Crime & Safety

Broken Poles and Hanging Wires: Reading Police

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Monday, Feb. 8

At 2 a.m., a resident was harassed by people in a gold Ford Explorer on West Street.

At 4:53 a.m., there was a report of a man yelling for help on Pleasant Street.

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At 9:33 a.m., the DPW was notified of a missing manhole cover on Catherine Avenue.

At 9:35 a.m., a traffic light pole was broken and wires were hanging on Summer Avenue.

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At 2:27 p.m., there was a hit and run accident on High Street.

At 6:22 p.m., there was a wire down and caught in a snowblower on Highland Avenue.

At 9:07 p.m., there was a black pickup truck spinning out in a parking lot on Main Street.

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