Crime & Safety

Police Log: Officer Takes Dog Inside Home, Gives it Water

Notable entries from the Saturday, Aug. 27 police log.

12:40 a.m. An officer reported that someone threw a bottle at the window of RCTV studios on Main Street but caused no damage.

3:19 a.m. An officer responded to a report of a vehicle with its door open and its interior lights on at a Washington Street property. An officer spoke to the homeowner, who said it had been an oversight.

4:10 a.m. The fire department responded to a false alarm near the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street.

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4:56 a.m. An officer responded to a report of a dog barking all night at a Copeland Avenue residence. The officer found the home empty and unlocked and took the dog inside before giving the animal fresh water.

10:25 a.m. An officer responded to a fire alarm at a Stonewell Road residence and found that it had been set off accidentally.

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12:15 p.m. An officer responded to a report of a suspicious man lingering near the library on Middlesex Avenue. The man departed before the officer arrived.

12:19 p.m. An officer responded to a report of a suspicious car with three men inside on Blueberry Lane and could not find any car matching that description.

12:49 p.m. An officer responded to Beaver Road where a box truck knocked down a cable wire.

1:37 p.m. A Main Street resident reported that a neighbor was harassing her.

2:30 p.m. An officer filed a child neglect report against a Reading resident after responding to a report that someone had left a baby inside the resident’s vehicle while the vehicle was parked at 40 Walkers Brook Drive.

3:21 p.m. An officer responded to a two-vehicle collision between a Revere driver and a Malden driver near the intersection of Main Street and Franklin Street.

8:49 p.m. An officer responded to a “minor” three vehicle collision at the Romano’s Macaroni Grill on Walkers Brook Drive.


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