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Body Cam Footage Of PA Dad Shot Dead By Police Appears To Contradict DA Body Cam Footage Of PA Dad Shot Dead By Police Appears To Contradict DA
Body Cam Footage Of PA Dad Shot Dead By Police Appears To Contradict DA Graphic body camera footage showing police shooting a Reading father of six dead has been released, and it appears to contradict the DA and police statements.  The family of 50-year-old Damon Scott Stern Sr., also known as DJ Nomad, along with their attorney held a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 19. During the conference they shared videos from the body cameras worn by the two officers called to Stern's home in the 400 block of Windsor Street, Reading at 3:37 a.m. on Monday, March 25. The Air Force Veteran was having suicidal thoughts and was holding a knife, according t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Mexico Arrest Of NETAS Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting COLD CASE: Mexico Arrest Of NETAS Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting
Cold CASE: Mexico Arrest Of Netas Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting US Marshals have arrested the NETAS street gang member in Mexico who has been sought for 25 years in connection to a fatal Pennsylvania shooting, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.  Israel Mendoza has been wanted by authorities since he allegedly shoot Michele Lutz in the back on Front and Elm Street killing her on August 2, 1998, according to Reading police. Now 43 years old, Mendoza was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, August 18th, 2023, according to the police release.  Mendoza was the third of four suspects to be a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC A gunman wanted on a first-degree murder charge in a deadly shooting in Reading earlier this year has been arrested in New York City, authorities said. Deivis Gutiérrez-García, 21, was captured Wednesday, July 6 in the Bronx, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. He had been wanted in the Feb. 26 shooting death of 23-year-old Jackson Reyes-Negrón, who was found on the 1000 block of Green Street, police said. Investigators accused Gutiérrez-García of fleeing the city shortly after the murder happened. He is being held at NYC's Rikers Island jail and is awaiting extradition…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Crack, AK-47 Style Rifle Seized In Reading Drug Bust Crack, AK-47 Style Rifle Seized In Reading Drug Bust
Crack, AK-47 Style Rifle Seized In Reading Drug Bust Police seized crack cocaine and weapons in a major bust, authorities said. During a warranted search at 312 Wood St. in Reading on Thursday, April 21, Reading police seized three handguns, an AK-47 style rifle, approximately 18 grams of crack cocaine, and cash, police said. The two residents were arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver and related charges. Their names were not released. In addition, a third individual in the apartment was arrested for an outstanding warrant from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office, police said.

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Missing Berks County Woman, 1-Year-Old Girl Found Safe UPDATE: Missing Berks County Woman, 1-Year-Old Girl Found Safe
Update: Missing Berks County Woman, 1-Year-Old Girl Found Safe UPDATE: Mary Caraballo, 33, and 1-year-old Williany Caraballo were found safe in Florida with family, police announced Thursday afternoon. ***Original story below**** Pennsylvania State Police and Reading police are seeking the public's help in locating a woman and young girl who have gone missing from Berks County.  Mary Caraballo, 33, and 1-year-old Williany Caraballo were last seen near Spruce Street in Reading around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, police said on Twitter. Police believe they may be at special risk of harm or injury or may be confused. Anyone with information is asked…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police
Contractor Agrees To Meet With Officer Posing As Girl, 13, In Undercover Sting: Police A 34-year-old man who agreed to meet with an officer posing as a minor was arrested in an undercover sting, authorities in Berks County said. Jeremy Kreiser, of Fleetwood, messaged a social media account and agreed to meet the 13-year-old girl -- who was actually an undercover officer -- outside of an elementary school in Reading where he had been working as a private construction contractor, Reading police said. When he went out to meet the "girl" on Tuesday, he was arrested, according to police. The Reading School District was immediately notified by police. The school has not been spec…

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by Nicole Acosta