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Reading, MA

Alleged PA Kidnapper Arrested In Texas: Authorities Alleged PA Kidnapper Arrested In Texas: Authorities
Alleged PA Kidnapper Arrested In Texas: Authorities The man who broke into a Reading home last week and tried to kidnap a 26-year-old woman is now in police custody, according to officials.  Yusuf Scott, 27, was arrested in Amarillo, Texas on Sunday, Nov. 19, Reading police said in a release.  Authorities have claimed Scott tried to abduct a woman at gunpoint from her Windsor Street home on Thursday night, Nov. 16. The victim was able to escape safely. Reading police said they executed search warrants at "multiple locations" around town before Scott's arrest on Sunday.  He is charged with burglary and kidnapping, p…
Multiple People Sickened, Some Hospitalized In Chemical Exposure At Reading YMCA: Officials Multiple People Sickened, Some Hospitalized In Chemical Exposure At Reading YMCA: Officials
Multiple People Sickened, Some Hospitalized In Chemical Exposure At Reading YMCA: Officials Multiple people -- some kids -- were sickened by a chemical exposure at a YMCA in Reading, sending two to three people to the hospital Friday, Aug. 5, officials said. A mixture of chemicals near the pool inside the building on Washington Street created some kind of gas that, after inhaling, caused various reactions such as mucus, irritation, and rash, said Christian Crespo, the city's communication coordinator. He reported that between 10 and 20 people were affected. They were being treated at a nearby fire station, he said. Meanwhile, two to three people were taken to …
Crews Battling 2 Alarm Fire At Abandoned Home In Reading Discover Marijuana Grow Operation Crews Battling 2 Alarm Fire At Abandoned Home In Reading Discover Marijuana Grow Operation
Crews Battling 2 Alarm Fire At Abandoned Home In Reading Discover Marijuana Grow Operation Crews battling a two-alarm fire at an abandoned home in Reading, also discovered a marijuana grow operation in a nearby damaged building Thursday night, authorities said. Crews responding to a call reporting a fire with two adults and three to four children trapped were told by neighbors once they arrived at 211 Hudson Street around 9:45 p.m. that all occupants were able to make it out before their arrival, Reading Fire Department said. Several handlines were stretched through the burning building and up through the roof, authorities said.  During the overhaul, firefighters found a ma…