Crime & Safety

Police Log: Man in Grinch Costume, Leopard-Print Wallet Found and Road Rage Investigated

Excepts from the Reading Police Department log

Tuesday, Nov. 25

At 8:10 a.m., five restricted use citations issued at Salem and Manning streets.

At 9:17 a.m., reports of a suspicious person in area of Melbourne Avenue and and Cumberland Road. Man dressed in a Grinch costume walking.

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At 9:53 a.m., leopard-print wallet found in parking lot of Mobil on the Run on Main Street.

At 10:40 a.m., report of a suspicious person on Track Road. Female going door to door asking for a ride.

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At 11:04 a.m., suspicious person reported on Summer Avenue. Man dressed in brown sitting on a wall.

At 11:47 a.m., motor vehicle stop on Main and Salem streets. Verbal warning issued for red light violation.

At 11:51 a.m., report of license plates missing from a vehicle on Walkers Brook Drive.

At 1:43 p.m., larceny investigated. Male patient had money taken from room at Wingate at Reading on Main Street.

At 2:07 p.m., motor vehicle crash on Main and Haven streets investigated. One vehicle sideswiped the other vehicle.

At 4:23 p.m., fraud-ID theft reported on Haven Street.

At 5 p.m., speeding ticket issued on Main Street.

At 5:46 p.m., hit and run motor vehicle accident on Haverhill Street in area of Batchelder Road investigated.

At 6:15 p.m., road rage incident on Lowell Street reported.

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