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2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (UPDATE) 2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (UPDATE)
2 Children Struck In Pottstown: Police (Update) Two children are in the hospital after being struck by a car, the Pottstown Chief of Police Mick Markovich told Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 11.  The collision happened near the corner of Beech and North Adams streets in Pottstown around 5:54 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Montgomery County Department of Public Safety. "Two children ages 7 and 10 entered the roadway between two parked vehicles,"  Chief Markovich told us.   There is no crosswalk or lights at the intersection, according to Google Maps Street View.  The two children who were str…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Patrol Car Strikes 5-Year-Old Girl, Philadelphia Police Say Patrol Car Strikes 5-Year-Old Girl, Philadelphia Police Say
Patrol Car Strikes 5-Year-Old Girl, Philadelphia Police Say A child was hospitalized after being struck by a police car in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday night, June 4, authorities say.  A patrol officer hit a 5-year-old girl on the 1600 block of South Ithan Street just before 7:30 p.m., PPD said. She was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is reportedly in stable condition.  No one else was injured and the crash is under investigation, police said. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Child Riding Bike Crashes Into Ambulance In Montgomery County, Police Say Child Riding Bike Crashes Into Ambulance In Montgomery County, Police Say
Child Riding Bike Crashes Into Ambulance In Montgomery County, Police Say A child riding a bike was injured after crashing into an ambulance in Montgomery County on Friday, March 18, authorities confirmed. An ambulance heading to a 911 call said the 12-year-old bicyclist "entered the road unsafely," and struck the passenger side of the vehicle in the 4000 block of West Skippack Pike in Skippack Township around 3:30 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. The boy -- who was not wearing a helmet -- was taken by a nearby EMS company to a local hospital for treatment of suspected broken bones and head trauma, police said. No other injuries were reported. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park
Child Hospitalized After Being Shot In PA Park A child has been hospitalized after they were shot with walking in a park on Thursday morning, according to a release by Harrisburg police The child had been walking along the Riverfront Park Trail in the 500 block of South Front Street in Harrisburg, when "they heard a shot and realized that they had been hit," police say. Police learned of the shooting when the child arrived at the hospital around 8:45 a.m.  The child's age has not been released, but police believe they will not succumb to their injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can call Harrisburg po…

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by Jillian Pikora