Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – MONDAY 06/01/26
- 12:36 AM – Report of a vehicle doing donuts and driving erratically at Edgemont Avenue and Barrows School.
- 2:07 AM – Check of the square for overnight parking violations at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 4:47 AM – Fire Department provided a lift assist for an 87-year-old male who had fallen with no injuries at Holly Road.
- 5:40 AM – Crossing guard sick call reported at Buckingham Drive and Summer Avenue.
- 5:54 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and South Street.
- 5:59 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Lowell Street and Town Hall.
- 6:11 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at John Carver Street and Birch Meadow Drive.
- 7:14 AM – Assistance provided to a tractor-trailer needing help turning around at West Street and Mobil Gas Station.
- 7:29 AM – Middlesex Avenue is closed from Lowell Street to Grand Street.
- 8:23 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline for testing at Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 8:54 AM – Fire alarm box returned to service at Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 9:38 AM – Fire drill conducted at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 10:30 AM – Report of a male taking pictures of a home on Dividence Road.
- 10:39 AM – Fire Department responded to an indoor odor of gas at Salem Street.
- 10:44 AM – Report of two loose dogs in the area of Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:12 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Lincoln Street and Prescott Street.
- 11:17 AM – Fire drill conducted at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 12:57 PM – Officers attended a community event at the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 1:55 PM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries at Main Street.
- 2:32 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Minot Street.
- 3:35 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Bancroft Avenue and the tennis courts.
- 3:43 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Middlesex Avenue.
- 3:44 PM – Report of a stolen credit card and fraudulent charges at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 6:24 PM – Minor motor vehicle crash reported in a parking lot on Harnden Street.
- 6:39 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 6:48 PM – Fire Department responded to an odor of gas on the second floor of the Senior Center on Pleasant Street.
- 7:27 PM – Found kitten reported on Johnson Woods Drive; the caller hoped to locate the owner.
- 7:34 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Minot Street.
- 8:07 PM – Loose crosswalk pavers creating a hazard were reported at Main Street and Haven Street.
- 11:05 PM – Fire Department received a street box alarm at Walkers Brook Drive.
- 11:30 PM – Fire Department assisted a resident locked out of a home on Puritan Road.
POLICE LOG SUMMARY – TUESDAY 06/02/26
- 1:59 AM – Check of the square for overnight parking violations at Main Street and Salem Street.
- 2:47 AM – Fire alarm activation with no smoke or fire reported on Cherry Lane Drive.
- 2:59 AM – Report of a person banging on a resident’s door at Archstone Circle.
- 6:06 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on High Street.
- 6:41 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted on Salem Street.
- 7:33 AM – Residential burglar alarm reported on Wood End Lane; no contact made.
- 7:36 AM – Accidental 911 call reported from Parker Middle School on Temple Street.
- 7:41 AM – Forest Glen Street closed from Wells Road to Pearl Street.
- 8:23 AM – Road closure reported at Lowell Street and Middlesex Avenue.
- 8:23 AM – Road closure reported at Lowell Street and Bancroft Avenue.
- 10:03 AM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Franklin Street and Parsons Lane.
- 11:21 AM – Fire inspection passed at Augustus Court.
- 11:22 AM – Fire alarm box returned online at Reading Woods on Jacob Way.
- 11:27 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed at Gazebo Circle.
- 11:36 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Pine Ridge Road.
- 11:41 AM – Fire alarm box taken offline at Ace Flats on Gould Street.
- 11:47 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection passed on Old Farm Road.
- 11:58 AM – Smoke and carbon monoxide inspection failed on Buckingham Drive.
- 12:00 PM – Fire inspection passed on Haven Street.
- 12:06 PM – Fire alarm reset and box returned online at Town Hall on Lowell Street.
- 12:21 PM – Fire Department responded to a smoke detector issue on Woodward Avenue.
- 12:24 PM – Fire alarm box returned online at Ace Flats on Gould Street.
- 1:11 PM – Report of a dog left in a vehicle with the windows up at Salem Street.
- 2:04 PM – Quarterly inspection conducted at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 2:09 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Summer Avenue and Willow Street.
- 2:42 PM – Parking complaint regarding a vehicle blocking a garage on Taylor Drive.
- 3:16 PM – Immediate threat paperwork served to a male at Lakeview Avenue.
- 3:26 PM – Apple crash notification received on Forest Street; no answer on callbacks.
- 4:11 PM – Accidental 911 call confirmed with caller on Lakeview Avenue.
- 4:44 PM – Accidental 911 call reported from Main Street.
- 7:04 PM – Complaint of loud vulgar music from youths at the basketball courts on Bancroft Avenue.
- 7:11 PM – Open 911 line reported on Main Street; no answer on callback.
- 7:47 PM – Open 911 line reported from Walkers Brook Drive; no answer on callback.
- 9:21 PM – Traffic enforcement conducted at Mark Avenue and Grove Street.
- 11:03 PM – Female reported three males looking for her son’s girlfriend on Haverhill Street.
