Crime & Safety

Police: Stuck Skunk; Stolen Package

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Monday, Sept. 28

At 8:26 a.m., there was a report of an office that was possibly broken into over the weekend on Main Street.

At 12:55 p.m., a package was stolen from the front steps of a house on Blueberry Lane.

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At 1:52 p.m., there was a report of a skunk stuck in a cellar window well on Summer Avenue.

At 3:37 p.m., a mulch pile was smoking on Dana Road.

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At 5:12 p.m., there was a report of a wasp’s nest on Lynn Village Way.

At 5:55 p.m., there was a report of dirt from a construction site causing a hazard on West Street.

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