Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, August 8, 2025
- 2:50 AM – School alarm, door #1, hallway motion at Joshua Eaton Elementary on Summer Avenue.
- 5:00 AM – Commercial alarm, back door motion at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:18 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 5:29 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 6:31 AM – Disabled vehicle at Salem Street and Rotary.
- 7:58 AM – Fire alarm status, Box 5913 offline on Gazebo Circle.
- 8:43 AM – Officer out with disabled vehicle, 2010 black Toyota Prius at Pearl Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:22 AM – License plate stolen from vehicle on Barbara Lane.
- 9:53 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 10:05 AM – Fire Department inspection at Hillcrest Road.
- 10:24 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Rocky Road.
- 12:39 PM – Caller reported a past minor crash at Home Goods on Main Street.
- 1:00 PM – Trustee tested the emergency phone in the elevator at The Chronicle on Main Street.
- 1:07 PM – Fire Department assisted with lift on Mt. Vernon Street.
- 1:11 PM – Attempted fraud involving use of resident’s ID for online purchase on Bay State Road.
- 2:21 PM – FedEx truck driving erratically at Lowell Street and Laurel Hill Cemetery.
- 2:42 PM – Fire Department assisted homeowner with leaking water heater at Gazebo Circle.
- 3:34 PM – 911 hang-up at CVS at Main Street
- 3:41 PM – Accidental 911 call at Winthrop Avenue.
- 5:44 PM – Raccoon going through trash at West Street.
- 6:45 PM – Officer came upon disabled motor vehicle at Middlesex Avenue and Lowell Street.
- 6:53 PM – Fire Department investigation at Harrison Street.
- 8:44 PM – Open line 911 call, unable to leave voicemail on call back at Laura Michaels Salon on Main Street.
- 8:53 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Rocky Road.
- 8:54 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 9:03 PM – Female fell, no injuries, lift assist on Augustus Court.
- 9:13 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 10:32 PM – One individual arrested as a result of a motor vehicle stop at Main Street and RFD HQ.
- 10:32 PM – Additional UCR codes for arrest case at Main Street and RFD HQ.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
- 12:11 AM – Suspicious vehicle, white sedan in area for 10 minutes at Cory Lane.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:06 AM – Officer found open door during building check at Market Basket #60 on General Way.
- 6:16 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 8:34 AM – U-Haul truck with multiple people in cargo area on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:05 AM – Open line 911 on Hopkins Street.
- 10:22 AM – Residential burglar alarm, fireplace room window on Fairchild Drive.
- 10:27 AM – Commercial alarm, second floor refuge area at Library on Middlesex Avenue.
- 10:57 AM – Wounded baby coyote in driveway on Main Street.
- 11:39 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 11:41 AM – Open line 911 from deactivated cell phone on Jacob Way.
- 12:16 PM – Caller reported “mangy” coyote in street at Audubon Road and Pearl Street.
- 1:27 PM – Male in dinosaur costume causing traffic disturbance at West Street and South Street.
- 1:59 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue.
- 2:16 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Mill Street.
- 3:38 PM – Tree fell onto street near Joseph Way at Kieran Road.
- 6:33 PM – Report of low-hanging wire in the road at Saint Athanasius on Haverhill Street.
- 6:43 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 7:45 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 7:49 PM – Sick or injured fox in backyard at Ash Street.
- 8:53 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
- 3:47 AM – One individual arrested for OUI as result of single-car crash at Salem Street and Wilson Street.
- 3:47 AM – Additional UCR codes entered for arrest case at Salem Street and Wilson Street.
- 3:48 AM – Suspicious vehicle, car idling for an hour on Sunnyside Avenue.
- 4:55 AM – Commercial alarm, front door motion at Shell Station on Main Street.
- 5:22 AM – Traffic enforcement at South Street.
- 6:31 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
- 8:13 AM – Accidental 911 call at Charles Street.
- 8:29 AM – Fire Department lift assist for male who slid out of a chair on Pearl Street.
- 9:17 AM – Noise complaint and neighbor dispute at Main Street.
- 11:02 AM – Male with dementia locked himself in bathroom at Pleasant Street.
- 11:32 AM – Two vehicles stopped in the road in front of Calareso’s on Main Street.
- 12:57 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Veterans Way.
- 1:43 PM – Two-car minor crash, no injuries on Bay State Road.
- 1:55 PM – Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Wenda Street.
- 2:12 PM – Traffic enforcement on Ash Street.
- 2:41 PM – Minor crash in parking lot at Shell Station on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 3:17 PM – Found cell phone with money visible in case on Hanscom Avenue.
- 4:58 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:01 PM – Tree down with wires on Walnut Street.
- 7:09 PM – Commercial alarm, multiple zones at Golf Galaxy on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:01 PM – Disturbance, loud music at house party on Gavin Circle.
- 8:18 PM – Two-car minor crash at Main Street and Hopkins Street.
- 9:48 PM – Additional call for loud music at house party on Gavin Circle.
