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Upper Perk Officer Used 'Lawful Force' In Fatal East Greenville Shooting: DA
An Upper Perk police officer involved in a fatal East Greenville shooting was justified in using lethal force, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The investigation into the officer's actions during the Saturday, Sept. 14 incident involving the shooting of Gabriel Diaz revealed that the use of deadly force was warranted, the district attorney's office said in a news release. Diaz, who was armed with a machete and a hatchet, had barricaded himself inside the basement of his residence and charged at police when they attempted to enter, the news release states. …
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Dad Of 5 Shot By Police ID By Montgomery County Coroner
The identity of a 55-year-old father of five shot by police in East Greenville has been released by the Montgomery County coroner. Gabriel Diaz died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and shoulder in the shooting on Saturday night, Sept, 14, Coroner Dr. Janine Darby told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 17. A staff member arrived at the scene at a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15 — but Diaz had already been pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. The manner of death was "determined to be homicide," Darby said. Diaz had barricaded himself in a basement wit…
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Man With Machete Shot Dead By Police In East Greenville: Montgomery County DA
A man barricaded in a basement with a hatchet and a machete following a fight with a teenager has been shot dead, the Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Sunday, Sept. 15. East Greenville Police were sent to a home in the 100 block of Cherry Street for a domestic incident called into 911 by an 18-year-old around 8:08 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, as detailed in the release. Officers "arrived to find a man barricaded in the basement of the home and threatening to harm law enforcement," as stated in the release. Numerous police agen…
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Crews Battle Early Morning Barn Fire In Berks County
A barn in Bally Borough caught fire around 2 a.m. Monday, July 15, according to the Eastern Berks Fire Department. The fire at the barn, located off South 7th Street, reached two alarms, authorities said. The barn contained hay and equipment but all the dairy cows on the property were in another structure and were not harmed, the department said. Eastern Berks Fire Dept. Excavation equipment was called to the scene to "tear apart the wreckage" and hay bales, firefighters said. First responders were at the site for five hours Monday morning and said they would likely re…