Crime & Safety

Police: Car B&E; Scam Calls; Theft at Jordan's Furniture

The following are excerpts from the Reading police log. An arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

Thursday, June 26 

  • At 5:34 a.m., police respond to a wire down and laying across the sidewalk on West and South Streets
  • At 6:27 a.m., police responded to a commercial alarm at Walgreens
  • AT 7:53 a.m., police monitored new traffic lights at the intersection of Main and Franklin Streets
  • At 8:13 a.m., police responded to a B&E into a vehicle overnight on Kingston Street 
  • At 8:15 a.m., police responded to a reported crash on Main and Washington Streets. A woman in the lobby reported that a 78-year-old male tapped her bumper
  • At 8:34 a.m., police responded to a situation involving ongoing problems with items left in the trash, 12 Pinevale Ave. 
  • At 9:33 a.m., neighbors on Highland Street requested the police's assistance with a dispute 
  • At 10:56 a.m., police responded to a resident reporting possible scam phone calls, Hillcrest Road 
  • At 1:35 p.m., police found a plate on the side of the road
  • At 2:24 p.m., a passerby reported a suspicious looking male on the bridge at Main and Mill Streets 
  • At 2:39 p.m., police found a missing four-year-old girl 
  • At 8:26 p.m., police responded to a larceny from Jordan's Furniture. A patron reported a wallet was stolen while in the store. 
  • At 10:57 p.m., police responded to a woman who reported hearing youths outside her home on Franklin Street 


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