Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
- 12:26 AM — Extra checks on Avalon Rd.
- 03:10 AM — Commercial alarm at Public Kitchen on Main St.
- 04:31 AM — Lift assist at Bear Mountain on Main St.
- 06:22 AM — Traffic enforcement on Pearl St.
- 06:49 AM — Traffic enforcement at West St and Prescott St.
- 06:50 AM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn St and Lowell St.
- 07:26 AM — Fire alarm box #2131 taken offline for sprinkler testing at Parker Middle School.
- 08:10 AM — Report of transformer on fire South St.
- 08:34 AM — Water bubbling up in the road on South St.
- 09:51 AM — Fire alarm box #2131 back online at Parker Middle School.
- 09:55 AM — MV complaint: 2000 Chrysler sedan left in lot at Woburn St and First Baptist Church.
- 11:20 AM — Suspicious person taking pictures in the lot Metro Credit Union on Main St.
- 01:00 PM — Complaint application filed following a traffic stop on Lowell St.
- 01:19 PM — Fire alarm box #1513 back online at Joshua Eaton Elementary.
- 02:01 PM — Odor of gasoline, box 472 transmitted on Wakefield St.
- 02:06 PM — Road closed with detours (no emergency access) at Summer Ave and Woburn/Fairchild St.
- 02:24 PM — Report of a possible hit and run at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 02:49 PM — Public assist at Johnson Woods Dr.
- 02:51 PM — Traffic control for disabled RFD Engine 1 at Knollwood Rd and Main St.
- 02:54 PM — Large amount of pamphlets in the roadway at Main St and Pleasant St.
- 03:14 PM — Fire alarm box #4541 back online at 273 Salem St.
- 03:16 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Middlesex Ave.
- 03:32 PM — Erratic operator reported by Wilmington at Lowell St and Causeway Rd.
- 04:21 PM — Resident seeking options for groundhog removal on Federal St.
- 04:47 PM — Erratic vehicle operation reported at Main St and Washington St.
- 04:51 PM — Motorcycle reported driving erratically on Walnut St.
- 05:07 PM — Vehicle found damaged in parking lot at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 05:43 PM — Traffic enforcement at John St and Green St.
- 05:45 PM — Water gate reported loose at Lowell St and Coakley Wy.
- 06:02 PM — Groceries stolen from hallway on 1 High St.
- 06:12 PM — 911 hang-up call from deactivated phone on Middlesex Ave.
- 06:48 PM — Youths on bikes in the road at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Dr.
- 06:58 PM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Ave and High St.
- 07:31 PM — House lockout on Summit Dr.
- 07:52 PM — 911 open line, no answer on call back on Emerson St.
- 08:07 PM — Cell phone turned in on Main St.
- 08:18 PM — Traffic enforcement at West St and Prescott St.
- 08:31 PM — Lift assist requested on Cross St.
- 08:50 PM — Traffic enforcement at Franklin St and Kurchian Ln.
Thursday, July 3, 2025
- 12:08 AM — Caller reporting loud music coming from a motorcycle at Libby Ave and E St.
- 12:39 AM — “A” shift extra checks on Avalon Rd.
- 05:28 AM — School alarm at Reading Memorial High on Oakland Rd.
- 05:53 AM — Traffic enforcement at West St and Prescott St.
- 05:58 AM — Traffic enforcement at Charles St and Wakefield St.
- 06:07 AM — Traffic enforcement at Pleasant St and John St.
- 07:34 AM — Two vehicles vandalized overnight at 31 Spring St.
- 08:09 AM — Injured deer with broken leg on Prescott St.
- 09:27 AM — Erratic operation of a 2015 blue Nissan Rogue at South St and West St.
- 10:19 AM — “B” shift checks of residence on Avalon Rd.
- 10:50 AM — Fire alarm activation, transmitting Box 54 at Shell Gas Station on
- Walkers Brook Dr.
- 11:41 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell St and Causeway Rd.
- 12:45 PM — Grey Mazda CX-9 struck in lot yesterday at Town Hall on Lowell St.
- 01:28 PM — Traffic enforcement at Bare Meadow lot on Pearl St.
- 02:03 PM — 911 open line; officer confirmed accidental on Red Gate Ln.
- 03:32 PM — Verbal warning for stop sign violation, no search, at CVS on Main St.
- 03:35 PM — Male seen on Ring camera entering residence on Walnut St.
- 04:23 PM — Possible fireworks in area at of Pine Ridge Rd.
- 04:36 PM — Officer out checking unknown alarm on Gleason Rd.
- 05:30 PM — DPW notified about fallen “No Dogs Allowed” sign at Mattera Cabin on Main St.
- 06:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at West St and Countryside Ln.
- 07:33 PM — Dead raccoon in the road on Green St.
- 08:17 PM — Residential alarm: family room motion (SimpliSafe) on Colonial Dr.
- 08:18 PM — “C” shift checks of residence on Avalon Rd.
- 08:43 PM — Caller reported apartment was broken into, unfounded, on Washington St.
