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Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer A 17-year-old boy from Fleetwood died on Friday, Sept. 20, three days after the car he was a back-seat passenger in struck a tractor-trailer, his family said. "Armani Campos was in a serious car accident when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer, pinning the car under the trailer and leaving all occupants in critical condition," Levi Yoder, a close family friend, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. The driver and a second passenger remain in critical condition, but are expected to survive the crash, Yoder told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24 when nearly $4,500 had been ra…

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Berks Community Ralles For Senior Killed In Crash Berks Community Ralles For Senior Killed In Crash
Berks Community Ralles For Senior Killed In Crash Loved ones and neighbors are raising donations for the family of Benjamin Miller.  The Fleetwood Area High School senior was killed after his car veered off Richmond Road in Richmond Township on Thursday morning, Jan. 11, WFMZ reported citing area police.  On GoFundMe.com, community members are organizing a memorial fund in Miller's honor.  "Benny Miller, a son, a brother, a family member, a teammate, and a friend to so many lost his life tragically this morning in a car accident," wrote campaign organizer April Morgan.  "This is one of those moments that you wish you just didn't have to …

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by Mac Bullock
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Husband Charged With Wife's Murder In Berks County: DA Husband Charged With Wife's Murder In Berks County: DA
Husband Charged With Wife's Murder In Berks County: DA A Berks County man previously charged with assault in a deadly domestic incident is now accused of murdering his wife, according to the District Attorney's Office. Harrison Boakye 46, of Fleetwood, was arrested at his Middletown Road home early on Friday, July 7, after 33-year-old Winifred P. Boakye was found unresponsive inside, Daily Voice reported.  Life-saving aid was rendered by first responders "but failed," and she was pronounced dead, authorities said last week.  During her autopsy on Monday, July 10, medical examiners ruled her death a homicide by way of "manua…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA
Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA A woman is dead and a man faces criminal charges following a "domestic incident" in Berks County Friday morning, prosecutors say.  Harrison Adu Boakye, 46, of Fleetwood was arrested at the scene on July 7, 2023, Berks District Attorney John T. Adams' Office said in a statement. Fleetwood Borough Police were called to the incident at Boakye's home on Middletown Road around 8:30 a.m., according to the DA. They arrived at the house to find a 33-year-old woman unresponsive, authorities said. Life-saving aid was rendered by first responders "but failed," and she was pronounced dead, …

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by Mac Bullock
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Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot
Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Pennsylvania Lottery players will split the $210,000 jackpot from Friday's, May 6 drawing. The winning Treasure Hunt tickets were sold at the following locations: Redner’s Quick Shoppe, 3401 Pricetown Road in Fleetwood (Berks County) Buster’s Restaurant & Six-Pack, 111 Allegheny St. in Hollidaysburg, (Blair County); and Giant Eagle, 7000 Oxford Drive in Bethel Park (Allegheny County) The winning numbers were 4-8-14-16-24, to win individual prizes of $70,000. More than 62,900 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing.  Winners are not known until pri…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA
Accused Drug Dealer In Berks County Sold Deadly Fentanyl Dose: DA A 24-year-old woman from Berks County has been arrested in connection with the fentanyl death of one of her alleged customers, authorities said. Yoli Eisenhardt, of Fleetwood, was charged with drug delivery resulting in death, criminal use of communication facility, delivery of a controlled substance, and other related offenses in the death of a woman, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. The unidentified victim was found dead in a Stimmel Alley home in Kutztown on Nov. 4, 2021, authorities said. A search of the victim's belongings and home revealed evidence of drug u…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police
Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police A 34-year-old man who agreed to meet with an officer posing as a minor was arrested in an undercover sting, authorities in Berks County said. Jeremy Kreiser, of Fleetwood, messaged a social media account and agreed to meet the 13-year-old girl -- who was actually an undercover officer -- outside of an elementary school in Reading where he had been working as a private construction contractor, Reading police said. When he went out to meet the "girl" on Tuesday, he was arrested, according to police. The Reading School District was immediately notified by police. The school has not been spec…

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by Nicole Acosta
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FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot
FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot A Berks County man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he attacked an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection, authorities announced. Federal investigators with the FBI allege that Alan Byerly, 54, of Fleetwood, was armed with what appeared to be a taser when he charged at Capitol officers, according to an affidavit. He was seen wearing a gray “Kutztown” beanie, a distinctive neon “safety” yellow long-sleeve shirt under a black jacket with blue jeans, and a gray and black striped face covering, as he pushed his way through the crowd. Alan Bye…

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by Nicole Acosta