Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026
- 5:54 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
- 5:58 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
- 6:18 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Salem Street.
- 7:40 AM — A female reported being followed on Haven Street.
- 9:10 AM — Lost keys, including three key rings on a clip, were reported found on B Street.
- 10:47 AM — A male came to the police station to report identity and bank account fraud on Haven Street.
- 11:51 AM — A male was reported going door-to-door on Putnam Road asking for donations.
- 12:12 PM — An officer issued two helmet citations at Dollar Tree on Harnden Street.
- 12:17 PM — A celebration parade was held from South Main Street to Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 1:23 PM — Fire Department Box 342 was received at Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road.
- 1:34 PM — Fire alarm Box 342 at Reading Memorial High School was taken out of service for repairs.
- 1:35 PM — A two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries was investigated at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 3:03 PM — A caller reported a road-rage incident on Haverhill Street.
- 3:55 PM — A loose medium-sized white dog with brown spots was reported at Austin Prep on Willow Street.
- 4:13 PM — Engine 1 was running in place of Engine 3 out of Station 2 on Woburn Street.
- 4:37 PM — A disabled vehicle was reported blocking traffic on Prescott Street.
- 6:12 PM — A text-a-tip report was received regarding an ATV in the Town Forest.
- 6:26 PM — An unknown male walked onto a property and then ran off on West Street.
- 7:21 PM — Fire alarm Box 4412 on Pearl Street was taken offline for fire alarm work.
- 7:25 PM — A commercial alarm was activated at the library on Middlesex Avenue; no keyholder was reached.
- 9:06 PM — A 911 call was transferred to Connecticut State Police for a well-being check.
- 9:29 PM — Fire alarm Box 4412 on Pearl Street was back online as the master.
- 10:14 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026
- 12:20 AM — A burglar alarm was activated for hallway motion at Joshua Eaton Elementary School on Summer Avenue.
- 12:52 AM — Repeated banging on a front door was reported at an apartment on Elderberry Lane.
- 6:02 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Salem Street.
- 6:03 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Bancroft Avenue.
- 9:20 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Lincoln Street.
- 9:50 AM — A commercial burglar alarm with multiple zones was activated at Camp Curtis Guild on Haverhill Street; contact was made.
- 10:33 AM — A person was reported attempting to make withdrawals under someone else’s name at Bank of America on Main Street.
- 10:44 AM — An accidental 911 call was reported from an apartment building on Taylor Drive.
- 10:57 AM — A fire alarm activation was reported on Abigail Way; there was no smoke or fire.
- 12:47 PM — A male was reported upset because a resident would not give him water on Pinevale Avenue.
- 12:57 PM — An officer was out with a possible disabled motor vehicle on Haverhill Street.
- 1:26 PM — A large amount of broken glass was reported in the street on West Street.
- 1:37 PM — A female reported that her vehicle had been struck in the parking lot at the Shell station on Main Street.
- 2:14 PM — A 911 caller reported a past hit-and-run on Salem Street.
- 2:37 PM — An accidental 911 call was reported on Dividence Road; a unit was sent to confirm.
- 3:03 PM — A 911 caller reported that her car was smoking and leaking fluid on Washington Street.
- 3:16 PM — A temporary hose installed by the Department of Public Works was reported broken on Plymouth Road.
- 3:21 PM — An accidental 911 call was reported on Walnut Street; a unit was sent to confirm.
- 3:30 PM — An open-line 911 call with no answer on callback was received from Market Basket on General Way; a unit was sent to check the area.
- 7:16 PM — A caller reported two females smoking marijuana in the Market Basket parking lot on General Way.
- 7:26 PM — A lost dealer plate was turned in on Haven Street.
- 7:53 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
- 8:27 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Forest Street.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2026
- 12:36 AM — A potential home invasion was reported on Arlington Street.
- 12:41 AM — An accidental 911 call was reported on Virginia Circle; a unit was sent to confirm.
- 1:22 AM — An unfamiliar vehicle with headlights turning on and off was reported on Deering Street.
- 6:08 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Haverhill Street.
- 6:18 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
- 6:25 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on High Street.
- 8:00 AM — An officer followed up on a previous case at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:03 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Main Street.
- 9:09 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Lincoln Street.
- 10:22 AM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Charles Street.
- 12:19 PM — An open-line 911 call from an uninitialized phone was reported on Harnden Street.
- 1:56 PM — An open-line 911 cell call led to a report of a motor vehicle hit-and-run at HomeGoods on Main Street.
- 2:09 PM — An open-line 911 cell call was determined to have been accidentally placed by a child on Heather Drive.
- 3:38 PM — A female requested an officer stand by on Mineral Street.
- 3:43 PM — An electronic crash notification led to a found iPhone being returned at Cumberland Farms on Salem Street.
- 3:54 PM — Fire Department Box 654 was struck for a report of smoke in a home on Lowell Street.
- 4:40 PM — Officers conducted a follow-up at Harrow’s Restaurant on Main Street. regarding a previous motor vehicle crash.
- 5:34 PM — A female reported an issue at the car wash on Main Street.
- 5:45 PM — A verbal warning was issued following a motor vehicle stop on Main Street.
- 6:19 PM — A gas cap was reported knocked out of place and left in the road on Prescott Street.
- 6:31 PM — Roaming traffic enforcement was conducted on Willow Street.
- 6:46 PM — A direct call to Station One resulted in an investigation at an apartment on Lincoln Street.
- 7:09 PM — A female again requested an officer stand by on Mineral Street.
- 7:43 PM — A 911 caller reported a noise complaint in Wakefield from Line Road.
- 8:04 PM — An accidental 911 call was reported on Morgan Park; a unit was sent to confirm.
- 8:09 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Salem Street.
- 8:41 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Forest Street.
- 8:50 PM — An officer stood by with a disabled motor vehicle on Salem Street.
- 8:54 PM — Traffic enforcement was conducted on Lincoln Street.
- 9:22 PM — Fire Department Box 2712 was received at Reading Housing on Frank Tanner Drive.
- 9:29 PM — A verbal warning was issued following a motor vehicle stop on Prescott Street.
