Reading, MA – Excerpts from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- 12:35 AM – Extra building check on Washington Street at Avery Auto Care. All appeared in order.
- 12:42 AM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at South Street.
- 5:52 AM – No municipal lot parking violations on Main Street at Salem Street.
- 5:53 AM – Extra building checks on Washington Street at Avery Auto Care. All appeared in order.
- 6:29 AM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 6:49 AM – Traffic enforcement on High Street at Chute Street.
- 7:47 AM – 911 hang-up at Parker Middle School on Temple Street.
- 8:12 AM – Engine 3 back in service at Fire Station 2 on Woburn Street.
- 8:23 AM – Disabled motor vehicle on West Street at Woburn Street.
- 8:24 AM – Two-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries on Salem Street at Main Street.
- 9:01 AM – Interior Zone 5 alarm at Spirit Halloween on General Way.
- 9:26 AM – Officer assisting with a store walkthrough at Spirit Halloween on General Way.
- 10:25 AM – Follow-up visit related to a motor vehicle crash on Sanborn Lane.
- 10:42 AM – Caller reported traffic lights flashing on Salem Street.
- 11:21 AM – Woman reported attempted fraud at the police station on South Street.
- 12:13 PM – A faulty detector alarm was reported on Salem Street.
- 1:01 PM – Loud bang heard approximately 30 minutes earlier, followed by a power outage on Willow Street.
- 1:35 PM – Red dump truck reported parked on Main Street for over a week.
- 1:45 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at Woburn Street.
- 1:47 PM – Traffic enforcement on Summer Avenue at Brook Street.
- 3:07 PM – Report of a long delay in the traffic light cycle on South Street at West Street.
- 3:35 PM – Man reported a lost iPhone at the police station on Main Street at Haven Street.
- 5:03 PM – Officer conducted a follow-up visit at Market Basket on General Way related to a previous case involving tools stolen from a vehicle.
- 5:53 PM – Man reported a lost wallet at Market Basket on General Way.
- 6:33 PM – Woman reported identity theft and possible credit card and bank fraud on Mineral Street.
- 7:31 PM – Notice of vehicle repossession received by fax on Benton Circle.
- 7:45 PM – Incident report filed regarding a trail camera at the entrance to conservation land on Hunt Street.
- 9:05 PM – Commercial hold-up alarm activated at Market Basket on General Way.
- 10:20 PM – Traffic enforcement on Charles Street at Pearl Street.
- 10:47 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at South Street.
- 10:47 PM – Traffic enforcement on Main Street at Woburn Street.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
- 12:38 AM – Additional UCR codes added to a previous case on Center Avenue.
- 6:29 AM – Ongoing speeding vehicle complaint on Summer Avenue at Knollwood Road.
- 6:31 AM – Mulch fire reported away from the building at Burger King on Main Street.
- 7:44 AM – Massachusetts State Police located the motor vehicle from a Groveland BOLO at Jordan’s Furniture on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:53 AM – Fire department box transmitted for an odor of gas inside a building on Sanborn Street.
- 8:00 AM – Boyce Street closed from Summer Avenue to Pratt Street.
- 8:59 AM – 911 misdial from iWatch on Main Street.
- 9:06 AM – Fire drill at Coolidge Middle School on Birch Meadow Drive.
- 9:11 AM – Fire alarm box 5531 taken offline at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 9:19 AM – Fire drill at Birch Meadow Elementary School on Arthur B. Lord Drive.
- 9:37 AM – Fire drill at Wood End Elementary School on Sunset Rock Lane.
- 9:57 AM – Smoke inspection passed on Intervale Terrace.
- 10:27 AM – Medical pendant activation at an apartment on Frank Tanner Drive. No contact with a 91-year-old woman.
- 11:21 AM – Caller reported ongoing speeding issues on Pine Ridge Road.
- 11:39 AM – Suspicious male reported outside Nella’s Pizza on Main Street.
- 11:41 AM – Fire department box 5912 received for the building on Summit Drive.
- 12:18 PM – Open-line 911 call from a cellphone on Pondview Lane.
- 1:23 PM – Fire alarm box 5531 back online at Trader Joe’s on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 1:59 PM – Woman reported receiving harassing phone calls at the police station on Franklin Street.
- 3:05 PM – Man reported lying down in a gray 2017 Toyota Yaris at HomeGoods on Main Street since 11 AM.
- 3:27 PM – Traffic lights not functioning properly on Franklin Street at Main Street.
- 3:59 PM – Water bubbling up in a front yard on Virginia Circle. DPW and RMLD notified.
- 4:17 PM – Woman requested a follow-up call regarding a previous case involving a suspicious male at her door on Hopkins Street.
- 4:48 PM – Follow-up visit at Stop & Shop on Walkers Brook Drive related to a previous case.
- 5:14 PM – Woman reported a past hit-and-run at Home Depot on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 5:30 PM – Third party reported a minor three-car motor vehicle crash with no injuries on Salem Street at the rotary.
- 6:14 PM – Accidental 911 call on Mineral Street.
- 6:26 PM – Follow-up regarding a previous case on Carnation Circle.
- 9:00 PM – Extra business check at Avery Auto Care on Washington Street.
- 11:01 PM – Extra building check on Washington Street at Avery Auto Care.
