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REMINDER *** Come Out and Enjoy the 2026 Armed Forces Day Pa...

Join us Saturday, May 16, 2026 as West Reading Borough proudly hosts the Armed Forces Day Parade This coming Saturday, May 16, 2026, ou...
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Monthly Activity Report - April 2026

Please click the link below to view our Monthly Activity Log PDF for the month of April....
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📣 NEW PARADE ROUTE • SAME GREAT TRADITION • NEW ENERG...

Join us Saturday, May 16, 2026 as West Reading proudly hosts the Armed Forces Day Parade—and this year, we’re embracing an exciting chan...
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Craft Pretzel and Beer Festival tomorrow!

The Borough of West Reading will be hosting the "Craft Pretzel and Beer" festival this Saturday, April 25, 2026!  The event itself runs...
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🐾 A BIG THANK YOU—FROM US… AND ENZO! 🐾

We’d like to send a huge thank you to Lea Kauffman and her boyfriend, Robert Wall, who stopped by our police department with lunch from Wa...
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Monthly Activity Report - March 2026

Please click the link below to view our Monthly Activity Log PDF for the month of March....
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🍩 Thank You, Patrick! 🍩

A big thank-you to Patrick Murray for stopping by the West Reading Police Department and generously dropping off these delicious doughnuts!&...
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💙 Rest in Peace, Corporal

The West Reading Police Department extends our deepest condolences to the Amity Township Police Department, and to the family, friends, and ...
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💙 Community Appreciation 💙

The West Reading Police Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Cristian Mendez of Méndez Flooring & Tile for the incr...
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🎉 Honoring Sergeant Wayne Holben 🎉

After more than 25 years of dedicated service to the West Reading Police Department and the Borough, we are proud to announce the retirement...
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Created May 13, 2026 / Updated May 16, 2026
Please click the link below to view our Monthly Activity Log PDF for the month of April.
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Created May 13, 2026 / Updated May 14, 2026
Join us Saturday, May 16, 2026 as West Reading Borough proudly hosts the Armed Forces Day Parade   This coming Saturday, May 16, 2026, our annual Armed Forces Day parade will be held in beautiful West Reading Borough.   Modified Parade Route for 2026:: The parad...
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May 5, 2026
Join us Saturday, May 16, 2026 as West Reading proudly hosts the Armed Forces Day Parade—and this year, we’re embracing an exciting change!   Modified Parade Route for 2026: The parade will travel Penn Avenue from 8th Avenue to 4th Avenue, with participants disembarking i...
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Apr 24, 2026
The Borough of West Reading will be hosting the "Craft Pretzel and Beer" festival this Saturday, April 25, 2026!  The event itself runs from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm.  The festival will be held on Penn Ave from 5th Ave to 8th Ave, and will include the 00 blocks of both...
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Created Apr 13, 2026 / Updated Apr 15, 2026
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Apr 14, 2026
We’d like to send a huge thank you to Lea Kauffman and her boyfriend, Robert Wall, who stopped by our police department with lunch from Wawa to show her appreciation for our officers.   Last week, Lea’s 3‑year‑old Full Staffordshire Pit, Enzo, decided to turn a quiet neig...
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Apr 10, 2026
A big thank-you to Patrick Murray for stopping by the West Reading Police Department and generously dropping off these delicious doughnuts!   Patrick shared that he simply wanted to say thank you for all we do, and gestures like this truly mean a lot to our officers and s...
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Mar 19, 2026
The West Reading Police Department extends our deepest condolences to the Amity Township Police Department , and to the family, friends, and fellow officers of Corporal Christopher High. We are heartbroken by the sudden passing of Corporal High, who died as a result of a medic...
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Mar 17, 2026
The West Reading Police Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Cristian Mendez of Méndez Flooring & Tile for the incredible gesture of kindness today. Cristian stopped by with tacos, guacamole, chips, and all the accessories for our officers—an amazing an...
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Mar 10, 2026
After more than 25 years of dedicated service to the West Reading Police Department and the Borough, we are proud to announce the retirement of Sergeant Wayne Holben. Throughout his career, Sgt. Holben played a pivotal role in strengthening the partnership between our departme...
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