Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Monday, April 13, 2026
- 1:45 AM – Commercial burglar alarm on ground floor at Middlesex Avenue and Library Street.
- 4:17 AM – Residential burglar alarm, dining room motion at Autumn Lane.
- 5:14 AM – Building check requested by Wakefield Police at Main Street and Calareso’s.
- 5:32 AM – Sector 2 building checks.
- 5:34 AM – Sector 1 building checks.
- 5:48 AM – Traffic enforcement at Wakefield Street and Pearl Street.
- 5:48 AM – Sector 3 building checks.
- 5:55 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Robin Road.
- 6:09 AM – Commercial burglar alarm, second floor at Middlesex Avenue and Library Street.
- 6:27 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lincoln Street and Washington Street.
- 7:29 AM – Officer covering crossing guard post at Forest Street and Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 7:49 AM – Officer covering crossing guard post at John Carver Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:59 AM – Road closure with limited access at Hartshorn Street and Lowell Street.
- 8:02 AM – Fire alarm box offline for elevator testing at Walkers Brook Drive and Honda dealer.
- 8:07 AM – Report of missing license plate at Lothrop Road.
- 8:22 AM – Road closed due to trench, no access at Grove Street.
- 9:31 AM – Found identification turned in at Linden Street.
- 9:42 AM – Garage alarm at Sanborn Street and Postmark Square.
- 9:50 AM – Loose white poodle reported at West Street.
- 11:36 AM – Fire department training walkthrough at High Street and Lava Laundry.
- 11:38 AM – Fire inspection at Coolidge Road.
- 11:52 AM – Commercial alarm activation at Middlesex Avenue and Library Street.
- 12:11 PM – Officers assisting Wakefield Police at Main Street and Tarpin Terrace.
- 12:26 PM – Traffic enforcement at Oak Street and Pine Ridge Road.
- 1:11 PM – Accidental 911 call at Scout Hill Lane.
- 1:12 PM – Fire inspection at Linden Street and Advanced Design Concrete.
- 1:19 PM – Shopping carts obstructing lot at General Way and Market Basket.
- 1:20 PM – Larceny reported, pocketbook stolen from cart at Main Street and HomeGoods.
- 1:39 PM – Residential burglar alarm, basement motion at Thomas Drive.
- 2:00 PM – Fire inspection at Oakland Road and Reading Memorial High School.
- 2:40 PM – Disabled truck having difficulty turning at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 2:43 PM – Officer covering crossing guard post at Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 2:55 PM – Report of harassment concern at Harnden Street and Dollar Tree.
- 3:17 PM – Suspicious individuals near train tracks at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 3:17 PM – Dirt bike reported in Town Forest at Strout Avenue.
- 3:53 PM – Youths on bicycles harassing driver at Goodall-Sanford Road.
- 3:55 PM – Report of aggressive birds at Deborah Drive.
- 4:18 PM – Open 911 line at General Way and Market Basket.
- 4:47 PM – Traffic enforcement on West Street.
- 5:10 PM – Compost center gate found unlocked at Strout Avenue.
- 5:11 PM – Suspicious van interacting with youth at Dudley Street.
- 5:16 PM – Disturbance involving teens at Walkers Brook Drive and Starbucks.
- 5:23 PM – Fire alarm box returned to service at Walkers Brook Drive and Honda dealer.
- 6:31 PM – Commercial alarm activation at Main Street and car wash.
- 7:05 PM – Open 911 line with no response at Harnden Street.
- 8:09 PM – Hazardous behavior, teens near railroad tracks at Willow Street.
- 9:38 PM – Noise complaint, party at church near Linden Street.
- 10:06 PM – Suspicious person checked at Main Street and Comically Speaking.
- 11:14 PM – Water observed leaking from building at Pleasant Street and Senior Center.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
- 5:33 AM – Sector 2 building checks.
- 5:37 AM – Sector 3 building checks.
- 5:40 AM – Sector 1 building checks.
- 5:50 AM – Traffic enforcement at Summer Avenue and Robin Road.
- 5:56 AM – Traffic enforcement at Franklin Street.
- 5:57 AM – Traffic enforcement at Green Street and Ash Street.
- 7:46 AM – Road closure with limited access at Hartshorn Street and Lowell Street.
- 8:45 AM – Road closure, no access at Grove Street and Lowell Street.
- 8:59 AM – Report of loose dog at West Street.
- 10:11 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection failed at Orange Street.
- 10:27 AM – Fire inspection passed at Washington Street.
- 10:40 AM – Fire inspection passed at Winslow Road.
- 10:51 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Pine Ridge Road.
- 10:51 AM – Traffic enforcement on High Street.
- 10:55 AM – Traffic sign down at Main Street and Harnden Street.
- 11:14 AM – Fire inspection passed at Longfellow Road.
- 11:31 AM – Follow-up on stolen food delivery at Augustus Court, Reading Woods.
- 11:43 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection failed at Beaver Road.
- 11:51 AM – Lane closure at John Street and Green Street.
- 11:53 AM – Report of sick raccoon at Wakefield Street.
- 12:12 PM – Wallets turned in related to Augustus Court incident.
- 12:12 PM – Parking complaint at Harnden Street and Dollar Tree.
- 12:28 PM – Accidental 911 call at Field Pond Drive.
- 12:29 PM – Traffic control for funeral procession at Main Street and Woburn Street.
- 1:22 PM – Community event at Pleasant Street and Senior Center.
- 1:30 PM – Fire inspection failed at Pearl Street.
- 2:05 PM – Accidental 911 call at Longview Road.
- 4:32 PM – Fire department inspection at Bay State Road.
- 4:55 PM – Parking violation involving school bus at Hartshorn Street and Bancroft Avenue.
- 5:05 PM – Disabled motor vehicle at Howard Street and West Street.
- 7:49 PM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue.
- 11:07 PM – Chimney smoke investigation with activated CO detectors at Washington Street.
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