Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- 3:41 AM – Officers responded to a disagreement between a resident and staff on Main Street.
- 5:51 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 5:51 AM – Overnight parking enforcement resulted in multiple violations.
- 6:04 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on West Street.
- 6:11 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at John Carver Road and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:59 AM – Officer covered a crossing guard post at Sunset Rock Lane and Franklin Street.
- 8:00 AM – Officer covered a crossing guard post at Summer Avenue and King Street.
- 8:38 AM – Hazard reported involving a basketball hoop left in the roadway on Martin Road.
- 8:53 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 8:56 AM – Crossing guard complaint reported at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:35 AM – Fire alarm transmitted from a Main Street building.
- 10:12 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Mark Avenue and Grove Street.
- 11:16 AM – Complaint application filed following a traffic stop on Main Street.
- 11:58 AM – Department of Public Works notified of a downed stop sign at Gould Street and Ash Street.
- 12:02 PM – Threats reported involving verbal abuse at a Main Street residence.
- 1:28 PM – Fire alarm box taken offline for testing on Sanborn Street.
- 1:52 PM – Fire alarm box returned to service on Sanborn Street.
- 2:18 PM – Fire Department assisted a wheelchair-bound woman stuck in snow on Harnden Street.
- 3:23 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Chute Street and High Street.
- 3:32 PM – Department of Public Works notified of a malfunctioning gate at New Crossing Road.
- 4:31 PM – Tewksbury Police requested assistance contacting a resident on Pearl Street.
- 4:43 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Green Street and John Street.
- 6:27 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed on Mount Vernon Street.
- 6:46 PM – Fire Department responded to an elevator entrapment on Taylor Drive.
- 9:56 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 10:36 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Minot Street.
- 11:24 PM – Fire Department provided a lift assist on Willow Street.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at John Street and Green Street.
- 6:18 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Grove Street and Mark Avenue.
- 6:41 AM – Disabled motor vehicle reported at Salem Street and Main Street.
- 7:13 AM – Road closure reported at Bancroft Avenue and Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:05 AM – Road closure reported at Curtis Street and South Street.
- 8:42 AM – Arrest made on outstanding warrants on Haverhill Street.
- 10:49 AM – School alarm reported on Oakland Road.
- 11:33 AM – Suspicious person reported knocking on doors on West Street.
- 12:04 PM – Motor vehicle stop resulted in a verbal warning at John Street and Village Street.
- 1:15 PM – Parking complaint reported on Main Street.
- 4:03 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash investigated at Woburn Street and Linden Street.
- 6:50 PM – Threats reported involving a contractor on Mineral Street.
- 8:18 PM – Fire Department responded to a downed power line on Ridge Road.
- 8:53 PM – Fire Department responded to a possible kitchen fire at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:10 PM – Fire Department responded to a gas leak alarm on Oak Street.
