Crime & Safety

Police Log: Motor Vehicle Theft, Breaking and Entering

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, Aug. 21

At 3:46 a.m., police reported a motor vehicle repossession without incident of a 2007 Brown Chevy Equinox on Washington Street.

At 5:01 p.m., police received a report of youths gathering, kicking over trash cans and pulling down mailbox lids on Haverhill Street and at the North Reading line.

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At 5:15 p.m., police reported that all traffic lights turned green at the same time at Main Street and Woburn Street intersection.

Friday, Aug. 22

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At 7:47 a.m., police investigated a motor vehicle crash on Temple Street where the vehicle’s trunk hit into a tree and the tree was uprooted.

At 11:39 a.m., police reported a motor vehicle complaint on Main Street where a tractor trailer was blocking the lane.

At 6:20 a.m., police reported a two-car motor vehicle crash on Salem Street.

Saturday, Aug. 23

At 8:31 a.m., police reported a “no parking” sign, and a pole were missing on Minot Street.

At 11:37 a.m., police reported an ambulance call for a male passed out in a motor vehicle with the window up on West Street.

At 11:39 p.m., police reported a motor vehicle complaint on Haverhill Street where a 2006 grey Nissan was driving erratically.

Sunday, Aug. 24

At 10:00 a.m., police reported a motor vehicle theft on Main Street. Police reported the car was heading south on Main Street.

At 12:28 p.m., police reported a small dog locked inside a motor vehicle with the windows up on Walkers Brook Drive.

At 12:32 p.m., police reported an attempted breaking and entering on Ash Street last night.

At 4:15 p.m., police received an animal call regarding a black lab running loose in traffic on West Street.

At 4:34 p.m., police reported a larceny at a Sanborn Street apartment. The caller told police her clothes were missing from the laundry room.

At 7:54 p.m., police reported a disturbance at Chili’s Restaurant, 70 Walkers Brook Rd., where an intoxicated male left the restaurant without paying the bill.

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