Crime & Safety

Police Log: Overflowing Washers Flood Lava Laundry

Excerpts from the Reading Police log

Sunday, Sept. 21

At 12:30 a.m., police investigated a disturbance at a house party. Complaints of a large, extremely loud hot tub party on Lilah Lane.

At 1:10 a.m., police investigated reports of a larceny from a vehicle. A radio stolen was from a vehicle on Avalon Road.

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At 1:28 p.m., woman called to report receiving harassing phone calls from an unknown person.

At 9:24 a.m., an Eagle Scout conducting a project in the town forest in Strout Avenue area.

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At 8:29 p.m., the Fire Department received a silent alarm for a business on High Street. Three to four washers were overflowing at Lava Laundry; flooding the business.

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