Crime & Safety
Police: Chainsaw After Hours; Sinkhole
Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, Oct. 22
At 6:42 a.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident on Main Street.
At 8:54 a.m., there was a dead raccoon on Willow Street.
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At 8:57 a.m., there was a large tree limb in the road on Franklin Street.
At 11:44 a.m., the DPW was notified of a sinkhole by a drain on Ash Street.
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At 2:02 p.m., a boom lift was damaged on Oakland Road.
At 3:21 p.m., there was a report of footsteps heard in a home on Franklin Street.
At 4:40 p.m., there was a motor vehicle accident on Salem Street.
At 6:49 p.m., there was a report of cable boxes stolen from a building on Grove Street.
At 10:22 p.m., a resident complained about someone using a chainsaw on Dana Road.
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