Crime & Safety

Raccoon in a Storm Drain and Kids Throwing Items from a Bus Window

Excerpts from the Reading Police Department log.

Tuesday, May 26

At 1:04 a.m., an officer reported that it appeared construction cones had been removed from a construction site at West Street and Summer Avenue.

At 6:59 a.m., a man was reportedly “walking erratically” in the southbound lanes near Main Street and Birch Meadow Drive.

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At 8:30 a.m., a debit card was found.

At 9:28 a.m., a political activist group was reportedly soliciting.

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At 3:35 p.m., a raccoon was reportedly stuck in a storm drain.

At 6:30 p.m., a grill fire close to a house was reported.

At 6:39 p.m., kids were reportedly throwing items out the window of a school bus.

At 9:56 p.m., a possibly drunk man was reportedly walking to his vehicle in the lot at Oye’s Restaurant.

At 11:24 p.m., a woman came home to find her front door open.

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