Crime & Safety

Police: Recycling Raccoons; Stolen Bike

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Wednesday, August 26

At 12:17 a.m., a bicycle and mail was reported stolen on Haven Street.

At 7:20 a.m., a dead raccoon was reported on a lawn on Gleason Road.

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At 9:51 a.m., a license plate was stolen from a motor vehicle on Haverhill Street.

At 11:14 a.m., there was a report of two raccoons in the recycling bin behind a building on Main Street.

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At 1:51 p.m., a car was reportedly vandalized on Main Street.

At 2:43 p.m., there was a report of a man and a woman arguing near the public library.

At 11:16 p.m., a loud banging sound was reported on Main Street.

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