Officers confirm accidental alarm on Salem Street

Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch

02:10

00:00

119, can you swing by (number withheld) Salem Street? Passerby is reporting that the front door of the house is wide open and they heard an alarm going off a few minutes back, but it did stop while they were out front with the front door wide open.

00:15

117.

00:21

117.

00:26

All right, one of the workers is here.

00:29

It's going to be (number withheld).

00:33

Again, that's (number withheld).

00:37

You can show me clear, no issue, accidental.

00:48

Armstrong P5, one to the Winchester.

00:52

Okay, I'm sorry, you have one to Winchester.

01:00

23.

01:04

Do you want us to stand by up here to block this car?

01:10

If you could.

01:13

Received.

01:19

19.

01:23

119.

01:26

I have a silver Volkswagen in the driveway, mass rush five, X-ray Charlie 834, five X-ray Charlie 834.

01:34

Received.

01:40

119, 2012,

01:42

VW Tiguan, color gray, to KC Buffalo, out of Boston, active negative.

01:49

Received.

01:55

119 , ready.

01:57

119 . We spoke to the homeowner, homeowner (name withheld).

02:02

Name should be in house.

02:04

He tripped the alarm himself and put the passcode in the alarm box, but the alarm still went off.

02:08

House security safe.

02:10

Units be clear.

5/17/2026 01:59 PM

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Salem St, Reading, MA 01867

Officers confirm accidental alarm on Salem Street

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Officers confirm accidental alarm on Salem Street

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