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Teen Groomed, Assaulted At Berkshire Mall By Sinking Spring Man: Police Teen Groomed, Assaulted At Berkshire Mall By Sinking Spring Man: Police
Teen Groomed, Assaulted At Berkshire Mall By Sinking Spring Man: Police A Sinking Spring man is accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a juvenile girl at a novelty store inside the Berkshire Mall, Wyomissing police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Steven P. Najarian was arrested after an extensive investigation into unlawful sexual encounters involving a juvenile female, authorities said. Police determined that Najarian groomed the victim before the alleged assaults at the store located at 1665 State Hill Road in Wyomissing. Wyomissing detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward, according to the release. "The Wyomissing…

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by Jillian Pikora
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CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police
CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police The CEO of Optimum Controls Corporation has been charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop in Lancaster County, police announced on Saturday, Nov. 23. Michael Galiyano, 76, of Sinking Spring, was pulled over near mile marker 47 on Route 222 North in Denver at approximately 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, according to East Cocalico Township Police. Officers reported that Galiyano appeared impaired, and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol concentration of .187%, more than double the legal limit of .08%. Galiyano leads Optimum Controls Corporation, a Reading-based company t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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COLD CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County COLD CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County
Cold CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the cold case murder of a grocery store executive in Berks County.  Gary Redner, executive vice president of Redner's Warehouse Market, was found beaten to death on a neighbor's property on March 9, 2008, according to PSP.  Redner, 55, was last seen leaving Ganley's Pub at 500 Brownsville Road in Sinking Spring around 7 p.m. the night before, troopers say. The bar was only a quarter mile west of his home on the 400 block of Reber’s Bridge Road in Lower Heidelberg.  His car was found parked in his driveway, authorities said.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Mom Sentenced For Stabbing Fiance To Death While Daughter Was Home: DA Berks Mom Sentenced For Stabbing Fiance To Death While Daughter Was Home: DA
Berks Mom Sentenced For Stabbing Fiance To Death While Daughter Was Home: DA A Sinking Spring woman will spend up to two decades behind bars for stabbing her fiance to death during an "altercation" more than three years ago, said the Berks County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Jillian R. Blimline, now 41, was sentenced to 10 to 20 years after pleading no contest to the third-degree murder of Chad MacWilliam, according to officials.  Authorities have said they were called to Blimline and MacWilliam's shared home at 20 Maywood Avenue around 9 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2020.  Police and medics arrived to find MacWilliam, 39, apparently suffering …

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by Mac Bullock
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'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say 'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say
'Fecal Matter' Spread 'All Over' Police Department Bathroom In Lancaster, Authorities Say The police let a 28-year-old man use the restroom at the department and now they regret it, according to a release on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Malcolm Dreshon K. White, Sinking Spring, asked to use the bathroom in the lobby at the East Cocalico Township Police Department on March 16, 2023 around 5:15 p.m., according to the release.  "Officers later discovered that White filled the toilet with paper towels and scattered paper towels and toilet paper covered in fecal matter all over the men's bathroom," the police state in the release.  It's unclear who ended up clean up the stink…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE) Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE)
Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (Update) An elementary teacher in Berks County is in police custody, after authorities say he sent explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy he had been grooming for years.   Ryan G. Blew, 24, of Sinking Spring, surrendered to county detectives on Wednesday, Nov. 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said Berks District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement.  Blew is listed as a second-grade teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Wyomissing on the Wilson School District website. His employment status as of Wednesday was not immediately clear.  Authorities said they began investigating Ble…

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by Mac Bullock
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Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says
Reading Officer Justified In Shooting Wanted Man Outside Wawa, DA Says A Reading police officer was justified in shooting a wanted man who had struck him with his car while trying to flee from a Wawa parking lot last month, authorities said. "The actions of a Reading police officer on September 14, 2022, was a reasonable act of self-defense and defense of another," District Attorney John T. Adams announced on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Emanuel Padilla-Tirado, 31, had a warrant out for his arrest in connection with a Sept. 9 shooting in the city, when undercover and uniformed officers spotted his 2012 Chevrolet Malibu parked at the Wawa store on the 400 …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police
Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man. Jayquan Miguel Sánchez is wanted on homicide charges in the shooting death of 26-year-old Quadell Spradley, Reading police said. Spradley, of Sinking Spring, was found dead on the 1200 Block of Church Street around 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, authorities said. More than $9,000 had been raised as of Monday, Aug. 8 on a GoFundMe for Spradley's funeral expenses. Quadell SpradleyGoFundMe "We’re asking if you can donate whatever you can to help our family give him the burial he deserves," reads the fundraiser,…

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by Nicole Acosta
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22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police 22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said. Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said. Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000. Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said. A warr…

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by Nicole Acosta