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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
Izaeyah Molyneauy Wanted For Gunpoint Robbery: 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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Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA
Woman, 33, Dead In Domestic Incident; Suspect In Custody: Berks DA A woman is dead and a man faces criminal charges following a "domestic incident" in Berks County Friday morning, prosecutors say.  Harrison Adu Boakye, 46, of Fleetwood was arrested at the scene on July 7, 2023, Berks District Attorney John T. Adams' Office said in a statement. Fleetwood Borough Police were called to the incident at Boakye's home on Middletown Road around 8:30 a.m., according to the DA. They arrived at the house to find a 33-year-old woman unresponsive, authorities said. Life-saving aid was rendered by first responders "but failed," and she was pronounced dead, …

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by Mac Bullock
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Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say
Reading Meth Dealer Sold Drugs To FBI Agent, Feds Say A Reading man will spend the better part of a decade behind bars for selling methamphetamine to an undercover FBI agent, federal authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 18.  William F. Showers, 37, was sentenced to 100 months — or more than eight years — in federal prison plus five years supervised release for possessing over 50 grams of meth with intent to distribute, said US Attorney Gerard Karam.  Prosecutors said Showers "conspired with others" to sell more than 200 grams of the drug, including 50 grams of "actual or pure methamphetamine." The undercover agent purchased…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say
Man Attacks Autistic Relative Outside Berks County Walmart Store, Police Say A man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his autistic relative outside a Walmart store in Tilden Township (Berks County). Joshua L. Cassler, 31, punched and attempted to strangle the 21-year-old man after he accidentally backed a vehicle into a parked car and then into a pole in the parking lot of the store on Tilden Ridge Drive around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, local police said. The victim, who has autism and cerebral palsy, got out of the vehicle and ran towards the store, where he was stopped by a relative, later identified as Cassler, of Shoemakersville, Tilden Township pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Man Sought In Alleged Assault Of Pregnant Woman Nabbed In Reading PA Man Sought In Alleged Assault Of Pregnant Woman Nabbed In Reading
PA Man Sought In Alleged Assault Of Pregnant Woman Nabbed In Reading A 19-year-old man sought in the alleged assault of a pregnant woman was captured this week in Reading, authorities said. Ivan Perez was wanted in connection with an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son, according to the Berks County Sheriff's Office. He was arrested on Wednesday, April 13, after deputies spotted him driving on the 1300 block of North 11th Street and began following him, they said. Perez fled for several blocks and hit several parked cars before getting out of the car and running into a nearby home, where he was captur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Berks Man Admits To Raping, Sexually Assaulting Boy For Years: DA Berks Man Admits To Raping, Sexually Assaulting Boy For Years: DA
Berks Man Admits To Raping, Sexually Assaulting Boy For Years: DA A 30-year-old man from Reading admitted to raping and sexually assaulting a child for years, authorities said. An investigation began on Jan. 16, 2022, after detectives with the Berks County District Attorney's Office received a report from the Reading Police Department regarding the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy, they said. The victim told a witness that he was most recently sexually assaulted by Luis Torres-Gonzalez in January, detectives said. He also added that he was raped by Torres-Gonzalez when he was younger, according to the DA's office. Torres-Gonzalez told detect…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
UPDATE: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd UPDATE: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd
Update: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd UPDATE: The man who was shot by law enforcement on Tuesday, following a standoff, has been identified as Zachary Robert Gilbaugh, 38, of Chester County, according to Lancaster Online citing East Earl Township police. Gilbaugh is in critical condition, according to Lancaster County media specialist Sean McBryan. UPDATE: The subject involved in the officer-involved shooting earlier this morning is currently under guard at a local area hospital and believed to be in critical condition. — Sean McBryan (@SeanMcBryanLanc) February 2, 2022 ORIGINAL: A man was shot by law enforcement on Tues…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Officer Interrupts Berks County Burglary, Police Say Officer Interrupts Berks County Burglary, Police Say
Officer Interrupts Berks County Burglary, Police Say Two people were arrested after an officer interrupted a burglary in Berks County on Saturday, authorities said. While on night shift patrol, the officer spotted Nathan Conard and Jenna Belcher hiding behind the dumpsters at Kwik N Kleen car wash on Morview Boulevard in Morgantown, according to the Caernarvon Township Police Department. As he approached them, they fled on foot leading him on a short chase. After briefly losing sight of the pair, the officer was able to find them with the help of the Brecknock and Robeson Township Police Departments. During a search of the du…

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by Nicole Acosta
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US Marshals Nab PA Driver In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Authorities Say US Marshals Nab PA Driver In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Authorities Say
US Marshals Nab PA Driver In South Jersey Road Rage Shooting, Authorities Say U.S Marshals captured a Pennsylvania driver accused of brandishing a gun and shooting at another driver during a road rage incident in South Jersey last month, authorities said. The victim told NJ State troopers that their Ford F-150 was struck by gunfire as they were approaching exit 35 on State Highway 55 southbound in Vineland City on June 20, authorities said. The victim said the driver of an unidentified white SUV fired the gun during a road rage incident and fled southbound, according to NJ State Police. The victim described the driver, which led investigators to Cary Speaks, 29, of …

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by Nicole Acosta