Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, June 20, 2025
- 12:09 AM – Report that a vehicle is playing loud music in the parking lot at Harrow’s Chicken Pies on Main Street.
- 12:29 AM – Report of a minor vehicle crash on Highland Street.
- 1:17 AM – Verbal warning issued for a marked lane violation on Main Street.
- 5:37 AM – Main foyer motion alarm at Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 6:30 AM – Report that money and a phone was stolen on Main Street.
- 8:00 AM – Social worker reported that a resident is missing money at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 8:39 AM – Detail officer reported a low-hanging wire on Lowell Street.
- 10:49 AM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 10:59 AM – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 11:15 AM – Verbal warning issued after a stop on Pearl Street.
- 11:30 AM – Report of a low wire at McDonald’s Restaurant on Main Street.
- 11:53 AM – Tree down on the Salem Street Haverhill Street rotary.
- 12:07 PM – Disabled tractor-trailer on South Street.
- 12:13 PM – Tree is partially blocking the road on Covey Hill Road.
- 1:41 PM – Barrels reported in the road on Oakland Road.
- 2:29 PM – Tree limb down in the road on Pearl Street.
- 2:57 PM – Injured owl reported on Hillside Road.
- 3:15 PM – School alarm at Parker Middle School.
- 3:21 PM – Bag turned in at Reading Co-op Bank on Haven Street.
- 4:16 PM – Residential alarm, garage door motion at 78 Sturges Rd.
- 5:10 PM – Mutual aid given to State Police while investigating a road rage incident on Haverhill Street.
- 6:09 PM – Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 6:59 PM – Report of a lost cell phone at McDonald’s Restaurant on Main Street.
- 7:07 PM – Follow-up to larceny case on Main Street.
- 7:53 PM – Frank Tanner Drive resident reports vandalism to their vehicle.
- 10:02 PM – Lift assist for a Lewis Street resident.
- 10:06 PM – Lift assist for a Pearl Street resident.
- 10:57 PM – Carbon monoxide detector activation at a Springvale Road residence.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
- 12:03 AM — Caller reports about 60 cars are in the parking lot at Market Basket on General Way.
- 03:53 AM — Juvenile is yelling on Grand Street.
- 04:04 AM — CO detector activation at Post Mark Square on Sanborn Street.
- 07:47 AM — Report that a construction company reported is keeping a trailer at a pole yard on West Street.
- 08:11 AM — Minor two-vehicle crash in the parking lot at Market Basket on General Way.
- 08:44 AM — Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 09:26 AM — Verbal warning issued for speed on Brentwood Drive.
- 09:34 AM — Resident reported possible scam involving driveway repair on Bainbridge Road.
- 09:49 AM — RV has reportedly been parked in a lot for over a month at Verizon Wireless on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 10:04 AM — Harvard Street resident reports unemployment fraud.
- 10:07 AM — Officer flagged down for branches blocking the sidewalk at Charles Street and Boswell Road.
- 10:38 AM — Cell phone left in Lovestruck on Main Street.
- 10:55 AM — Minor vehicle crash at Bagel World on Main Street.
- 01:29 PM — Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 01:48 PM — Caller reported a lost car key on Prospect Street.
- 02:26 PM — Loose dog reported in the area of Mill Street and Sanborn Lane.
- 02:30 PM — Traffic enforcement on Lowell Street.
- 02:46 PM — Metal debris reported on the road on Salem Street.
- 04:04 PM — Resident following up on previous case on Washington Street.
- 05:43 PM — Possible intoxicated persons are refusing a cab at LongHorn Steakhouse on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 06:02 PM — Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 07:08 PM — Suspicious person in military fatigues is on a bicycle on Rustic Lane.
- 07:40 PM — Commercial alarm at the Reading Public Library.
- 08:00 PM — Traffic enforcement on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 08:08 PM — Traffic enforcement on Rocky Road.
- 08:10 PM — Lift assist for a South Street resident.
- 08:37 PM — Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 09:52 PM — Commercial alarm at HomeGoods on Main Street.
- 09:59 PM — Verbal warning issued for an equipment violation on Wilson Street.
Sunday, June 22, 2025
- 05:47 AM — Large tree branch is blocking parking spaces at Coolidge Middle School.
- 05:59 AM — Traffic enforcement on Main Street.
- 06:03 AM — Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 06:10 AM — Traffic enforcement on John Street.
- 09:03 AM — Suspicious person is walking around near the depot handicap ramp in boxers.
- 09:12 AM — Alarm sounding at TASC Building on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 01:16 PM — Traffic enforcement on Copeland Avenue.
- 02:07 PM — Traffic enforcement on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 03:34 PM — Martin Road resident reports attempted fraud.
- 04:52 PM — Deceased raccoon reported on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 07:05 PM — Roaming traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 07:06 PM — Line Road resident reports an “otter” under their porch.
- 07:08 PM — One helmet “citation” issued during community policing on Timberneck Road.
- 08:13 PM — State Police reported an erratic vehicle operator swerving between lanes on Lowell Street.
- 08:16 PM — Report of a road rage incident on Lowell Street.
