Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, August 15, 2025
- 1:08 AM — Fire Department responded for a lift assist at Bear Mountain on Main Street.
- 1:31 AM — Traffic enforcement at Scotland Road (speeding in the Summer Avenue area).
- 1:36 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall (one-way violations).
- 3:04 AM — Commercial alarm reported at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:57 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pleasant Street (speeding).
- 8:07 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 9:54 AM — Assistance rendered with VIN verification form at Pond Meadow Drive.
- 10:13 AM — Fire Department inspection at High Street.
- 10:48 AM — Traffic enforcement at Rocky Road and Main Street.
- 10:54 AM — Report of dog locked in car with windows up at Market Basket on General Way.
- 11:05 AM — Commercial alarm at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 12:11 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Lowell Street.
- 12:57 PM — Minor motor vehicle crash with no injuries reported at Market Basket on General Way.
- 1:26 PM — Accidental 911 call from Ash Street, child playing with phone.
- 1:27 PM — Fire Department responded to smoke/CO alarm activation at Hillcrest Road (no smoke/fire).
- 2:14 PM — Information entry added for case report at Main Street.
- 3:06 PM — Report of dog barking in area at Dudley Street.
- 3:13 PM — Accidental 911 call at Reading Health Center on Pond Meadow Drive.
- 3:39 PM — Report of attempted fraud involving a fraudulent bank account at Winthrop Avenue.
- 3:51 PM — Found debit card reported at Dudley Street.
- 4:02 PM — Disabled vehicle reported in driveway on Main Street.
- 5:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 5:38 PM — Commercial alarm at Main Street.
- 6:04 PM — Fire Department responded to general fire alarm at Whitehall Lane.
- 6:55 PM — Fire Department assisted with a lift at Mt. Vernon Street.
- 7:38 PM — Report of bicycle damaged by another youth at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 8:26 PM — Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Charles Street.
- 8:26 PM — Suspicious person reported taking photos of a motor vehicle at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:41 PM — Fire Department responded to street box alarm received at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 10:16 PM — Fire Department investigated odor of smoke in the area of West Street.
- 10:49 PM — Fire Department responded to street box alarm received at Old South Church on Salem Street.
- 11:38 PM — Commercial alarm reported at Main Street.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
- 1:21 AM — Fire Department responded to a street box alarm received at Old South Church on Salem Street.
- 2:38 AM — Commercial alarm reported at the American Legion Post on Ash Street.
- 5:58 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 7:03 AM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street.
- 7:34 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 8:20 AM — Fire Department transmitted box for odor of gas at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:29 AM — Report of a loose black dog at West Street and Catherine Avenue.
- 9:34 AM — Arrest made on outstanding warrant at Cumberland Farms Gas on Salem Street following report of a stolen coffee.
- 11:02 AM — Accidental 911 call from student’s phone at Wood End Elementary School on Sunset Rock Lane.
- 11:56 AM — Report of a past dog bite at Parkview Road.
- 12:19 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Mill Street.
- 1:25 PM — Report of repeated nails in tires at Augustus Court.
- 1:45 PM — Traffic enforcement at Middlesex Avenue and Bancroft Avenue.
- 2:29 PM — Traffic enforcement at Woburn Street and Temple Street.
- 3:00 PM — Apple crash notification received at Animal Clinic on Main Street.
- 5:16 PM — Report of juveniles attempting to pass counterfeit $100 bills at Pleasant Street and Main Street.
- 7:44 PM — Smoke investigation at Woburn Street and West Street.
- 8:35 PM — Fire alarm box returned to service at Old South Church on Salem Street.
- 9:21 PM — Report of suspicious male in older model white sedan following females at Cherry Lane Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 10:37 PM — Text-a-Tip received for noise complaint.
- 10:45 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 10:47 PM — Traffic enforcement at Scotland Road.
- 10:52 PM — Verbal warning issued for marked lanes violation at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 10:53 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Franklin Street.
Sunday, August 17, 2025
- 2:14 AM — Wilmington Police requested mutual aid during a motor vehicle stop at Lowell Street and Causeway Road.
- 2:29 AM — Resident reported hearing a bizarre noise outside at Main Street near Chase Bank.
- 6:20 AM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street.
- 6:21 AM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 7:02 AM — Traffic enforcement at Ash Street.
- 9:27 AM — Report of a loose black poodle in the area of Grove Street.
- 10:20 AM — Commercial burglar alarm at Main Street.
- 11:00 AM — Fire Department responded to Heritage Drive for investigation of a water heater.
- 11:01 AM — 911 open line call on High Street.
- 11:31 AM — Report of outside odor, possibly sewage, on Libby Avenue.
- 11:57 AM — Fire alarm activation on Oakland Road near Reading Memorial High School.
- 2:00 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 2:11 PM — Traffic enforcement at Temple Street and Woburn Street.
- 3:24 PM — Residential burglar alarm, second floor motion, on Louanis Drive.
- 5:03 PM — Report of a dog tied to a fence in the parking lot on Salem Street near Planet Fitness.
- 5:09 PM — Possible altercation in parking lot on Salem Street near Mandarin Reading.
- 5:09 PM — Fire alarm system back online on Oakland Road near Reading Memorial High School.
- 6:42 PM — Fire Department responded to Summer Avenue for pole fire after transformer explosion.
- 6:51 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 7:54 PM — Two-car motor vehicle crash, no injuries, on Main Street near Ice Cream Dandilyons.
- 8:27 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 8:28 PM — Traffic enforcement at South Street and Jacob Way.
- 9:02 PM — Fire Department responded to High Street and Dudley Street for wire down across roadway.
- 9:14 PM — Resident reported things out of place inside house on Charles Street.
- 10:18 PM — Male requested assistance with a lockout on Main Street near Gas Station.
- 10:29 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 10:30 PM — Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 10:41 PM — Male reported walking in circles in the street on Gazebo Circle.
- 11:12 PM — Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
