Crime & Safety
Four Arrested This Past Week
The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log. Where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

The following is an excerpt from the Reading Police Department log from Monday through Thursday. The information is open to the public.
Arrests
At 11:48 a.m. Tuesday, Nicholas S. Vlachos, 22, of 123 Pine Ridge Rd. was arrested on Pine Ridge Road on a warrant.
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At 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Joseph S. Goodstal, 36, of 62 Belmont St. was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery.
At 11:29 a.m. Thursday, Carlos S. Serpa, 28, of 708 Broadway, Everett was arrested on Boyce Street on a warrant.
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At 5:58 p.m. Thursday, as the result of a motor vehicle stop on Lowell Street, Mateo Nolasco Lopez, 21, of 154 Lawton Ave., Lynn was arrested on charges of operating without a license and failure to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Monday, May 20
- At 9:16 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street. The accident was minor.
- At 9:54 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Sanborn Street. No injuries were reported.
- At 4:20 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Salem Street. No injuries were reported.
Tuesday, May 21
- At 2:36 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street. The injuries were unknown.
- At 4:23 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on West Street. The injuries were unknown.
- At 6:48 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Salem Street. The injuries were unknown.
- At 7:46 p.m., a caller reported that two males were possibly shoplifting at CVS.
Wednesday, May 22
- At 1 p.m., an officer found needles on Main Street.
Thursday, May 23
- At 7:41 a.m., a caller reported a car accident on Salem Street. No injuries were reported.
- At 5:30 p.m., a caller reported a car accident on Main Street. Injuries were reported.
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