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Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA
Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA A 32-year-old man from Berks County has been arrested in connection with the rape of two girls at a home in Reading, one when she was 11 years old, authorities said on Friday, Sept. 6. Janson G. Paz-Ochoa of Shillington was charged with rape, rape of a child, and multiple other offenses, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. He was arrested on Aug. 27 and is due to reappear in court on Sept. 13, court records show. Berks County District Attorney’s detectives received a childline referral on April 12 from the state Department of Human Services which reported that a&n…
PA Man's Spotted In Child Pornography, Authorities Say PA Man's Spotted In Child Pornography, Authorities Say
PA Man's Spotted In Child Pornography, Authorities Say A 28-year-old man from Reading has been charged with possession of child pornography after sexually explicit images were found on his cellphone, authorities said. Kristopher W. Tanner also was charged with criminal use of a communication facility, corruption of minors, and indecent assault, according to a joint release from the Reading police and Berks County District Attorney. He was identified by investigators who noticed the unique tattoo visible on his right forearm in some of the videos. Additionally, investigators recognized that the background in these digital videos appeared to…
Police Shootout: Man Points Loaded Gun At Officers In Berks County Alleyway, DA Says Police Shootout: Man Points Loaded Gun At Officers In Berks County Alleyway, DA Says
Police Shootout: Man Points Loaded Gun At Officers In Berks County Alleyway, DA Says A Berks County gunman is in custody after police say he led police on a foot pursuit and then pointed a gun at them, prompting them to fire their service weapons over the weekend. Laureldale officers were called to the 1400 block of Frush Valley Road three times for a disorderly man around early Sunday, April 14, District Attorney John T. Adams said. Officers eventually found Angel Deleon on Rosedale Avenue south of Margaret Street, Adams said. An officer approached Deleon and told him to stop, but Deleon refused to comply with the officer’s commands and entered an alleyway locate…
Berks Burglar Beats Victim With Hedge Clippers Then Locks Herself In Car, Say Police Berks Burglar Beats Victim With Hedge Clippers Then Locks Herself In Car, Say Police
Berks Burglar Beats Victim With Hedge Clippers Then Locks Herself In Car, Say Police A would-be burglar in Berks County beat up her alleged victim with hedge clippers and then locked herself in the victim's car, according to authorities.  Samantha M. Kelley, 34, of Morgantown, resisted officers as she was taken into custody outside a house in Caernarvon Township just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, police said.  Investigators believe Kelley had broken into a 22-year-old woman's home when the victim returned and saw signs of burglary. The victim called her father who lives nearby, police said, before Kelley approached and confronted her.  The suspec…
Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA
Inmates Among 8 Busted In Drug Smuggling Ring: Berks DA Eight people including four inmates have been charged in connection with a drug-smuggling operation at the Berks County Jail, authorities have announced.  The arrests came after a months-long investigation uncovered a conspiracy between inmates and people outside the jail to smuggle in marijuana and Suboxone, an opioid withdrawal drug, said Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. Investigators believe the incarcerated suspects — 41-year-old Brian Oliver, 30-year-old Bryan Williams, 32-year-old Thomas Reimert, and 38-year-old Andre Keyes — encouraged their contacts outsi…
Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says
Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says A Reading police officer was justified in shooting a wanted man who had struck him with his car while trying to flee from a Wawa parking lot last month, authorities said. "The actions of a Reading police officer on September 14, 2022, was a reasonable act of self-defense and defense of another," District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Emanuel Padilla-Tirado, 31, had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with a Sept. 9 shooting in the city, when undercover and uniformed officers spotted his 2012 Chevrolet Malibu parked at the Wawa store on the 400 …
Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years
Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years A Berks County man was arrested on a slew of charges Wednesday, Aug. 17 for sexually abusing two girls over the course of five years, authorities said. James D. Fisher, 59, remained held Thursday, Aug. 25 in the Berks County Jail on an unrelated offense, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation into Fisher began on Monday, July 11, after the Central Berks Regional Police Department received a complaint from two girls who claimed that they had been sexually abused by Fisher when they were seven years old, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse happened bet…
Argument Leads To Drive-By Shooting, Arrest In West Reading: Police Argument Leads To Drive-By Shooting, Arrest In West Reading: Police
