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West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA
West Reading Man Charged After $65K+ Drug Bust: DA A two-month investigation ended with the seizure of more than a kilogram of drugs and one arrest in Berks County, said the District Attorney's Office on Friday.  Eric Emilio Delacruz, 36, of West Reading, is charged with multiple counts related to drug trafficking, prosecutors said.  Police began investigating drug sales at 343 Chestnut Street in April, the DA's Office said. On Thursday, June 13, county detectives executed a search warrant and said they recovered:  735 grams of cocaine with a potential street value of $36,750 744 fentanyl pills with a potential street value…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say
Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing charges after punching two people and pointing a gun inside a crowded Berks County bar, authorities said. Police were called to an unidentified bar on the 200 block of Chestnut Street in West Reading around 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 11. An employee told officers that Luis A. Morales, of Pottstown, was asked to leave the bar and conceal his firearm elsewhere. He was escorted out of the bar but stayed behind the building, the worker claimed. Morales approached a woman he knew, grabbed her, and made a comment about her coming with him while lifting his shirt, pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW ANYTHING? West Reading Police Seek Info In Shooting KNOW ANYTHING? West Reading Police Seek Info In Shooting
Know Anything? West Reading Police Seek Info In Shooting West Reading police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting early Friday morning, authorities said. Officers were on patrol around 3 a.m. in the area of S. 3rd Street and Chestnut Street when they were approached driver with a gunshot wound, West Reading police said. The man appeared to have a shoulder injury, and was treated on scene by officers and EMS, police said. Since the injury was minor, the victim was released from an area hospital, authorities said. Police believe the shooting took place on the Penn Street Bridge. The victim is not being cooperative with the inv…

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by Nicole Acosta