Crime & Safety

Mailboxes Damaged Overnight Monday

This is an excerpt from the North Reading police log for March 15.

The following is a look at some of the calls handled by the on Tuesday. The information is open to the public.

Tuesday

At 12:38 a.m., a caller reported his doorbell being rung throughout the night, but no one was around. Police checked the house and did not find anything.

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At 5:48 a.m., police conducted a welfare check at a Peabody Court residence.

At 7:46 a.m., a caller requested police check the area of Bow Street due to speeding cars using the road to avoid traffic on Route 62. Police monitored the area and reported traffic was light and traveling at the speed limit.

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At 10:18 a.m., a caller reported mailboxes at some Main Street businesses were damaged overnight.

At 1:02 p.m., police responded to a medical-aid call at a Main Street address.

At 3 p.m., Reading police requested North Reading police check for a vehicle whose owner may have been involved with several incidents of shoplifting in the area. Police were unable to locate the vehicle in North Reading.

At 3:46 p.m., an Old Andover Road resident reported that his mailbox was damaged sometime in the early morning hours.

At 7:03 p.m., police responded to a civil dispute at a Lowell Road address.

At 9:31 p.m., police assisted the in the area of 17 Shore Road to put out a large bonfire.

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