Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – MONDAY 05/18/26
- 2:08 AM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street.
- 6:20 AM – Traffic enforcement at Charles Street.
- 6:30 AM – Traffic enforcement at Catherine Avenue and West Street.
- 6:48 AM – Officer covering crossing post at Haven Street and Gould Street.
- 7:31 AM – Fire alarm box issue reported at Walkers Brook Drive and Trader Joe’s.
- 7:33 AM – Vehicles reported parked in a fire lane at Walkers Brook Drive and Starbucks.
- 7:57 AM – Officer covering crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 8:30 AM – Road closure with detours in place at Lowell Street and Grove Street.
- 8:46 AM – Woman reported her son was being harassed at Hartshorn Street.
- 9:48 AM – Woman reported stolen jewelry at Crosby Road.
- 9:56 AM – Fire drill conducted at Birch Meadow Drive and Coolidge Middle School.
- 10:05 AM – Fire drill conducted at Temple Street and Parker Middle School.
- 10:37 AM – Propane inspection conducted at Benton Circle.
- 11:11 AM – Vehicle repossession reported at Grove Street.
- 11:14 AM – Woman reported that her elderly father was scammed on Summer Avenue.
- 1:46 PM – Wilmington Police requested message delivery at Ivy Lane.
- 2:25 PM – Woman reported vandalism to a Subaru Forester at Nichols Road.
- 2:25 PM – Low-hanging wire reported at Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 3:05 PM – Lift assist provided after man fell from a wheelchair at Vine Street.
- 3:09 PM – Possible stove issue reported at Criterion Road.
- 4:37 PM – Several illegally parked vehicles reported at Birch Meadow Drive and Castine Field.
- 4:44 PM – Odor of gas reported in the building at Gould Street.
- 4:48 PM – Resident reported fraud at Rachel Road.
- 5:19 PM – Disabled vehicle reported at Main Street and South Street.
- 5:43 PM – Two-car crash with no injuries reported at Haverhill Street and the Rotary.
- 6:02 PM – Two unattended rabbits were reported near Bancroft Avenue tennis courts.
- 6:08 PM – Hazard reported involving a hard-to-see stop sign at Main Street and McDonald’s.
- 6:20 PM – Injured rabbit reported at Grand Street.
- 8:18 PM – Accidental 911 hang-up reported at Washington Street.
- 8:23 PM – Suspicious individuals claiming to be from a church reported at Mineral Street and Prospect Street.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – TUESDAY 05/19/26
- 12:14 AM – Lift assist provided for elderly man after fall at Salem Street.
- 6:00 AM – Traffic enforcement at Salem Street and Lowell Street.
- 6:05 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Charles Street.
- 6:06 AM – Traffic enforcement at Main Street and Ash Street.
- 7:52 AM – Fire alarm box reported offline at Gazebo Circle.
- 7:58 AM – Commercial motion alarm reported at Walkers Brook Drive and Golf Galaxy.
- 8:42 AM – Minor motor vehicle crash reported at Salem Street and Old South Church.
- 8:46 AM – Disabled vehicle on the sidewalk reported at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 9:26 AM – Lift assist provided for elderly woman at Charles Street.
- 9:50 AM – Woman reported sexual harassment by an employee at Main Street and Citgo.
- 112:03 PM – Connecticut State Police requested a business check at Salem Street and Dunkin’.
- 12:12 PM – Past parking lot crash reported at Symonds Way and Burbank Ice Arena.
- 12:39 PM – Bottle of whiskey reported stolen from business at General Way and Liquor Junction.
- 2:31 PM – Traffic lights malfunction reported at Summer Avenue and Prescott Street.
- 2:43 PM – Officer covering crossing post at Arthur B. Lord Drive and Birch Meadow Elementary School.
- 2:45 PM – Re-inspection passed at Federal Street.
- 3:51 PM – Audible alarm investigated at Leaning Elm Drive.
- 4:05 PM – Woman reported bank scam involving elderly mother at Ash Hill Road.
- 4:16 PM – Firearms discovered during an elder care situation at Timberneck Drive.
- 4:19 PM – Two-car crash with no injuries reported at Ash Street.
- 5:12 PM – Vehicle partially blocking driveway reported at Bancroft Avenue.
- 5:42 PM – Parking violations checked in the Bancroft Avenue area.
- 8:20 PM – Traffic enforcement at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
