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Police seek info on armed robbery at Berks CVS
MT. PENN, Pa. -- Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the person who robbed a CVS in Berks County. It happened Sunday, July 21, around 8 a.m. at the CVS at 2239 Perkiomen Ave. in Mt. Penn, said Central Berks Regional police. Police say the robber...
"Please don't come here at night it's too dangerous." a neighbor says following arrests in City Park shooting
READING, Pa. - Authorities say two teenagers are under arrest, charged in the deadly shooting of another teenager in Reading's City Park. "Someone had posted on social media that they had gone and hidden marijuana somewhere up in that location." says Captain Cheryl Pentheny, from the Reading Police Department. Police...
Reading Police arrest two suspects in July City Park homicide
The Reading Police Department Criminal Investigations Division has announced they have arrested two suspects in connection to the Homicide Investigation that occurred on July 10, 2024 in City Park. At approximately 9:30 pm officers responded to the area of City Park, 1100 block Washington St, for the report of a...
Wanted in Berks: John-Michael Holcombe
READING, Pa. - Authorities are looking for a man who's wanted on robbery and assault charges. In this week's "Wanted in Berks," The Berks County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate 25-year-old John-Michael Holcombe. Authorities say he pulled a woman to the ground on Mulberry Street in Reading, forcefully took...
Teen charged for vandalism, break-in at Wilson HS
SPRING TWP., Pa. - Police in Spring Township say a teen is under arrest following a break-in, theft and vandalism at a local high school. 19-year-old Zachary Weitzel is charged with burglary, criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking. Spring Township Police say they were contacted by Wilson High School...
Attempted package theft part of larger investigation into stolen FedEx deliveries, police say
SPRING TWP., Pa. - Authorities in Spring Township are investigating an attempted package theft that police said is part of a larger national investigation into thefts of FedEx deliveries. On July 17, Spring Township Police received a report that a laptop, valued at $1,550, had been stolen from a porch...
Reading man sentenced to 45 years for attempting to kill three FBI agents
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – A Reading man will spend more than four decades behind bars for attempting to kill three FBI agents. 42-year-old Rafael Vega-Rodriguez was sentenced Wednesday in United States District Court to 540 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release and a $4,500 fine for shooting at the agents.
Philadelphia Woman Arrested in Connection with Drug Charges
POTTSTOWN, PA — Kellie Nicole Morman, a resident of Philadelphia, was arrested on July 24, 2024, by the North Coventry Police Department. The arrest followed a traffic stop and was based on a warrant issued by the same department. Morman’s warrant was issued on March 8, 2024, in connection...
Man draws prison for role in shooting of Pottstown man
NORRISTOWN — One of two men charged in connection with the shooting and wounding of a Pottstown man during an apparent robbery outside the Wickerton Heights Apartments on Manatawny Street has pleaded guilty to an assault-related charge. Shamire Young, 22, of the 3200 block of Monument Street in Philadelphia,...
Early morning blaze destroys home in Upper Milford
UPPER MILFORD TWP., Pa - A 2-alarm fire destroyed a home in Upper Milford Township early Friday morning. Residents of the home at 4265 Tank Farm Road were awoken by smoke detectors around 3:30 a.m.. Officials say 7 people were in the home at the time of the fire. 4...
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