Crime & Safety
Police: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, August 27
At 8:09 a.m., a found motor vehicle plate was turned in at the police station.
At 9:04 a.m., a large backpack was found on Franklin Street.
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At 9:21 a.m., there was a report of a dead skunk in front of a gate on Franklin Street.
At 10:15 a.m., there was a report of two suspicious men on Milepost Road checking the doors of all the residences.
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At 1:32 p.m., a resident called to express concerns about a neighbor putting up a fence on Federal Stree.t
At 7:16 p.m., there was a report of a suspicious blue pickup truck taking items from the trash on Highland Avenue.
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