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Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police Armed Kidnapper Forced Victim Into Car Before Sexual Assault: Reading Police
Liam Wilkinson Charged With Kidnapping, Sex Assault: RPD A suspect is in custody after police say a juvenile girl was forced into a car at gunpoint and sexually assaulted in Reading on Wednesday, March 13.  Liam Wilkinson, 24, is charged with rape, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related felony offenses, according to Reading police and state court records.  Authorities said Wilkinson approached the victim near the corner of North 3rd Street and Douglass Street at 3 p.m. and displayed a handgun before forcing her into the car. Police said he took her to a secondary location and sexually assaulted her.  The juvenile victim was e…

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by Mac Bullock
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Minor Caught With Gun After Chase Through Reading, Authorities Say Minor Caught With Gun After Chase Through Reading, Authorities Say
Minor Caught With Gun After Chase Through Reading, Authorities Say A "juvenile" faces weapons charges after leading police on a chase through Reading on Wednesday, Feb. 27, according to authorities.  RPD said they pursued a car that fled from a traffic stop on the 400 block of North 3rd Street. Eventually, the driver bailed and fled on foot, the department said.  When officers chased him down, he had a firearm with a Glock auto sear (or "switch") and an extended magazine in his possession, police said.  VICE Criminal Investigators assisted patrol officers with the arrest, RPD added. 

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by Mac Bullock