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$23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: PA Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family $23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: PA Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family
$23.5K Immigration Scam Busted: PA Woman Accused Of Duping Local Family A Harrisburg woman pocketed $23,500 from a man trying to bring his family from Vietnam to the U.S.—then vanished, Swatara Township police detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, June 5. Gracie Deguia-Reed, 54, is accused of orchestrating an immigration sponsorship scheme that unraveled over five months. The victim told police he made several cash payments—$7,500, two installments of $3,000, and a final $10,000—in hopes of helping six relatives emigrate to the U.S. Text messages and hand-written receipts provided by the victim show Deguia-Reed claimed she could spons…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Dies After Allegedly Fleeing Police On PA Highway Motorcyclist Dies After Allegedly Fleeing Police On PA Highway
Motorcyclist Dies After Allegedly Fleeing Police On PA Highway A motorcyclist is dead after police say he fled from a traffic stop on Route 61 late on Tuesday, Aug. 8.  It began on Route 61 in Ontelaunee Township around 10:15 p.m., Northern Berks Regional Police said. Officers noticed "several" motorcyclists riding fast in the southbound lane and tried to pull them over, but they allegedly fled.  The bikers took off so quickly that police did not try to chase them, the department said.  A few minutes later, officers came across a crash scene at the intersection of Route 61 and Cross Keys Road, NBRPD said. One of the motorcyclists had co…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
DNA Evidence Leads To Killer In 34-Year-Old Cold Case In Berks County DNA Evidence Leads To Killer In 34-Year-Old Cold Case In Berks County
DNA Evidence Leads To Killer In 34-Year-Old Cold Case In Berks County A now-deceased man has been identified as the suspect who killed a 26-year-old woman 34 years ago in Berks County, authorities said. With new advances in genetic genealogy, investigators were able to identify Scott Grim, who died of natural causes at the age of 58 in 2018, as the man who beat and strangled Anna Jean Kane to death and dumped her body alongside Ontelaunee Trail Road in Perry Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. She was last seen on Franklin Street and South 6th Street in Reading at around 1 a.m. Oct. 23, 1988, police said. The DNA evidence found on the Birdsboro wo…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Giant Roadside Attraction In Central PA Destroyed By Arson Giant Roadside Attraction In Central PA Destroyed By Arson
Giant Roadside Attraction In Central PA Destroyed By Arson The giant Amish couple, Amos and Anna, a Roadside America attraction was destroyed by arson, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The large display outside Creative Crafts Novelty Store located at 125 Reistville Road in Lebanon County was set on fire by arsonists on Tuesday around 7 p.m., according to the police release. The statue had recently moved to the area from Roadside America Miniature Village Interstate 78 in Berks County where it was a landmark for decades. The 10-foot-tall statues were purchased at auction for $5,000 February along with other content of Roadsi…

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by Jillian Pikora