Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Friday, January 30, 2026
- 6:03 AM – Traffic enforcement at Ash Street and Cross Street.
- 6:05 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 6:23 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and John Carver Road.
- 7:59 AM – Report of person camping in lobby at Main Street.
- 10:22 AM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street and Susan Drive.
- 10:54 AM – Carbon monoxide detector activation at Gardner Road.
- 11:13 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Selfridge Road.
- 11:25 AM – Low hanging wires caused by icicle at Haven Street and Main Street.
- 12:00 PM – DPW reported plow may have struck a vehicle at West Street and Selfridge Road.
- 12:17 PM – Officer flagged down about a toilet in the roadway at Salem Street and Harnden Street.
- 12:20 PM – Fire alarm box back online at Gazebo Circle.
- 2:33 PM – Traffic enforcement at Chute Street.
- 3:03 PM – Fire alarm box taken offline for drill at Main Street and Bear Mountain.
- 3:11 PM – Fire alarm box back online at Main Street and Bear Mountain.
- 3:30 PM – Fire alarm box back online at Walkers Brook Drive and TASC building.
- 3:45 PM – Youths playing in snowbanks in parking lot at Bolton Street and Walgreens.
- 4:40 PM – Crossing button snowed in at Main Street and Franklin Street.
- 4:54 PM – Fraud complaint reported at Village Street.
- 5:44 PM – Female grazed by moving vehicle in hit and run at Ash Street and Green Street.
- 6:11 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:58 PM – Commercial alarm activation at Main Street and Tower Home Loans.
- 7:38 PM – Vehicle drove onto caller’s lawn at South Street.
- 7:46 PM – Business reported fraud with significant financial loss at Main Street and Speech Therapy Center.
- 8:53 PM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and John Street.
- 9:15 PM – School alarm activation at Arthur B Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 9:33 PM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Scotland Road.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
- 5:34 AM – License plate found on lawn at South Street.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 6:01 AM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive.
- 6:14 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street.
- 6:31 AM – Residential alarm, basement motion, at Chapel Hill Drive.
- 6:54 AM – Open 911 line from cellphone at General Way and Market Basket.
- 7:36 AM – Road closed by water department at Willow Street and Summer Avenue.
- 9:26 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash; no injuries at Salem Street and Cumberland Farms Gas.
- 11:07 AM – Multiple vehicles idling with hazards on for extended time at Pilgrim Road.
- 11:11 AM – Unattended vehicles parked in travel lane at Main Street and Haven Street.
- 11:21 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide detector chirping; no smoke or fire at Duck Road.
- 11:57 AM – Traffic enforcement at West Street and Selfridge Road.
- 2:16 PM – Wallet found in parking lot at Walkers Brook Drive and Home Depot.
- 3:02 PM – Fire department received street box activation at Woburn Street.
- 3:32 PM – Disabled vehicle blocking roadway at Main Street and Mobil On the Run gas station.
- 5:34 PM – Traffic enforcement at West Street.
- 6:26 PM – Report of youths yelling in lobby at Lincoln Street and The Met building.
- 8:27 PM – Motor vehicle stop resulting in complaint filed at Salem Street and Libby Avenue.
- 9:44 PM – Traffic enforcement at Birch Meadow Drive and Arthur B Lord Drive.
Saturday, February 01, 2026
- 4:08 AM – Commercial burglar alarm at Ash Street and American Legion Post.
- 5:58 AM – Traffic enforcement at Minot Street and Main Street.
- 6:09 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Forest Street.
- 6:19 AM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street and Railroad Tracks.
- 7:53 AM – Commercial fire alarm; no smoke or fire confirmed at Main Street and McDonald’s Restaurant.
- 8:24 AM – Property damage complaint regarding fence at Green Street.
- 8:51 AM – School burglar alarm at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School.
- 10:12 AM – Residential burglar alarm at Emerald Drive.
- 10:20 AM – 911 hang-up call at Line Road.
- 11:11 AM – Wallet reported lost at Elderberry Lane.
- 12:05 PM – Traffic enforcement at Minot Street and Main Street.
- 12:27 PM – Parked vehicle struck in lot at Temple Street and Parker Middle School.
- 1:40 PM – Vehicle struck guardrail; no injuries at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 3:00 PM – Possible water main break reported at Red Gate Lane.
- 3:07 PM – Traffic enforcement at Willow Street.
- 5:39 PM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 5:45 PM – Traffic enforcement at Sanborn Street.
- 5:46 PM – Lift assist for elderly male; no injuries at South Street.
- 6:33 PM – Missing keys reported at Sanborn Street.
- 6:49 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller at Pearl Street.
- 7:03 PM – Traffic enforcement at Hillside Road and Main Street.
- 10:55 PM – Homeowner reported water issues related to water main repair at Red Gate Lane.
- 11:26 PM – Lift assist for elderly male; no injuries at Frank Tanner Drive.
