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PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report
PA Man Attempts To Kidnap Girl In Reading Alleyway: Report A Berks County man attempted to kidnap a girl from an alleyway in Reading on Friday, Oct. 11, authorities said. Liam Wilkinson, 24, of Blandon, had posed as a teen boy on social media to lure the girl into an alley in the 600 block of Ritter Street, WFMZ 69 News reported on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Once she was in the alley, Wilkinson attempted to get her to climb into his vehicle. When she refused and tried to leave, Wilkinson chased her down and held a knife to her throat, WFMZ said. She managed to free herself and get away, and Wilkinson took her phone, which she dropped as she struggled…

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by Merriell Moyer
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PA Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Police PA Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Police
PA Motorcyclist Injured In Crash With Deer: Police A 30-year-old motorcyclist was injured in a crash with a deer in Upper Macungie Township on Wednesday, Oct. 23, according to police. The motorcyclist, who is from Blandon, Berks County, struck a deer while driving on Route 222 North near its intersection with Grim Road at 6:38 a.m., the Upper Macungie Township Police Department said.  After hitting the deer, the motorcyclist was thrown from his vehicle, resulting in "lower extremity injuries and road rash," according to police. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital for his injuries. Route 222 North was reduced to one lane immediatel…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police
Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police A suspect is in custody after police say a juvenile girl was forced into a car at gunpoint and sexually assaulted in Reading on Wednesday, March 13.  Liam Wilkinson, 24, is charged with rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related felony offenses, according to Reading police and state court records.  Authorities said Wilkinson approached the victim near the corner of North 3rd Street and Douglass Street at 3 p.m. and displayed a handgun before forcing her into the car. Police said he took her to a secondary location and sexually assaulted her.  The juvenile victim was e…

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by Mac Bullock
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Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash
Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash Officials have identified the driver killed in an accident on Route 222 in Berks County over the weekend.  Ernest Lee McLean, 56, of Blandon, was driving near Old Topton Road in Maxatawny Township at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 when his car hit a tractor-trailer, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release.  McLean was pronounced dead around noon on Monday, May 1, the coroner wrote. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner was accidental, Buglio added.  The crash remains under investigation by state police, according to the release.…

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by Mac Bullock
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Overturned Truck Closes Rt. 222 In Berks County Overturned Truck Closes Rt. 222 In Berks County
Overturned Truck Closes Rt. 222 In Berks County Traffic slowed in Berks County on Tuesday as emergency workers responded to the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer on Route 222, authorities said.  It happened near the intersection with Schaeffer Road in Blandon before 10 a.m. on March 21, said Northern Berks Regional Police in a statement. Both the northbound lane of the highway and Schaeffer Road were shut down through the morning as crews worked, they added.  By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, NBRPD told Daily Voice the highway was re-opened. Authorities have not said what caused the truck to overturn, nor did they report any i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Driver May Face Homicide Charge For Deadly Crash Berks Driver May Face Homicide Charge For Deadly Crash
Berks Driver May Face Homicide Charge For Deadly Crash A driver in Berks County may be charged with vehicular homicide after authorities say he caused an accident by illegally passing another car.  Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the scene of a three-car accident on Shartlesville Road near the intersection with Lonesome Valley Road in Jefferson Township just after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6, troopers said in a release.  One driver was found trapped and unresponsive in his car. Later identified as 55-year-old Roger Miller of Blandon, he was declared dead at the scene.  Investigators believe an unnamed driver who was headed …

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks County Nightclub Burglar Busted With Meth: Police Berks County Nightclub Burglar Busted With Meth: Police
Berks County Nightclub Burglar Busted With Meth: Police A burglar at a former Berks County nightclub was busted with meth, authorities announced. Police in Bern Township were called to the former Silo Nightclub in reference to a burglary in progress on Jan. 7, when they saw a running rental truck parked behind the building, authorities said. The responding officer could see footprints in the snow that showed someone had recently gone inside from this truck. The responding officer then encountered Joshua Gregg, of Blandon, who came out of the building before running into the BTPD officer. Gregg was detained while the officer conducted an investi…

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by Cecilia Levine