Argument Leads To Drive-By Shooting, Arrest In West Reading: Police A man was arrested after following a man and trying to shoot at him in Berks County, authorities said. Officers responded to the Buttonwood Street Bridge on a report of a drive-by shooting around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, West Reading police said. Cops were met by the victim, who identified the gunman as 26-year-old Noah Martinez, of Reading, they said. He told officers that the chaos began when the pair walked into an unnamed business on the 500 block of Penn Avenue. The two got into an argument and that's when the victim claims Martinez lifted his shirt to flash a han…
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police 22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said. Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said. Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000. Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said. A warr…
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…
Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police
Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police UPDATE: A previous version of this report incorrectly stated the date of the shooting as March 17. The corrected date is March 15. Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly shot two people in Reading on Tuesday, March 15, authorities said. Markel Ramsey, of Reading, is accused of shooting a man and a woman near 11th and Pike Streets around 8:30 p.m., Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. The shooting was the result of an ongoing neighborhood dispute in another part of the city, the chief said. Ramsey shot at a woman and the man she was with, police said. The man was…
Berks Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Step-Niece For Years Berks Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Step-Niece For Years
Berks Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Step-Niece For Years A Berks County man accused of sexually assaulting his step-niece over the course of several years has been arrested and charged, authorities said. Ever Monzon-Alejandro, of Reading, was charged with two counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors, according to the Berks County Detective's Office. Monzon-Alejandro, 33, was identified as the suspect by the now 16-year-old victim in a Dec. 20, 2021 interview, according to Chief County Det. Michael J. Gombar. She noted that he is her step-uncle, authorities said. Investigators were initially notified of the alleged abuse after rec…
Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says
Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says A Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl and boy over the course of several years has been arrested and charged, authorities said. Antonio Santos-Camacho, of Shillington, was charged with two counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors, according to a news release from the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Santos-Camacho, 32, was identified as the suspect by both victims in two separate investigations, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. One…
PA Man, 47, Sexually Assaults Girl On Her Birthday: Police PA Man, 47, Sexually Assaults Girl On Her Birthday: Police
PA Man, 47, Sexually Assaults Girl On Her Birthday: Police A 47-year-old Berks County man sexually assaulted a girl on her birthday, authorities said. Moises Rivera Jr. was arrested Tuesday by detectives who determined that he had assaulted the victim on or around her birthday in her bedroom at her family home in Reading in October 2019, according to a release from the Berks County District Attorney. Rivera was 45 years old at the time of the alleged assault. The victim identified Rivera as the perpetrator during a forensic interview at the Children’s Alliance Center on Dec. 6. Rivera was taken into custody at his home in Reading and charged with…
'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park 'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park
'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park Two men are charged with the murder of a 28-year-old Berks County man over apparent drug debt, authorities said. William W. Smoot Jr., 47, and Joseph G. Lachina, 28, both of Exeter Township, have been charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and related charges, District Attorney John Adams and Central Berks Regional police chief Ray Serafin said at a press conference Thursday morning. Adams called the Oct. 25 killing of the victim, Anthony DelCollo, a "senseless act of violence." DA Adams, Central Berks Regional Police Chief Ray Serafin, and C…
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Berks County investigators have made an arrest in connection with the broad-daylight killing of a 30-year-old Exeter man on the streets of Reading. Aeneas O’Brien, 19, fatally shot Leonard King Jr. in the 500 block of Penn Street near 6th Street around 1:20 p.m. Monday, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said in a Wednesday release. The two men were involved in "some type of altercation" before the gunfire broke out, police previously said. The incident apparently started when King began yelling obscenities as he crossed the street, WFMZ reports citing court documents.  Meanwhile…
Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say
Repeat Tire Thief Busted At Berks Car Dealership, Police Say A Berks County man isn't exactly having a Goodyear.  Theodore J. Puc Jr., 41, was in the middle of removing tires from an Audi at the Audi/Volkswagen car dealership in Leesport on Aug. 22 when officers spotted him, according to the Bern Township Police Department. While questioning Puc, of Shillington, officers discovered he had recently been fired for stealing tires, police said. During a search of his car, officers discovered more stolen tires, they said. The tires in his car were reportedly taken from an on-site storage facility where they were kept pending sale. Puc was cha…
Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children
Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children A jury found a former Berks County daycare worker guilty of sexually assaulting children, according to authorities and news reports. Andrew McCollin -- then aged 33 -- was arrested on Aug. 30, 2019, after a 4-year-old child reported that a teacher at Creative Beginnings Early Learning Center in Bern Township had inappropriately touched them, according to WFMZ and detectives with the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Since then, investigators learned of a 5-year-old child and another child -- whose age was not released -- who were sexually assaulted by their teacher in 2018 and 2…
Reading Police Arrest Gunman 3 Months After Deadly Shooting Reading Police Arrest Gunman 3 Months After Deadly Shooting
Reading Police Arrest Gunman 3 Months After Deadly Shooting Police in Berks County have apprehended a man they believe is responsible for the murder of a Reading man three months ago. Magnum Morrison, 25, was accused of shooting and killing 32-year-old Orlando Rodriguez in the 600 block of North 10th Street on June 17, according to Reading police. Morrison was taken into custody on Sept. 16 on charges of 1st-degree murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and related charges. He was sent to Berks County Jail with bail denied, court records show. His preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 1.
DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute
DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute A Berks County man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 20 years behind bars for fatally shooting his younger brother during a verbal altercation concerning the care of their mother, authorities said. Ronald Wickizer, 60, was arguing with his brother Randall Wickizer outside of Ronald's Colebrookdale home around 1 p.m. on July 9, 2020, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. That's when Ronald went inside an attached garage of the home and immediately returned with a handgun, firing a fatal shot to the head of his brother, authorities said. Deputy Coroner Terri Staka pronounced…
Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say
Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say A Berks County man was arrested on charges he sexually abused the young daughter of an ex-lover for years, authorities said. An investigation into Richard J. O’Reilly, 37, of Douglassville ensued when the Berks County Detective’s Office on June 2 received a Childline referral from the now 19-year-old victim, authorities said. In a June 6 interview, the girl provided details of the sexual abuse which occurred over a two-year period when she was approximately six and seven years old, according to the Berks County Detectives Office. The girl identified O'Reilly, her mother's "e…
Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading
Alleged Drug Dealer Arrested For Selling Cocaine, More In Reading A suspected drug dealer was arrested Monday on accusations he trafficked cocaine and other drugs in Reading, authorities said. Members of the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force initiated an investigation in the 200 block of 6th Street in April 2021, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar. As the investigation continued, detectives learned that Xavier Anthony Rivera-Ramos, 34, allegedly made cocaine deals with customers in the 200 block of 6th Street, Gombar said. Investigators then obtained and issued a search warrant for Rivera-Ramos' first-fl…
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter A Kutztown man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his girlfriend's 7-year-old grandaughter, authorities announced. Paul William Herman, 52, faces various assault charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 19 after the Berks County Detective’s office received two Childline referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services about the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. During an interview on Feb. 4, the girl told investigators details of the abuse, which occurred more than once, inside …
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home A Berks County man was arrested Thursday on accusations he raped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl whom he was living with at the time, authorities announced. Elder Jacobo-Portal, 20, faces a slew of charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 26 after Reading police notified the Berks County Detective’s office about the rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Following a medical examination of the 12-year-old victim at Reading Hospital, the girl told investigators there were two separate assaults on Jan. 25 …
Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say
Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say A Reading man is in custody after authorities said his girlfriend told detectives he sexually abused her 12-year-old daughter while he was her caretaker. Following a report received by the Berks County Detectives office on Jan. 28, the girl told investigators that her mother's boyfriend, Manuel Molina-Nunez, 42, had been sexually abusing her since she was 9-years-old, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Molina-Nunez was the girl's caretaker from January 2017 to October 2019 at a home in the 100 block of South 12th Street, authorities said. Detectives were able to…