Crime & Safety

Police: Cars Racing at the High School; Suspicious Vehicle

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Saturday, Dec. 19

At 9:23 p.m., there were reports of motor vehicles racing in the parking lot of the high school on Oakland Road.

Sunday, Dec. 20

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At 1:20 a.m., police found a window screen on the ground while checking the Eaton Elementary School.

At 9:59 a.m., there was a report of two loose pitbulls on Edgemont Avenue.

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At 10:20 a.m., there was a dead fox in the road on Haverhill Street. The ACO was notified.

At 11:36 a.m., there was a report of a suspicious motor vehicle on Tamarack Road with one of the occupants taking a photo of the caller’s grandchildren.

At 1:56 p.m., there was a complaint concerning a homeless couple on the walkway on Walkers Brook Drive.

At 8:19 p.m., there was a sewage backup in a basement on Winthrop Street.

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