM – Traffic enforcement on Village Street.
- 10:55 PM – Baby opossums are loose on Lowell Street.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- 3:22 AM – Commercial alarm activation at 68 Main Street.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 7:39 AM – Message delivered in the hospital for a Landers Road resident.
- 8:18 AM – Verbal warning issued for causing gridlock at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 9:20 AM – DPW notified of a large pothole on Summer Avenue.
- 9:55 AM – Report that a person is yelling outside a Martin Road residence.
- 10:30 AM – “Coffee with Cops” community event held at The Residence on Pearl Street on Pearl Street.
- 10:56 AM – Caller reports a concern regarding past campfires in the Park Street conservation area.
- 11:13 AM – Traffic enforcement on Sunset Rock Lane.
- 12:04 PM – Text-a-Tip report of a bookcase that was dumped in the woods on West Street.
- 12:09 PM – King Street resident reports receiving unwanted texts and calls.
- 12:49 PM – Loud explosion heard on Lilah Lane.
- 1:03 PM – Virginia Road closed from Pennsylvania Avenue to Indiana Avenue.
- 1:06 PM – Officer out on a follow-up visit with Venetian Moon on Main Street.
- 1:06 PM – Wallet found in a Main Street parking lot.
- 1:41 PM – Report of solicitors on Deborah Drive without lanyards.
- 2:13 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 2:28 PM – Traffic lights stuck on red, causing a traffic backup at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 2:44 PM – Lift assist for a Main Street resident.
- 2:46 PM – General fire alarm activation at the clubhouse on Jacob Way.
- 3:40 PM – Arlington Street resident reports attempted fraud.
- 6:15 PM – Officer standing by for a property exchange at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:27 PM – House lockout at a Cross Street residence.
- 6:58 PM – Follow-up call with an Elderberry Lane resident.
- 7:12 PM – Solicitors reported on Franklin Street.
- 7:15 PM – Assistance provided to North Reading/Woburn PD with a warrant service on Gregory Lane.
- 9:21 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 9:58 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 11:28 PM – Resident reports that a yellow truck dumped liquid on Crocus Lane.
