Crime & Safety

Resident Finds Glass Door Smashed in Possible Break In Attempt

A sampling of calls handled by Reading Police Department in recent days.

The following information was compiled based on reports from the Reading Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

Featured Incidents

Tuesday, January 14

  • At 7:53 a.m. a complainant in the lobby reported harassing calls on Greenwood Road.
  • At 8:49 a.m. a resident from Cross Street reported an issue with a contractor.
  • At 10:27 a.m. two foxes were reportedly running around a Puritan Road home.
  • At 10:50 a.m. a carbon monoxide situation was reported at Barrows School.
  • At 1:27 p.m. a 9-year-old child could not locate her grandmother on Main Street, but the situation was resolved.
  • At 10:14 p.m. a be on the lookout was issued out of Stoneham for an armed robbery.
  • At 11:47 p.m. a man on Washington Street reported someone knocking on his back door.

Wednesday, January 15

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  • At 7:24 a.m. a resident reported a car sliding off the road on West Street.
  • At 7:24 a.m. on Mineral Street, motor vehicles were sliding into each other.
  • At 9:44 a.m. a woman reported a past hit and run on High Street.
  • At 3:43 p.m. wire fraud was reported through Craigs List by a Beacon Street resident.
  • At 4:01 p.m. a breaking and entering attempt was reported on John Carver Road after a resident returned home and found a glass pane in his door smashed.
  • At 5:24 p.m. a be on the lookout was issued out of North Reading for a domestic assault and battery.
  • At 8:27 p.m. a woman on Gould Street reported that her son stole money and is threatening violence.
  • At 10:10 p.m. a man reported that he found metal nuts and washers in his lunch on Main Street.


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