Crime & Safety

Police Log: Complaint of Burning Parachutes

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Sunday, Sept. 14

At 3:10 p.m. police reported a suspicious person on Hartshorn Street where a resident reported hearing someone run from the backyard.

At 7:30 a.m., police gave out one speeding citation while patrolling Main Street.

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At 12:32 p.m., police reported a two-car motor vehicle crash near High Street and Woburn Street.

At 6:18 p.m., police received a complaint of a male posting unwanted comments on social media on Main Street.

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At 7:14 p.m., police reported a building check on Shackford Road after a babysitter came home and found the front door open.

At 7:30 p.m., police reported a complaint of someone launching burning parachutes in the area near Eastway.

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