Maidencreek Township
CRIME & SAFETY
Pursuit Of Teen In Stolen Car Ends With Fiery Crash: Reading Police
Officers spotted the vehicle near North 3rd and Washington streets around 1:30 a.m. When they tried to pull it over, the 15-year-old driver fled into Muhlenberg Township where he lost control and crashed, according to officials. The car caught fire before police removed the driver from the vehicle, RPD said.
Police Name Victim In Deadly Shooting At West Lawn Home (UPDATED)
A 56-year-old West Lawn man is accused of killing someone in a neighboring apartment. Angel Adames is charged with first- and third-degree homicide and related counts, said Spring police in a release. The shooting happened around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, authorities explained. Police w…
Members of Pa. motorcycle club convicted on federal robbery, conspiracy charges
(WHTM) — Two members of a Pennsylvania motorcycle club were convicted last week on federal robbery charges. Solomon Rodriguez, 34, of Reading, and Steven Wong, 43, of Shalotte, N.C., were facing Hobbs Act Robbery, firearms, and related charges. Hobbs Act Robbery relates to robbery affecting interstate or foreign commerce, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
'Extremely unusual case': Man allegedly shot neighbor dead after breaking into apartment, Berks DA says
SPRING TWP., Pa. – A man is dead and the neighbor who allegedly pulled the trigger is in custody. This, after the alleged shooter himself called 911, saying that he killed a person inside a Spring Township apartment. Investigators are still working to find the motive behind why Angel...
Hamburg man leads police on motorcycle pursuit
PERRY TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a Hamburg man led them on a high-speed motorcycle chase. On the afternoon of June 21, police say 34-year-old Victor Montes-Montes was riding a motorcycle on Route 61 near Church Avenue in Perry Township. When police attempted to conduct a traffic...
State Police arrest suspect in burglary at Maxatawny Twp. gas station
MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in Reading are investigating a burglary that occurred at a Maxatawny Twp. gas station. Early Monday morning, police say 35-year-old Christopher Buchman broke a window at the Top Star Express station located on Kutztown Road near Long Lane. He then went inside...
Lancaster County ATV rider charged with shooting toward people
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A man is facing charges after police say he was shooting toward multiple people while riding an ATV in Lancaster County. According to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police, Joseph Moore, of Berks County, was arrested and charged for the shooting on the 200 block of Doe Run Road on June 15. […]
Pennsylvania Package Pirates Caught On Video Fighting Over Stolen Delivery
A pair of porch pirates were caught on video racing to steal a freshly delivered package from a home in Sinking Spring, Berks County. The slapstick heist unfolded just seconds after a FedEx delivery driver dropped off the package and was walking away. Dueling Porch Pirates Chase Package in Sinking...
Police nab serial frozen shrimp thief
SPRING TWP., Pa. - Investigators have charged a man they say is responsible for stealing hundreds of dollars in frozen shrimp from area supermarkets. 37-year-old Eddie Orellano Catalan of Reading is charged with multiple counts of theft and related offenses. Authorities say in December of 2023, Catalan walked into a...
Man charged in drug death of Springfield father. How daughter helped ID alleged dealer
A 38-year-old former Bucks County man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced cocaine to a friend who then fatally overdosed in 2022. Bucks County Detectives alleged that Kutztown resident William R. Wright is a known drug dealer in the area and he sold Steven Newhart, 62, the drugs that killed him. Wright was arraigned on charges including drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter and related offenses on June 18, the day before the two-year anniversary of Newhart’s death, records show.
Man charged with murder in connection with neighbors death in Spring Township
On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at approximately 7:00 AM, officers from the Township of Spring Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 2100 block of Penn Avenue. Upon arrival, officers entered the first-floor apartment at 2105 Penn Avenue and discovered the body of Gregory S. Crammer, a...
Plymouth man jailed for stabbing brother during argument in Pottstown
NORRISTOWN — A Plymouth Township man who told police he “got angry and snapped” and stabbed his brother during an argument outside a Pottstown motel is headed to jail. Austin Dominick Griffin, 22, most recently of the 1900 block of Sandy Hill Road, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court on Monday to 6 to 23 months in the county jail on a felony charge of aggravated assault in connection with the Feb. 25, 2023, stabbing incident in Pottstown. Griffin pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this year.
Berks man caught driving stolen car with kids, drugs inside, police say
SPRING TWP., Pa. -- A West Reading man is facing charges after he was found in a stolen car with drugs, kids and another person inside, police say. Dawayne Hoffler Jr., 27, was stopped back on June 11 after Wyomissing police spotted him in a stolen Subaru, police said. They...
Philadelphia woman admits to gunshot slaying of Pottstown man
NORRISTOWN — A 19-year-old Philadelphia woman admitted that her reckless behavior with a firearm resulted in the gunshot slaying of a Pottstown man and the wounding of a borough teenager who was shot in the hand inside a vehicle during what prosecutors had alleged was a botched robbery attempt.
Woman charged again with stealing thousands from elderly victim
FLEETWOOOD, Pa. - A Muhlenberg Twp. woman is in trouble with the law again after authorities say she stole tens of thousands of dollars from an elderly relative. Fleetwood Police have filed charges against 58-year-old Tracy Hoffman for theft, forgery and related offenses. She was previously charged in a separate case with fraudulently issuing personal checks drawn from an elderly victim's account without their consent.
Three firefighters injured battling Spring Twp. fire
SPRING TWP., Pa. -- Three firefighters were injured while battling a fire in the grueling heat in Spring Township. The fire broke out around 8:45 a.m. Sunday on Indiandale Road at an unoccupied summer camp undergoing renovation. Fire officials say the new owners are slowly renovating the camp and were...
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