Crime & Safety
A Possibly Intoxicated Man and A Broken Railroad Crossing Gate
Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Friday, Jan. 30
At 12:16 a.m., a possibly intoxicated man was reported.
At 7:30 a.m., a strong odor of natural gas was reported.
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At 7:55 a.m., a water main break was reported at Colonial Drive and Dana Street.
At 7:55 a.m., a light pole was reported knocked over.
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At 12:17 p.m., a gas spill at gas pumps was reported.
At 3:26 p.m., a black Chevy took out a railroad crossing gate.
At 4:14 p.m., a call came in reporting the sewer was “caving in” on Pennsylvania Avenue.
At 5:36 p.m., a caller reported a male acting aggressively.
At 8:15 p.m., an indoor odor of natural gas was reported.
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