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Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Armani Campos Of Fleetwood Killed In Tilden Twp Crash A 17-year-old boy from Fleetwood died on Friday, Sept. 20, three days after the car he was a back-seat passenger in struck a tractor-trailer, his family said. "Armani Campos was in a serious car accident when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer, pinning the car under the trailer and leaving all occupants in critical condition," Levi Yoder, a close family friend, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. The driver and a second passenger remain in critical condition, but are expected to survive the crash, Yoder told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24 when nearly $4,500 had been ra…

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by Jon Craig
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Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA
Berks County Expert In Bog Turtles Caught With Child Pornography: DA A 51-year-old man from Berks County has been charged with sexual abuse for possessing child pornography, authorities said. Michael E. Torocco, of Wyomissing, surrendered to detectives on Wednesday, Aug. 21, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. A search warrant found more than 200 images of child pornography in Torocco's DropBox account, Adams said. As a herpetologist, Torocco is considered a specialist in bog turtles, according to this website. Also an expert in the ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Torocco has assis­ted in original research on the timber rattl…

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by Jon Craig
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Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms
Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still without power after severe thunderstorms downed trees across the region on Tuesday, July 16.  The outages are mostly concentrated in the following areas, according to the PPL and Met-Ed outage maps:  Fontaine Atglen Wyomissing Lanark Hanover Brogue/Collinsville Emigsville Tinicum (Bucks) Met-Ed offered no immediate timeline for the restoration of service to more than 17,000 customers without power. Meanwhile, PPL gave no total count of affected customers but said it expects to finish most repairs by 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. The …

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting
Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting Two men were arrested this week for the apparent road rage shooting on Route 222, said Wyomissing police in a release.  Luis Alejandro Rosado Colon, 24, and Alejandro Perez Rodriguez, 23, were taken into custody on Tuesday, July 9, according to authorities. A car was shot at around 1 p.m. on July 1 near the Berkshire Mall, police said previously. No injuries were reported.  Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Perez Rodriguez after identifying him as the owner of the suspect vehicle, Wyomissing PD said.  Rosado Colon was at Perez Rodriguez's house and "further rec…

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by Mac Bullock
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Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police.  The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting.  Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage. 

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by Mac Bullock