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Two Shot During Fight At Reading Basketball Court: Police Two Shot During Fight At Reading Basketball Court: Police
Two Shot During Fight At Reading Basketball Court: Police Two people were treated for injuries after shots rang out in Reading early Friday morning, May 24, city police say.  Officers were called to the 1800 block of Forrest Street near Pendora Park around 2 a.m., authorities said.  They arrived to find one man shot in the leg and another in the shoulder, RPD said. Both were taken to Reading Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Investigators believe the shooting happened during a fight at the basketball courts. Police said the incident is under investigation and there is "no known threat to the public." Anyone w…

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by Mac Bullock
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Armed Robber Who Beat Victim With Handgun Sought In Berks: Sheriff Armed Robber Who Beat Victim With Handgun Sought In Berks: Sheriff
Armed Robber Who Beat Victim With Handgun Sought In Berks: Sheriff The Berks County Sheriff's Office is seeking a man accused of a gunpoint robbery near Reading's Pendora Park late last year.  It happened on Dec. 18, authorities said in a release. Izaeyah Molyneauy approached the victim and brandished a gun before pistol-whipping him, according to the Sheriff's Office.  He led the victim to a vehicle, forced him inside, then hit him with the gun again while taking his jewelry, police said.  When Molyneauy ordered the victim out of the car, authorities said they struggled over the gun. A shot was fired during the struggle but missed the vict…

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by Mac Bullock
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Anonymous Tipster Leads Police To Dead Body In Reading Anonymous Tipster Leads Police To Dead Body In Reading
Anonymous Tipster Leads Police To Dead Body In Reading Authorities are looking for answers after an anonymous caller led them to a dead body in a Reading park.  City police received a tip just before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, that a man was dead beneath the Lindbergh Viaduct in Pendora Park on Reading's southeast side, the department told Daily Voice.  Responding officers said they located the body of a 56-year-old Latino man, whose identity they have not released. His cause of death is officially unknown, but police said they do not suspect foul play at this time.  The investigation is ongoing, the department added. &…

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by Mac Bullock