Reading Police Log: Sept. 21 to 27, 2026

Compiled from official records by Townbrief | Edited by Townbrief

The incidents and arrests below are reported according to the Reading Police log for Sept. 21 to 27, 2026.

Monday, Sept. 21, 9:13 a.m. Crash: A minor two car crash was reported on Main Street; one vehicle had already left the scene.

Monday, Sept. 21, 12:16 p.m. Disturbance: A caller reported a woman screaming in the area of Brentwood Drive.

Monday, Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. Larceny: A store on General Way requested help with a reported shoplifter.

Monday, Sept. 21, 8:19 p.m. Crash: A resident reported damage found to a vehicle on Arlington Street.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 6:16 a.m. Animal bite: A woman was reported bitten by a dog near Temple Street and Summer Avenue.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 11:20 a.m. Fraud: A woman reported being the victim of a money scam near Augustus Court.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 4:59 p.m. Threats: A former employee was reported to have made threats to administrative staff at a school on Willow Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 10:53 a.m. Fire alarm: A fire alarm was transmitted for a reported odor of smoke on Washington Street.

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 5:34 p.m. Hazard: A caller reported a chain link fence leaning into the roadway near Salem Street and Main Street.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 11:21 a.m. Vandalism: An event board on the town common was reported defaced with marker near Main Street and Woburn Street.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 3:18 p.m. Hacking: A woman reported her account had been hacked, with no monetary loss, on Bancroft Avenue.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 3:44 p.m. Missing person: A program manager reported a missing adult resident from a group home on Main Street.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 8:31 p.m. Road closure: Salem Street was closed between John Street and Wilson Street, with a detour in place.

Friday, Sept. 25, 11:04 a.m. Hazard: A wire was reported down in a crosswalk on Charles Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 1:24 a.m. Hazard: A caller reported water pouring out of a fire hydrant on Rocky Road.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 11:15 a.m. Break-in attempt: A resident reported damage to a front door on Ash Street, consistent with an attempted break-in.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 2:23 p.m. Storm damage: A large tree limb was reported falling onto a detached garage and car on Salem Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 3:21 p.m. Disturbance: A woman reported a man threw a pumpkin at her car on Prescott Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:06 p.m. Hazard: A sparking transformer was reported at a gas station on West Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:53 p.m. Arrest: Police responded to a report of a suspicious man in a white van outside a house on Middlesex Avenue and made an arrest on an outstanding warrant.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 8:01 p.m. Hazard: A sparking transformer was reported near Howard Street and Sigsbee Avenue.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 8:10 p.m. Hazard: Multiple calls reported a blown transformer on Frank Tanner Drive.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 8:25 p.m. Arrest: Police responded to a report of a woman spraying something on vehicles on Main Street and made an arrest.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 8:30 p.m. Hazard: A large branch was reported in the roadway on Mineral Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 8:59 p.m. Hazard: A resident reported a large tree across the roadway on Boyce Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 9:30 p.m. Hazard: A tree was reported down with wires across the road on Pleasant Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 9:34 p.m. Storm damage: A large tree was reported to have fallen on a house on John Street.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 9:38 p.m. Hazard: A tree branch was reported in the road on Wescroft Road, with no wires involved.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 10:32 p.m. Hazard: A tree fell and pulled down wires on Arcadia Avenue, with no arcing or sparking.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 10:57 p.m. Hazard: An officer found a small tree limb in the road on Oak Street.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 12:05 a.m. Storm damage: A tree fell on an unoccupied vehicle on Main Street.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 7:57 a.m. Hazard: A branch was reported resting on wires, possibly causing an electrical problem, on Winthrop Avenue.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 8:47 a.m. Hazard: A tree branch was reported on a wire and sparking on West Street.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 9:51 a.m. Hazard: A tree limb was reported down with wires across the roadway near Salem Street and Eaton Street.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 10:33 a.m. Hazard: A large tree branch was reported down on a pumping station on Kieran Road.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 11:23 a.m. Hazard: A tree was reported down across the roadway near Old Mill Lane and Mill Street.

Sunday, Sept. 27, 8:25 p.m. Hazard: A large branch was reported in the southbound lane on Main Street.

Source: Reading Police Department log, Sept. 21 to 27, 2026. All entries are as recorded in the official log.