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Fire Company Treasurer Embezzled $900K, Berks DA Claims Fire Company Treasurer Embezzled $900K, Berks DA Claims
Fire Company Treasurer Embezzled $900K, Berks DA Claims The treasurer of a Berks County fire company is accused of stealing nearly $900,000 over a period of seven years, prosecutors say.  Kenneth J. Long of the Birdsboro Union Fire Department is charged with theft, forgery, and related counts and surrendered to detectives on Monday, Aug. 14, the Berks District Attorney's Office said.  The 61-year-old came under investigation in January, when firefighters reported "more than $500,000" were missing from the department's accounts, authorities said.  He was interviewed by detectives in February when he allegedly admitted to "utilizin…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Trio Charged In Berks Teen's Fatal Shooting, DA Says Trio Charged In Berks Teen's Fatal Shooting, DA Says
Trio Charged In Berks Teen's Fatal Shooting, DA Says Three people were arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of Berks County teen in Reading earlier this year, authorities announced.  Police were dispatched to Brookline Park on Meade Street and MacArthur Avenue just before 8 p.m. on March 14, as Daily Voice reported.  There, officers found multiple gunshot victims, including 18-year-old Amiere T. Bibbs, who was declared dead at the scene. Three other teen victims aged 16 to 18 were rushed to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, police said at the time.  The youths were students at Governor Mifflin School District, a…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Berks Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE) Berks Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (UPDATE)
Berks Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (Update) An elementary teacher in Berks County is in police custody, after authorities say he sent explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy he had been grooming for years.   Ryan G. Blew, 24, of Sinking Spring, surrendered to county detectives on Wednesday, Nov. 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said Berks District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement.  Blew is listed as a second-grade teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Wyomissing on the Wilson School District website. His employment status as of Wednesday was not immediately clear.  Authorities said they began investigating Ble…

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by Mac Bullock