Crime & Safety

Police: Leaking Washing Machines; Suspicious Youths

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Sunday, Oct. 25

At 1:37 a.m., there was a suspicious persons report about three youths who had been standing outside a house on Deering Street for over an hour.

At 10:23 a.m., there was a report of a tree coming down onto the sidewalk on Blueberry Lane.

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At 10:39 a.m., there was a report of four washing machines leaking all over the floor at a laundromat on High Street.

At 4:37 p.m., there was a report of a woman and a small child crying while walking down Main Street.

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At 6:56 p.m., there was a minor two-car accident at Main and Haven Streets.

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