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13-Year-Old Hit While Crossing Street In Berks County: Authorities 13-Year-Old Hit While Crossing Street In Berks County: Authorities
Student Hit Near Wilson Southern Middle School: Spring PD A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit while crossing the street on Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to Spring Township police.  The boy was struck by an eastbound Toyota Carolla on the 2800 block of Windmill Road, the department said. It happened near Wilson Southern Middle School, where he is a student, they added. The driver of the Toyota is a 23-year-old woman, police said.  The student was taken to Reading Hospital and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said. Spring Township Fire and Rescue and the Western Berks Ambulanc…

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by Mac Bullock
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Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say
Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say  A 13-year-old was held at knife-point, Pennsylvania State Police announced on June 9, 2023. The boy was accosted by a 15-year-old male on May 30 between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on West Jefferson Avenue, Myerstown, according to the state police.  The older teen approached the boy and pressed a pocket knife against his stomach while demanding cash, PSP explained. The would-be robber "verbally threatened to stab the victim," PSP stated in the release.  Somehow the boy managed to break free and run away. The unidentified teen was later arrested for "robbery, terroristic thre…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police
Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he was found with bricks of heroin in western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  The young teen "was loitering suspiciously in the back yard of a residence along Russellwood Avenue,"  McKees Rocks police say.  Following an investigation, he was found to have stolen a 9mm gun, according to the release.  Three bricks of heroin and the loaded gun were seized from the boy when he was taken into custody.  Additional information was unavailable as the incident involves a minor. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Boy, 13, Hospitalized In Berks Hit-Run, Police Say Boy, 13, Hospitalized In Berks Hit-Run, Police Say
Boy, 13, Hospitalized In Berks Hit-Run, Police Say A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized after having his lower body run over by a hit-and-run driver in Berks County Monday afternoon, authorities said. The boy was walking home from school on Roosevelt Avenue in Lower Alsace Township around 3 p.m. when the 18-year-old driver ran over his legs and fled the scene, according to Central Berks police Det. Sgt. Deron Manndel. Witnesses were able to help officers identify the driver, who was not publicly named, police said. The boy was treated and released from Reading Hospital on Wednesday, apparently with fractured legs, Det. Sgt. Manndel said. Ch…

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by Nicole Acosta