Crime & Safety

Woman Says 'Nearly Bitten' By Dog; Sign Thrown Through High School Window

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

Tuesday, July 22 

  • At 5:13 a.m., police responded to Reading Memorial High School for a report of vandalism. Custodian reported that a sign was thrown through the window. 
  • At 6:51 a.m., a mother reported a near bite from a pit bull while on a walk in the Susan Drive area 
  • At 12:21 p.m., a report of harassing phone calls was reported. A resident on Washington Street said he/she was receiving scam calls 
  • At 12:23 p.m., police responded to a report that someone lost their black and white leather pocketbook at Oye's Restaurant 
  • At 1:21 p.m., police checked in on Market Basket, where some 30 people and four employees were in the lot and by the road with signs 
  • At 2:26 p.m., a call of a possible sick fox came in, Summer Ave. 
  • At 3:19 p.m., a person on Woburn Street complained that she found dried blood spots behind her car
  • At 3:57 p.m., police responded to a two-car crash on Haverhill Street. No injuries. 
  • At 6:47 p.m., a report from Cumberland Farms on Salem Street said that an employee saw someone get gas and drive off. It was a 2014 gray Jeep Patriot 
  • At 10:07 p.m., police responded and called an ambulance for a boy who had an allergic reaction to pine nuts, Carnation Circle 




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