Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, December 1, 2025
- 12:28 AM – Traffic enforcement for red light violations at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 6:28 AM – Report of a possibly injured raccoon in the roadway at Pitman Drive.
- 7:01 AM – Department of Public Works notified of icy road conditions at West Street and Willow Street.
- 7:56 AM – Female party reported lost funds to an online scam at Holly Road.
- 8:43 AM – Fire Department lift assist for an eighty-four-year-old male at Fremont Street.
- 8:58 AM – Wire to a lawn decoration reported cut at Lothrop Road.
- 9:30 AM – Seven blankets delivered to Anton’s Cleaners at Harnden Street.
- 9:57 AM – Fire Department reinspection at Ash Street.
- 10:01 AM – Fire alarm box 1154 back online at Haven Street.
- 10:28 AM – Fire alarm box 1162 reported out of service at Gould Street.
- 12:19 PM – Stoneham Police reported a possible medical aid at Main Street and Burger King.
- 12:32 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 12:44 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Haven Street.
- 1:36 PM – Fire alarm box 1162 back online at Gould Street.
- 1:40 PM – Fire alarm box 1154 back online at Haven Street.
- 1:48 PM – Male party reported possible slashed tires at Haverhill Street and Symonds Way.
- 2:22 PM – No-trespass order received for records at Timberneck Drive.
- 2:40 PM – Officer covering crossing post at Oak Street and Summer Avenue.
- 2:44 PM – Officer covering crossing post at King Street and West Street.
- 2:57 PM – Report of a female hoarding belongings in a hallway creating a hazard at Washington Street.
- 3:00 PM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street and Charleslawn Cemetery.
- 3:28 PM – Panic alarm activation at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Elementary.
- 3:35 PM – Female party reported spam emails at County Road.
- 3:42 PM – Male party unable to turn off medical alarm, no injuries, at Eastway.
- 3:46 PM – Female party reported purse stolen from a motor vehicle at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 4:58 PM – Fire alarm box 1742 back online at Archstone Circle and the Community Center.
- 6:08 PM – Commercial alarm, zone 1/front door, at Main Street and Family Dental Associates, no keyholder.
- 6:31 PM – Traffic enforcement on Pearl Street.
- 6:43 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 6:59 PM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 9:30 PM – Commercial alarm, front motion, at Salem Street and Dunkin Donuts, no keyholder.
- 9:40 PM – Female reported outside light out nightly at Elderberry Lane.
- 10:10 PM – Fire alarm box 5521 confirmed as a street box only at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 10:10 PM – Fire alarm box 5522 back online at Walkers Brook Drive and Jordan’s Furniture.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
- 12:36 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Washington Street.
- 12:59 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Main Street.
- 4:46 AM – Accidental 911 call confirmed at Beacon Street.
- 5:50 AM – Traffic enforcement at Haverhill Street and Franklin Street.
- 6:37 AM – Fire alarm box 5521 back online at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 6:38 AM – Fire alarm box 5522 back online at Walkers Brook Drive and Jordan’s Furniture.
- 7:07 AM – Tire reported in the roadway at Salem Street and the rotary.
- 8:32 AM – Female reported a dog bite that occurred the previous morning at Strout Avenue and the Town Forest.
- 8:59 AM – Follow-up to prior motor vehicle larceny case at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 9:29 AM – Car 16 dropped off for maintenance at the Department of Public Works on New Crossing Road.
- 10:03 AM – Granger Avenue closed from Eastway to Haverhill Street with emergency access only.
- 10:43 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection at Haverhill Street.
- 10:49 AM – Car 9 taken out of service at the Department of Public Works on New Crossing Road.
- 1:45 PM – Traffic enforcement at Brook Street and Summer Avenue.
- 1:58 PM – Traffic enforcement on Woburn Street.
- 2:20 PM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Sunset Rock Lane.
- 2:58 PM – Direct call to the Fire Department for an intermittent alarm at Haven Street.
- 5:07 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 5:31 PM – Hold-up alarm reported at Walkers Brook Drive and Chili’s Restaurant.
- 5:34 PM – Fire Department received street box 5622 at Pond Meadow Drive and Reading Health Center.
- 6:19 PM – Male attempted to develop inappropriate photos and behaved awkwardly toward an employee at Main Street and CVS.
- 8:10 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Pleasant Street.
- 8:17 PM – Female found a purse at the Performing Arts Center at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
