Reading Police Host Ongoing Stuff-A-Cruiser Drive

READING, MA — Reading community members have a chance to help area children via an ongoing stuff-a-cruiser stuffed animal drive, Reading Police announced on Monday.

The drive launched on Dec. 1. It will continue through Jan. 6 with drop-off locations at the Reading Police Department and at Reading Memorial High School outside the office of School Resource Officer Brian Lewis.

Police plan to collect new or gently used stuffed animals to place them in all Reading Police cruisers, as noted in Monday’s announcement.

Officers will then have the stuffed animals on hand to comfort children present during police encounters, police said.

Anyone with questions can reach out to Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support Outreach Coordinator Krystal Mellonakos at kmellonakos@ci.reading.ma.us.