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Crash in Montgomery County leaves 3 dead, 2 others injured
A car crash involving multiple vehicles left three people dead in Montgomery County Friday night.It happened just after 6:30 p.m. in the area of County Line Road and Park Avenue in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.Officers were called to the scene for reports of a crash with people trapped inside the cars.At the scene, police found three vehicles, one of which was flipped onto its roof.An investigation revealed that a Chevy Camero, driven by a 31-year-old man, was traveling west on County Line Road when it crossed into the eastbound lanes.That's when the Camero reportedly struck a Nissan SUV, which was driven by...
Man arrested for stealing copper wire in Pottstown
NORTH COVENTRY TWP., Pa. - North Coventry Township Police have arrested a man accused of stealing copper from a worksite in Pottstown. 55-year-old Thomas Hickman was taken into custody Thursday on theft and criminal trespass charges, after he was found with tools associated with copper wire theft on a Henkels & McCoy worksite at 1383 Pottstown Pike in Pottstown.
Trucker fatally hit on I-78 near Lehigh County; driver left scene, police say
A trucker who was hit by a passing vehicle along Interstate 78 near Lehigh County has died, police said late Friday. Jymel D. Smith, 49, of Clermont, Florida, stopped his tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of I-78 westbound shortly before 5 p.m. Friday near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township, Berks County, state police at Hamburg said. He was then hit by a passing motorist who failed to ...
Man lunges at defendant in Montco courtroom during sentencing over overdose death of 6-year-old
Sheriff’s deputies had to clear a Montgomery County courtroom on Thursday after a family member tried to attack a defendant who was pleading guilty to the fatal overdose of a 6-year-old.
Police plan beefed up patrols despite canceled Wheels of Time car cruise
EMMAUS, Pa. -- For 24 years Francis Hardner has buffed and shined his 1939 Business Coupe in his Buckeye Road garage. Francis loves cars and car shows. "Wheels of Time is my favorite," said Hardner. And this year is no different, except for one thing: the cruise is cancelled. "Unfortunately...
Philadelphia man accused of spitting at prosecutor during Montgomery County Court hearing
NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man awaiting trial for assault and attempted robbery in Lower Merion saw charges mount against him after authorities said he spat at a prosecutor and overturned a defense table, disrupting his pretrial hearing in a Montgomery County courtroom this week. Cymeir Rashawn Geiger, 23, of...
Emotions boil over in MontCo court as Norristown man admits to role in child's fatal overdose
NORRISTOWN — Emotions boiled over in a Montgomery County courtroom when the father of a little boy who suffered a fatal drug overdose confronted the Norristown man who admitted his drug activity played a role in the child’s death. “Look at me, you know what you did,” the...
Norristown dad shares his grief over death 6-year-old son as 1 of 2 people plead guilty in boy's death
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Emotions were running high in a Montgomery County courtroom Thursday when a father came face-to-face with the man charged in the death of his six-year-old son. Prosecutors say the boy died from a fentanyl overdose. The drugs were allegedly left out by the boy’s mother and her...
Warminster, Hatboro emergency personnel on scene of fatal accident on BuxMont border
At least two people are reported deceased at the scene and three other people were taken to area hospitals for treatment of injuries suffered in a three-vehicle crash on East County Line Road at Park Avenue Friday night, resulting in responses from Warminster Township, Bucks County and Hatboro Borough,Montgomery County, emergency agencies, according to Montgomery County fire dispatch.
N.J. trooper involved in fatal police chase ID’d by state investigators
Authorities have identified the New Jersey State Police trooper involved in a police pursuit earlier this month that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Warren County. The trooper, Christopher Bird, was trying to pull over an SUV driven by Sean Mamakas, 32, of Berks County, Pennsylvania, on Route 80 eastbound in the area of milepost 11 at 10:19 a.m. on Aug. 13, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office said Friday.
Man found guilty of firing shots at officers serving search warrant on Reading home
READING, Pa. -- A man will soon learn his fate for opening fire at law enforcement officers who were serving a search warrant at his south Reading home in 2020. A jury convicted Joshua Perez, 36, on Wednesday of four counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession with intent to deliver drugs and related charges, said the Berks County district attorney's office.
Upper Moreland man jailed for Willow Grove road rage incident with gun
NORRISTOWN — An Upper Moreland Township man was sent to jail on charges he brandished a handgun during a “road rage” incident and terrorized a woman and her 18-year-old daughter who were in another vehicle. Mohammed Al Jumaili, 29, of the 3500 block of West Moreland Road,...
Former Lansdale woman, girlfriend of Schuylkill River Trail killer, pleads guilty to perjury, hindering apprehension
A former Lansdale woman will be sentenced in November after admitting to perjury and conspiring to hinder apprehension in connection to helping her boyfriend who was give life in prison for his role in the murder of a former Reading man on the Schuylkill River Trail in West Norriton in March 2023.
'American Speedway': Police crackdown continues, driver behaviors don't change on busy Allentown corridor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Another joint enforcement between Pennsylvania State Police and the Allentown Police Department — in the same location as other previous ones — netted nearly as many offenders this week, police said. Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer for PSP’s Troop M barracks, said the...
Demo crews expected back Monday at Reading building collapse site
READING, Pa. - Emergency crews responded to the scene of a partial building collapse in Reading Thursday night. It happened around 8:30 p.m. at an abandoned property near Hudson and Thorn streets. Neighbors say it sounded like a train coming through when a section of the building came crumbling down.
DNA evidence used to make arrest after man smashes police vehicles with baseball bat
MOUNT PENN, Pa. - A DNA swab led police to arrest a man wanted for allegedly smashing police vehicles with a baseball bat in Mount Penn. It's a case that authorities said was a team effort between local law enforcement and state police. The analysis, conducted at a State Police...
‘Quite disturbing’: Woman warns others after cat found shot in Allentown
An east Allentown woman is warning residents to be careful with their pets after her cat was found shot Tuesday. Shannon Manges said her cat, 15-year-old “Stonie,” got out of the home in the 800 block of North Maxwell Street during a storm Sunday. Stonie returned home Tuesday, bloodied. “Somebody shot him straight in the face,” Manges said. Stonie was once an indoor-outdoor cat, but now, in ...
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