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PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds
PA Woman Started Fire That Left 100 People Homeless, Jury Finds A Pottstown woman is guilty of starting the North Coventry apartment fire that displaced more than 100 people in 2020, a Chester County jury has ruled.  Toni Kirk was convicted on 21 counts including aggravated assault, causing and risking a catastrophe, and reckless endangerment, the District Attorney's Office said last week.  Kirk, now 33, was living in unit 315 at the Ashwood Apartments when the fire broke out on July 30, 2020, prosecutors said.  More than 200 first responders from over a dozen different departments were called to the scene, several of whom were trea…

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by Mac Bullock
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Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's
Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's Police in Berks County left Wendy's empty-handed this weekend.  A SWAT team in Reading was deployed to the fast food restaurant at 930 Lancaster Avenue at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, the department said.  Emergency dispatchers had been told that a suspect was "hiding in a dumpster, possibly armed," police said. But when officers searched the bin, they said they found nothing of note.  "All information leads to a swatting call originating from an internet number that originated out of state," Reading police explained. No injuries were reported.  "Swat…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA
Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA A man who has been wanted for aggravated assault, terroristic threats and more has been identified as a second suspect in the double killings of two teen friends in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia — who also goes by the name "Taz" — is wanted on two courts of first- and second-degree murder, robbery and more, in connection with a Pottstown shooting that left two friends dead, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had previously been arrested in the deaths of 17-year-old Skyler Fox and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA
PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA A Pennsylvania gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a botched home invasion robbery in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison, authorities in Chester County said. Ricardo Rivera, 28, of Reading, was found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses, for the shooting death of 17-year-old David Doyle III (AKA Davy Mike) at a Pottstown home, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Monday, April 25. North Coventry officers responding to a report of a shooting at a home on Worth Boulevard on Sept. 24, found Doyle with a gunsho…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Release Details In Schuylkill River Drowning Police Release Details In Schuylkill River Drowning
Police Release Details In Schuylkill River Drowning Authorities have released details in the body that was recovered from the Schuylkill River on Monday, Jan. 24. Police were called to an apartment in the 200 block of Coyne Alley in North Coventry after the boyfriend of 20-year-old Angelica Rodriguez reported her missing around 9 p.m. Sunday, local police said. Police say they searched the area and found her parked car near the intersection of South York Street and River Road. Inside was her wallet, cellphone, and personal identification, police said. Police obtained surveillance video from nearby businesses, which shows her leaving he…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police
Wanted Suburban Philly Driver Leaving Crash Scene Had Loaded Gun, Meth: Police A driver who crashed his car in Chester County with warrants out for his arrest was found with a loaded handgun and a plastic baggie full of meth, authorities said. Benjamin Lawrence Snyder, 31, was trying to flee the crash on Catfish Lane in North Coventry, when police arrived around 4 p.m. Jan. 13, local police said. Snyder was detained upon police arrival pending confirmation of an active warrant out of Bucks County. Through the investigation, Snyder was found in possession of a fully-loaded 9mm handgun and a plastic baggie containing methamphetamine, North Coventry police said.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Body Of Missing Woman Pulled From Schuylkill River: Police Body Of Missing Woman Pulled From Schuylkill River: Police
Body Of Missing Woman Pulled From Schuylkill River: Police The body of a missing woman was pulled from the Schuylkill River on Monday, authorities said. The 20-year-old woman, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, was last seen leaving her home in the 200 block of Coyne Alley in North Coventry around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, local police said. Police searched the area but were unable to immediately locate her. The next morning, they obtained surveillance video from local businesses that showed her walking by herself near River Road and South York Street. She is then last seen walking down the bank to the Schuylkill River, police said.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say
Pottstown Harley Rider Busted For DUI In North Coventry, Police Say A Pottstown man was busted on DUI charges while riding his motorcycle through North Coventry, authorities said. Officers stopped Jeffrey Lawrence, 49, after they noticed he failed to signal while making multiple turns on his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Sept. 3, North Coventry police said. Officers determined Lawrence was operating his motorcycle under the influence of an "intoxicating substance" and was subsequently arrested, police said. Lawrence was processed at the Pottstown Police Station and later released to his daughter. Charges will be filed with District Court 15-3-01.

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by Nicole Acosta
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PD: ChesCo Man Convicted Of DUI 3 Times Before, Gets Charged Again In Head-On Crash PD: ChesCo Man Convicted Of DUI 3 Times Before, Gets Charged Again In Head-On Crash
PD: ChesCo Man Convicted Of DUI 3 Times Before, Gets Charged Again In Head-On Crash A Chester County man with three prior convictions for DUI was arrested again on the same charges in a head-on collision last week in North Coventry that seriously injured a Montgomery County woman, authorities said. Andrew R. Peterson, 48, of Collegeville was driving his 2020 Nissan Sentra when he crossed over the center line of South Hanover Street and struck a 2006 Hyundai Elantra being driven by Mary L. Gatta, of Pottstown on June 15, according to the North Coventry Township Police Department. Both drivers were taken to Reading Hospital for treatment. When Peterson was released, he …

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by Nicole Acosta
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In North Coventry Crash 1 Dead, 1 Injured In North Coventry Crash
1 Dead, 1 Injured In North Coventry Crash One person died and another was injured in a North Coventry Crash Friday morning. One car was facing east against the north side guide rail of West Schuylkill Road and the other facing north across both lanes around 11:50 a.m., North Coventry police said. The driver of the car on the north side guide rail was unresposive and extricated by police and EMS, while the other was evaluated by EMS for head, chest and knee pain, authorities said. Meanwhile, the unresponsive driver was taken to Pottstown Hospital Tower Health and later pronounced dead. An investigation was ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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North Coventry PD Seeks Minivan Wanted In Hit-Run Crash North Coventry PD Seeks Minivan Wanted In Hit-Run Crash
North Coventry PD Seeks Minivan Wanted In Hit-Run Crash Police in North Coventry are attempting to track down a minivan they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash. A man was caught on surveillance footage getting into a maroon-colored van -- possibly a Toyota Sienna -- around 5:55 p.m. Friday, North Coventry police said. The man then backed into a parked car at the Flag Ship Cinema (650 W. Schuylkill Rd.), inspected the damage and drove away,  authorities said. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or the vehicle is asked to contact the North Coventry Police Department. Source: North Coventry Police Department/CrimeW…

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by Valerie Musson