Crime & Safety

Late-Night Reports of Youths Running through Yards, Drinking and Getting in Cars

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, May 28

At 12:09 a.m., a call came in reporting youths had run through a yard and hopped a fence on Prescott Street.

At 1:41 a.m., a text-a-tip came through that youths were possibly drinking and getting into motor vehicles in the area of Charles and Pearl streets.

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At 8:49 a.m., an injured raccoon was reported to be in the road at Salem Street.

At 11:13 a.m., a low-hanging wire was reported on Alden Circle.

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At 11:37 a.m., a report came in of a refrigerator left on the sidewalk with the doors on.

At 5:09 p.m., a caller reported a Jeep Cherokee was smoking and being driven on a flat tire.

At 6:54 p.m., a woman reported items delivered to her residence were missing from the front steps.

At 11:22 p.m., arcing wires caused a tree fire on Parsons Lane.

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