Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- 2:04 AM – Carbon monoxide detector activation on West Street; no illness reported.
- 4:18 AM – Fire alarm activation on Field Pond Drive; no smoke or fire.
- 6:02 AM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street and Charles Street.
- 6:36 AM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue near Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
- 7:27 AM – Fire department box 5531 offline, street box only, on Walkers Brook Drive near Trader Joe’s.
- 7:31 AM – Accidental 911 call on Carnation Circle; officer to confirm.
- 9:04 AM – Keys found in the street in front of a residence on Forest Street.
- 10:33 AM – 911 misdial from a business on Main Street.
- 11:25 AM – Audible alarm on Haven Street near the group home; no smoke or fire.
- 1:23 PM – Central alarm, front door, on Grey Coach Road.
- 2:29 PM – Traffic enforcement on Haverhill Street and Charles Street.
- 4:23 PM – Fire department box 5531 back online as master on Walkers Brook Drive near Starbucks.
- 6:25 PM – Central alarm, second-floor refuge alarm, on Middlesex Avenue near the library.
- 7:21 PM – Medical alarm on Elderberry Lane; 65-year-old female needing a lift assist.
- 9:30 PM – Traffic enforcement on John Street and Green Street.
- 9:34 PM – Report of erratic operation of a motor vehicle on Lowell Street near Town Hall.
- 10:04 PM – Complaint of ongoing construction at a neighbor’s house on Summer Avenue.
- 10:31 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 11:07 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Charles Street.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
- 12:12 AM – Open 911 line transferred from North Reading on Mill Street
- 12:37 AM – Accidental 911 call on Main Street near Reading Health and Rehabilitation.
- 5:50 AM – Officer came upon a vehicle in the back of the parking lot on Main Street near HomeGoods.
- 6:15 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street near Killam School.
- 7:55 AM – Fire department box 5531 offline on Walkers Brook Drive near Trader Joe’s.
- 8:20 AM – Two-motor-vehicle crash on Haverhill Street and Wakefield Street; no injuries.
- 10:25 AM – Abandoned 911 call on Salem Street near Old South Church.
- 11:22 AM – Fire department inspection on Middlesex Avenue near Solstice House.
- 11:47 AM – Fire department inspection on Rustic Lane near the group home.
- 12:03 PM – Motor-vehicle crash in the parking lot on General Way near Market Basket; no injuries.
- 12:06 PM – Fire department inspection on Pitman Drive near the group home.
- 1:07 PM – Walgreens manager on Bolton Street reporting compromised Apple gift cards.
- 1:28 PM – Male came into the lobby reporting erratic operation of a gray Range Rover on General Way near Market Basket.
- 2:05 PM – Report of a road rage incident, with a male banging on a vehicle, on Walkers Brook Drive near Chili’s.
- 3:54 PM – Group of youths harassing a male with racial comments on Main Street near McDonald’s.
- 4:05 PM – Fire department box 5531 back online on Walkers Brook Drive near Trader Joe’s.
- 4:06 PM – Fire department inspection on Franklin Street near the group home.
- 4:17 PM – Female reporting a lost dog on Cherry Lane Drive; dog found.
- 4:51 PM – Elderly male fallen outside on Green Meadow Drive; no injuries reported.
- 5:45 PM – Extra checks for parking violations on Bancroft Avenue near Morton Field.
- 6:55 PM – Follow-up phone call on Auburn Street.
- 7:23 PM – Daughter reported her mother missing on Salem Street; mother located.
- 7:30 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street and Pearl Street.
- 9:45 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street and Summer Avenue.
- 9:52 PM – Traffic enforcement on Salem Street and Main Street.
- 9:52 PM – Traffic enforcement on Franklin Street near Wood End Cemetery.
- 11:40 PM – Central alarm, delivery door burglar alarm, on Main Street near Venetian Moon.
