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Swimmer Drowns In Schuylkill River In Reading, Officials Say
Reading firefighters said the male victim was seen going into the water near "Penske Beach" and never came back out. Dive crews recovered his body and he was pronounced dead at this scene, first responders said. Authorities did not report his name. "Our thoughts are with the family and friends...
Police work to identify shooter in Route 222 road rage incident
WYOMISSING, Pa. – Police said the person being sought in a road rage incident that led to gunfire in Wyomissing is described as a man in his 20s. "The front seat passenger of an older black Honda sedan reached out and fired multiple shots at the victim," said Wyomissing Police Lt. Paul Baur.
Teenage girl shot, injured after fight ends with gunfire in Montgomery County
A teenage girl was shot and injured after a fight broke out in Pottstown, Montgomery County.It happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Myrtle Street in the Bright Hope Community.Officers say they responded to reports of a fight involving multiple teenage girls.According to police, shots were fired as a result of that dispute.When police arrived at the scene, officers found a 14-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest.She was treated at the scene and transported to a local trauma center. There is no word yet on her condition.Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact the Pottstown Police Department at 610-970-6574.
Former FedEx employees charged with stealing $40k worth of used cell phones
BERN TWP., Pa. - Authorities in Berks County have uncovered a used cell phone theft organization involving several former FedEx employees. In February of this year, Bern Township Police received information about several employees who worked at FedEx Ground in Bern Twp. that were involved in the theft of used cell phones.
Sentence reduced by one year for man convicted of assaulting Pottstown man with metal pipe
NORRISTOWN — A Philadelphia man saw his minimum prison term reduced by one year after a Montgomery County judge reconsidered the sentence she imposed last December after a jury convicted the man of charges he assaulted a Pottstown man with a metal pipe during a dispute in the borough.
'Turn themselves in': DA sends message to cell phone theft ring suspects
ERN TWP., Pa. - Consider it a direct text message from the DA: "Turn yourself in." "There are additional suspects that are wanted in this case,” said Berks County District Attorney John Adams. “We believe that many of them are still in this area. We suggest strongly that they turn themselves in."
Drowning victim's body recovered in Schuylkill river area off "Penske Beach"
READING, Pa.- Reading fire officials have confirmed the recovery of a body in the Schuylkill River after reports of a water accident Saturday evening. The Reading Fire Department was alerted to the accident around 6 p.m. and responded to the area referred to as "Penske Beach". The coroner identified the...
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco Charged With Child Endangerment
Maricruz Alvarado-Blanco, the 20 block of Main Street in Lititz, called 911 "regarding a baseboard heater smoking and creating a fire hazard" at 10:46 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, according to the police release. Police officers were called to investigate, and the following happened, as stated in the release:. "While...
Shooting threat on social media closed central Pa. pool for a day
Ephrata Community Pool reopened after a weekend shooting threat closed the facility Saturday. A caller told Ephrata Police on Friday night that someone had posted a threat on the social media app Snapchat that there would be a shooting at the pool Saturday, according to police Sgt. Ken Lockhart. The...
North Coventry man convicted of taking ‘upskirting’ photos of woman at Pottstown store
NORRISTOWN — A Chester County man was convicted by a jury of charges he used his cellphone to take photographs under a woman’s skirt as she shopped at a Pottstown arts and craft store. Monte Wyndell Reed, 31, of the 600 block of West Schuylkill Road, North Coventry...
Watch: Pa. firefighters injured during bailout at house fire
NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH, Pa. — Six people were displaced and three people were injured Saturday night after a house along Main Street in New Holland Borough caught fire. Firefighters converged on a duplex at 443 W. Main St., across the street from New Holland Ford, just after 6:30 p.m. and found flames extending from the front porch up the east side of the building, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue, which was at the scene.
Multiple displaced, 2 firefighters injured after devastating house fire in Lancaster Co.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A total of six people were displaced and two firefighters were injured following a house fire Saturday evening. Dispatch confirmed the fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of West Main Street in New Holland. Two firefighters responding to the blaze...
One Seriously Injured in Interstate 78 Crash near Hamburg
The Pennsylvania State Police at Hamburg have released details on a crash that closed Interstate 78 near Hamburg for hours on Monday. Troopers say the three-vehicle crash occurred just before 8:30am on Monday, July 1st, 2024 at mile marker 30.1. The crash occurred as a tractor trailer traveling westbound within...
The Firehouse Yak: Jesiah Newsome – Removing the Ego from Today’s Firefighter Training
Peter Matthews talks with Reading, PA, firefighter Jesiah Newsome about the importance of keeping training both motivational and inspiring, especially for younger firefighters. They also discuss how a big hurdle in today’s training is the ego of instructors, and how they can lead to negative experiences. Newsome explains the...
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