Crime & Safety
Police: Serial Christmas Light Vandals; Suspicious Stuff
Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, Dec. 17
At 6:36 a.m., there was a report of a suspicious black motor vehicle circling the area of Fairchild Drive.
At 7:09 a.m., there was a report of a man in a blue Honda who yelled at his neighbor on Winter Street.
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At 7:54 a.m., there was a report of a suspicious man in orange hunting gear in the woods behind a residence on Timothy Place.
At 11:41 a.m., there was a report of Christmas lights that had been cut for the third time in 10 days on Colonial Drive.
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At 12:47 p.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident with no injuries on Main Street.
At 4:02 p.m., there was a report of a suspicious man in a red jacket claiming to be from Comcast on Pinevale Avenue.
At 5:01 p.m., there was a complaint about a car speeding and throwing things out the window on South Street.
At 7:10 p.m., there was a report of five youths at a gas station putting sticks inside the pumps.
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