Crime & Safety

Police: Car Into Fire Hydrant; Suspicious Man With Stick

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Saturday, August 29

At 5:25 a.m., there was a report of a smoking washing machine on Leaning Elm Drive.

A 6:08 a.m., there was a report of construction starting before 7 a.m. on Summer Avenue.

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At 3:50 p.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident on Walkers Brook Drive.

At 8:36 p.m., a car hit a fire hydrant on Parkview Road.

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At 9:03 p.m., there was a report of yelling and loud music on Elderberry Lane.

At 9:40 a.m., there was a report of a suspicious man walking with a stick on Forest Street.

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