Crime & Safety
Police: How Will They Celebrate Festivus if the Metal Pole is Stolen?
Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Saturday, August 15
At 2:14 a.m., there was a report of a suspicious motor vehicle driving around Pearl Street.
At 3:13 a.m., fireworks were reported in a backyard on Dana Road.
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At 6:43 a.m., a metal pole was reported stolen from a yard on Haverhill Street.
At 11:23 a.m., there was a possible water main break on Willow Street.
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At 12:04 p.m., a woman reported that her car was egged on Summer Avenue.
At 3:15 p.m., there was a report of a man pushing a woman in a parking lot on Walkers Brook Drive.
At 4:58 p.m., there was a report of a two-car accident on Main Street.
At 10:42 p.m., there was a report of youths throwing rocks at the Birch Meadow Elementary School.
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