Crime & Safety

Police: Stolen Camera; Scam Calls

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Thursday, Jan. 21

At 5:16 a.m., there was a disabled motor vehicle on Main Street.

At 7:48 a.m., there was a minor motor vehicle accident with no injuries on Minot Street.

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At 10:23 a.m., there was an odor of gas coming from a catch basin on Pratt Street.

At 1:39 p.m., a camera and several other items were reported stolen from a building on Salem Street.

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At 4:34 p.m., a woman on Abigale Avenue reported receiving multiple scam phone calls from someone claiming to be from a computer company.

At 5:20 p.m., there was a report of a small dog running loose on the street on Canterbury Drive.

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