Crime & Safety

Police Log: Man Setting Up Bow and Arrows on Salem Street, Suspicious Vehicle on Main Street and Hampshire Road Area and Abandoned Cats

Excepts from the reading Police Department log

Thursday, Nov. 13

At 7:32 a.m., motor vehicle complaint on Charles Street. Vehicle took illegal left from Main Street onto Charles Street.

At 9:29 a.m., complaint investigated on Main Street. Toy guns in Dumpster made clerk nervous.

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At 10”10 a.m., fire department inspection on Vine Street.

At 11:40 a.m., parking complaint in Laurel Lane investigated. Large truck blocking the sidewalk.

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At 3:00 p.m., report of suspicious man setting up bow and arrows on Salem Street.

At 3:04 p.m., police received a report of a suspicious motor vehicle on Main Street in the Hampshire Road area. Man in small, gray car talking to a girl walking home.

13:20 p.m., reports of abandoned cats on Washington Street.

At 3:36 p.m., police investigated a minor motor vehicle crash on Salem Street and the rotary area. No injuries reported.

At 6:10 p., resident on Willow Street reported possible scam through the mail.

At 6:26 p.m., traffic enforcement on Charles Street in area of Charleslawn Cemetery. Two speeding tickets issued..

At 6:49 p.m., traffic enforcement on Pearl Street in the Baker Road area. Two speeding tickets issued.

At 7:08 p.m, motor vehicle crash investigated on Franklin Street. Vehicle struck by a deer.

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