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Berks Burglar Brutally Assaults Victim During Break-In: Police
UPDATE: Luis A. Alicea was arrested on May 5, police said in an updated release.
***Original story below***
Police are searching for a suspect who assaulted a Berks County woman while burglarizing her home.
The victim told officers that Luis A. Alicea, 25, threatened her over the phone before hitting her car with a metal pole and breaking into her home around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, West Reading police said.
Once inside, Alicea broke items, grabbed the victim's phone, and threw it to the ground, police said. Then he shoved the victim, punched her in the face, grabbed her ha…