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UPDATE: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say UPDATE: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say
Update: Suspect Shot By Cops In Berks Was Armed And Wanted, Police Say The man shot dead by police officers in Berks County late on Thursday, March 30 was armed with a rifle and wanted for a Philadelphia shooting, authorities claim.  Previously, state Trooper David Beohm said on Twitter that an "officer involved fatal shooting" happened in Wyomissing Borough on the 900 block of Spring Street.  PSP along with the Berks County District Attorney’s office are currently investigating an officer involved fatal shooting last night at 903 Spring St Wyomissing. Press conference today at 2 at PSP Reading — Trooper Beohm (@PSPTroopLPIO) March 31, 2023 Now, in a rele…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Authorities ID Pedestrian In Deadly Wyomissing Crash Berks Authorities ID Pedestrian In Deadly Wyomissing Crash
Berks Authorities ID Pedestrian In Deadly Wyomissing Crash Authorities in Berks County have identified the 37-year-old pedestrian fatally struck by a car in Wyomissing late Wednesday night. Charles Cleaford, of Reading, was walking southbound on State Hill Road when an SUV traveling northbound hit him, WFMZ reports citing the Berks County Coroner's Office and Wyomissing police. The driver of the SUV is cooperating with the investigation. However, no charges have been filed since police say they do not know for sure whether he was crossing the road or walking along the road, the outlet says.  The area reportedly is not common for crossin…

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by Nicole Acosta
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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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Man Agrees To Sex With Officer Posing As Prostitute In Undercover Berks Sting, Police Say Man Agrees To Sex With Officer Posing As Prostitute In Undercover Berks Sting, Police Say
Man Agrees To Sex With Officer Posing As Prostitute In Undercover Berks Sting, Police Say A 51-year-old man who agreed to have sex with an officer posing as a prostitute was arrested in an undercover sting, authorities in Berks County said. David Denithorne responded to an ad placed on sex websites and agreed to meet a prostitute-- who was actually an undercover officer -- at a motel for sex, Wyomissing police said. Denithorne was released at the scene on April 21. Prostitution-related charges were filed with District Court. 

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by Nicole Acosta
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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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Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers
Police: Berks Driver Yelling Racial Slurs Arrested For Striking Woman, Almost Hitting Officers A Berks County driver is in police custody after he knocked a woman down, and almost struck officers over the weekend, authorities said.  Police responded to the 1100 block of Bern Road Saturday on reports of a man -- later identified as Jason S. Smith, 46,--  allegedly yelling racial slurs and refusing to leave the premises, according to Wyomissing police. Smith then fled the scene in a black convertible Mercedes Benz, police said. Smith was later seen speeding through a crowded parking lot where he struck a woman and knocked her to the ground, police said. While Smit…

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by Nicole Acosta