Crime & Safety

Resident Reports Shots Fired on Summit Drive

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, Dec. 10

  • At 1:03 a.m. police were notified of icy road conditions in town.
  • At 6:40 a.m. an elderly man passed out or was asleep in his car on Bear Hill Road.
  • At 9:22 a.m. a 12-year-old girl who fell at a school in town suffered a back injury.
  • At 12:09 p.m. a person reportedly fell at the Tax Collector’s office and suffered unknown injuries.
  • At 2:54 p.m. a Summit Drive resident believed they heard shots fired but the complaint was unfounded.
  • At 5:19 p.m. a woman reported damage to her vehicle from an earlier crash with a deer.

Wednesday, Dec. 11

  • At 1:18 a.m. a neighbor was being loud on Washington Street.
  • At 9:13 a.m. a resident reported a company charged their credit card and never did the work promised.
  • At 2:43 p.m. a car on Bancroft Ave. was parked with the back passenger side window broken.
  • At 4:25 p.m. a woman came into the lobby reporting assault by her neighbor. 

Thursday, Dec. 12

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  • At 12:30 p.m. police checked on a resident’s daughter who did not go to school.
  • At 4:20 p.m. a resident from Apple Gate Lane reported a microwave oven taken from their home.


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