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Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say
Belligerent Drunk Man Assaults Berks Hotel Employee, Police Say A man was arrested for drunkenly fighting with the employees and guests of a Berks County hotel over the weekend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the hotel around 10:30 p.m. Saturday and found Chris Petrovich, 35, already on the floor being subdued by another hotel guest, according to Wyomissing police. He was "highly intoxicated, yelling and initially resisted being handcuffed," police said. He reportedly grabbed the hotel employee and pushed her against a wall. When she yelled for help, other guests intervened and were also assaulted, police said. Petrovich was eventuall…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony
Pennsylvania State Trooper, Army Reservist, Charged With Felony A Pennsylvania State Trooper and Army Reservist has been arrested and is facing multiple charges including a felony. Dustin Eric Schumacher, 30, of Clayville, was arrested following a disturbance call in Claysville Borough, Washington County on Monday, according to state police. Dustin Eric Schumacher.KDKA CBS 2 Trooper Schumacher enlisted in the state police in April 2016. He is a graduated of the 146th cadet class. He worked patrolling a section of Troop B, Belle Vernon. Trooper Schumacher faces the following charges: F2 Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause or causes bodily…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal 'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal
'Let's Get It On:' Burglar Says Before Lunging At Ridley Police Corporal A Delaware County burglar who lunged at a Ridley police corporal last week was arrested on multiple charges, authorities said. A woman told emergency responders that a "white man wearing a black polo shirt with blue jeans" broke into her Haverford Road home through an unlocked door while she was in her basement around 4:40 p.m. on Sept. 15, according to the Ridley Township Police Department. The man, identified as 58-year-old James Monroe, claimed to be looking for “Jim," police said. He was told that he was at the wrong house. The woman's pug, "Frank," then attacked Monroe's leg, cau…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Woman Who Hit Fan In Viral Video During Steeler's Game Slapped With Citation: TMZ Woman Who Hit Fan In Viral Video During Steeler's Game Slapped With Citation: TMZ
Woman Who Hit Fan In Viral Video During Steeler's Game Slapped With Citation: TMZ A woman was hit with a citation for disorderly conduct after initiating a fight at a Pittsburgh Steelers preseason game last month, TMZ reports citing police. The woman will likely have to pay a fine after video footage from a bystander captured her getting in the face of a man and slapping him sometime during the game at Heinz Field on Aug. 21, the outlet says. The man responded by swinging at both her and the man seated next to her, the outlet says. The altercation was broken up before it escalated. Click here for the full report by TMZ Sports.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York
Police Hospitalized After Man Bites, Attacks Officers At Mall In York Three police officers were attacked by a man in Springettsbury Township, according to police. William C. Potts, 38, of York, has been arrested following the attack. Springettsbury Township Police responded to a report of a man screaming in the food court of York Galleria on. Aug. 29 around 1:45 p.m., as was reported by York Dispatch.  When Potts was asked to leave the mall by police he refused, so they tried to arrest him. That’s when he began repeatedly punching an officer in the back of the head. Then he bit another officer's hand. Finally, he bit a third officer's leg, and t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say
Fugitive Captured 1 Month After Elbowing Pregnant Woman's Stomach, Police In York County Say A man wanted for elbowing a pregnant woman's stomach and punching the back of her head several times was arrested after more than a month on the run, authorities said. Carroll Township officers responded to the 800 block of Route 15 northbound for a domestic assault around 1:51 a.m. July 29, local police said. Patrick Osbourne, 20, had fled the scene by the time police arrived, police said. A warrant for his arrest was issued by MDJ Thomas out of District court 19-3-10. He was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 5 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child, recklessly endangering another pers…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Berks Drivers Attack Each Other With Tire Iron, Screwdriver In Road Rage Fight, Police Say Berks Drivers Attack Each Other With Tire Iron, Screwdriver In Road Rage Fight, Police Say
Berks Drivers Attack Each Other With Tire Iron, Screwdriver In Road Rage Fight, Police Say Two Berks County drivers were slapped with multiple charges after they attacked each other with tools during a road rage fight, authorities said. Federico Quiroz-Corona, 58, is accused of first attacking Antonio Hayden, 33, with a screwdriver and then hitting him on the head with a tire iron at the intersection of Berkshire Boulevard and Ridgewood Road on July 17, according to Wyomissing police. Hayden then hit Quiroz-Corona with a tire iron. Details surrounding the incident were not immediately known. Both men were charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, di…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man Became 'Belligerent,' With 7-11 Photoshoot Crew, Police Say Bucks Man Became 'Belligerent,' With 7-11 Photoshoot Crew, Police Say
Bucks Man Became 'Belligerent,' With 7-11 Photoshoot Crew, Police Say A Bucks County man was arrested after police say he had become belligerent with photoshoot crew members at a local 7-11 last month. Officers were initially called to 7-11 on East Street in Doylestown on July 23 for a report of a suspicious man -- later identified as 57-year-old Joseph (Joel) Placid Harrison -- loitering around a commercial photo/video production of teenage cast members in the parking lot, Central Bucks police said. Harrison was told to leave as the store was closed and he "had no business being there," police said. Not long after, a production member told notifie…

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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
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Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot
Feds: PA Woman Taunted Photojournalist During Assault At Capitol Riot A Pennsylvania woman who harassed a female New York Times Photojournalist has been arrested for her involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot. While federal agents and the US Department of Justice were investigating fellow Pennsylvanian rioter Pauline Bauer, details emerged about her friend Sandy Pomeroy Weyer, of Mechanicsburg. Weyer was arrested Monday after witnesses identified her to officials and she posted numerous self-incriminating statements, photos and videos to her social media accounts. A search warrant was submitted by the US DOJ via the Law Enforcement Facebook Portal on Ma…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral
Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral Four Harrisburg young men who resisted arrest, face multiple charges, according to Ocean City, Maryland police. In a video released on social media a teenager accused of vaping was tased and kneed in his side by police who say he was resisting arrest. You wanna explain this man !? @GovLarryHogan pic.twitter.com/sL0yobRxVg — Hav 永不折叠 🦾 (@1Younghav) June 13, 2021 Police spotted the men in a group of people vaping along the boardwalk around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the offical statement. Officers approached the group and informed them of a local ordinance prohibiting smoking a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Exposes Himself While Walking Through Bethlehem Apartment Complex, Report Says Man Exposes Himself While Walking Through Bethlehem Apartment Complex, Report Says
Man Exposes Himself While Walking Through Bethlehem Apartment Complex, Report Says A 31-year-old reportedly homeless man is behind bars after he allegedly exposed himself while walking through a Bethlehem apartment complex Friday afternoon, according to a recent news report. Bethlehem police arrived at the Woodland Manor Apartments in the 1900 block of Gatewood Lane to witnesses saying they allegedly saw Vincent L. Rash "holding his genitals" as he walked through the complex parking lot and basketball court, WFMZ reports citing a criminal complaint. In one instance, Rash reportedly began to walk towards a witness' 5-year-old niece, the news outlet says. Rash was charged …

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by Nicole Acosta