Mostly Cloudy and Breezy 31°
Tag:

Exeter Township, PA

Police & Fire
Rapist Abused 13-Year-Old In Tent Behind Berks County Home Repeatedly, DA Says Rapist Abused 13-Year-Old In Tent Behind Berks County Home Repeatedly, DA Says
Rapist Abused 13-Year-Old In Tent Behind Berks County Home Repeatedly, DA Says A 31-year-old Harrisburg man has been arrested and charged with raping a victim 10 years ago when she was 13 years old, the Berks County District Attorney's office announced. The victim, now 23, came forward in November 2024 alleging that Jesse A. Hartman sexually abused her multiple times in 2014 in a tent behind a friend's home in Exeter Township, DA John T. Adams said. Hartman was 21 years old and was living in the basement of this same home, Adams said. The victim also said that on several occasions throughout the summer of 2014, Hartman sexually abused her along a walking trail located…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
News
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars again, this time for murdering a man with a sword, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. William Smoot, 50, Exeter Township, was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder for stabbing DelCollo multiple times with a sword on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Smoot has been held in the Berks County Prison while awaiting sentencing, the district attorney's office said. A sentencing date was not available at the time of publication. Smoot's accompl…

SHARE

by Merriell Moyer
News
Family Of Exeter Man Sought By Berks Coroner Family Of Exeter Man Sought By Berks Coroner
Family Of Exeter Man Sought By Berks Coroner Berks County officials are looking for the family of an Exeter Township man who passed away recently, according to a release on Monday, Sept. 30. Timothy Kutz, 64, died at Reading Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 24, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. Anyone with information regarding Kutz's family can contact the Berks County Coroner's Office at 610-478-3280.

SHARE

by Merriell Moyer
News
Police Respond To 'Critical Incident' In Berks County Police Respond To 'Critical Incident' In Berks County
Police Respond To 'Critical Incident' In Berks County Members of the Robeson Township police were involved in a "critical incident" on Sunday, Aug. 18, authorities said. They did not specifically explain what the incident was but said it did not pose a threat to the public. At approximately 12:14 PM, Robeson Township Police were involved in the incident on Main Street (State Route 724) between Cedar Hill Road and Jackson Street. The following agencies assisted Robeson Township Police: Caernarvon Township Police Brecknock Township Police Birdsboro Borough Police Cumru Township Police Amity Township Police Exeter Township Police Pennsylvania …

SHARE

by Jon Craig