Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
- 12:26 AM — Commercial alarm (rear hall motion, no keyholder) at Venetian Moon.
- 4:56 AM — Commercial alarm (front door motion, no keyholder) at Shell Station.
- 5:29 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pleasant St. and John St.
- 5:32 AM — Traffic enforcement at West St. and Woburn St.
- 5:56 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main St. and Salem St.
7:31 AM — Road closed with detours; emergency access possible at John/Village/Haven St. and Pleasant/Green St. - 7:42 AM — Road closed with detours; emergency access possible at Summer Ave. and Mineral St.
- 9:12 AM — Fire department inspection on Minot St.
- 9:48 AM — Road closed to eastbound traffic for tree work at Wakefield St. and Pearl St.
- 9:49 AM — Fire alarm activation on Minot St.
- 10:01 AM — Verbal warning for no front plate at Walkers Brook Dr. at the TASC Building.
- 10:03 AM — Assistance rendered for phone delivered to the wrong address at Cedar St.
10:05 AM — Fire department receiving street box alarm (Box 3611) Artis Senior Living on Main St. - 10:21 AM — Traffic enforcement at Prescott St. and Summer Ave.
- 11:40 AM — Party reported fraudulent emails at Summit Dr.
- 1:15 PM — Traffic enforcement at Franklin St. and Blueberry Ln.
- 1:45 PM — Disabled motor vehicle in roadway at Lowell St. and Plymouth Rd.
2:31 PM — Cruiser printer malfunction reported at Salem St. and Manning St. - 4:08 PM — Fire alarm activation (no smoke or fire) on Pearl St.
4:24 PM — Accidental 911 call from cell phone on Lowell St.
4:55 PM — Fraud report: unauthorized credit card accounts opened at Bay State Rd.
5:03 PM — Disabled white 2020 Honda Accord in 15-minute parking spot at Town Hall on Lowell St. - 5:49 PM — Fire alarm activation at Bunratty Tavern on Main St.
- 6:20 PM — Unemployment fraud reported on Winthrop Ave.
- 7:04 PM — Sick/injured coyote reported in yard at Main St.
- 7:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main St and Salem St.
- 7:27 PM — Residential alarm on Colburn Rd.
- 7:47 PM — Youths gathering; approx. 20 asked to use caller’s pool on Red Gate Ln.
- 8:36 PM — Road closed; detours in place at Lowell St. and Willow St.
- 10:57 PM — Extra commercial building checks at CVS on Main St.
Thursday, June 26, 2025
- 4:53 AM — Residential alarm on Fairmount Rd.
- 5:52 AM — Residential alarm notification on Glen Rd.
6:27 AM — 911 open line from cell phone, no answer on callback on New Crossing Rd. - 6:59 AM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave and Bancroft Ave.
- 7:20 AM — Road closed (Haven to Walkers Brook), emergency access possible at John St. and Haven St.
- 7:57 AM — Parker St. closed from Pleasant St to Haven St.
- 8:10 AM — Suspicious motor vehicle (blue Ford van parked over a week) at General Way.
- 8:24 AM — Fire Dept: Engine 2 running in place of Engine 4 on Main St and RFD HQ.
- 8:25 AM — Two-car crash, no injuries at Main St. and South St.
- 8:33 AM — Water problem in basement on Tamarack Rd.
- 8:46 AM — Stalking/harassment reported by the general manager at RMLD Offices on Ash St.
- 9:05 AM — Suspicious package received by mail on California Rd.
9:58 AM — Sick coyote wandering area at Chestnut Rd and Auburn St. - 10:12 AM — Smoke/CO inspection (pass) on Johnson Woods Dr.
- 10:36 AM — Smoke/CO inspection (pass) on Brook St.
1:34 PM — Disabled motor vehicle reported on Woburn St and West St. - 2:01 PM — Smoke/CO reinspected (pass) on Red Gate Ln.
- 2:17 PM — Fire alarm system Box 1217 back online at Rise 475 Building on Main St.
- 3:37 PM — Street box alarm received (Box 4596, vehicle maintenance) at Camp Curtis Guild.
- 5:30 PM — Traffic enforcement at Pleasant St. and John St.
5:38 PM — Disabled black Cadillac STX in roadway at Honda on Walkers Brook Dr. - 7:03 PM — Attempt to serve summons on Gardner Rd.
- 7:56 PM — Fire alarm activation (Box 35), no smoke or fire reported on Main St.
- 10:01 PM — Residential building checks on Avalon Rd.
- 10:49 PM — Smoke/CO alarm activation, no smoke or fire on Archstone Cir.
11:23 PM — Youths gathering in the new construction area reported on Johnson Woods Dr.
