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Know Them? Berks Police Seek Suspected Teen Vandals Know Them? Berks Police Seek Suspected Teen Vandals
Know Them? Berks Police Seek Suspected Teen Vandals Police in Berks County are on the lookout for a group of youths they say vandalized a business over the summer.  The Central Berks Regional Police Department said a group of teens was caught on camera trying to break into Reading Fire Equipment, a firefighting supply business on Perkiomen Avenue in Mount Penn, on July 15.  Investigators said the youths tried removing a metal mesh window cover and also tried to break the window, but were unable to do so.  The boys were westbound on Perkiomen Avenue when they arrived at the store and continued walking west toward Reading after…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years
Berks County Man Charged With Raping Two Girls Over Course Of Several Years A Berks County man was arrested on a slew of charges Wednesday, Aug. 17 for sexually abusing two girls over the course of five years, authorities said. James D. Fisher, 59, remained held Thursday, Aug. 25 in the Berks County Jail on an unrelated offense, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. An investigation into Fisher began on Monday, July 11, after the Central Berks Regional Police Department received a complaint from two girls who claimed that they had been sexually abused by Fisher when they were seven years old, authorities said. The alleged sexual abuse happened bet…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities ID Body Found At Park In Berks County Authorities ID Body Found At Park In Berks County
Authorities ID Body Found At Park In Berks County Authorities in Berks County have identified the body found at a local park earlier this week. The victim is Anthony DelCollo, 28, of Exeter Township, according to Det. Sgt. Deron Manndel of the Central Berks Regional Police Department. Police were called to Rotary Park near List Road in Lower Alsace Township around 2:40 p.m. on Monday after a body was discovered, according to investigators. The death was ruled a homicide, Det. Sgt. Manndel said. Police are investigating the death with assistance from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. No further details were released. Any…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police Arrest Suspect In Assault, Robbery Of 73-Year-Old Mount Penn Man Police Arrest Suspect In Assault, Robbery Of 73-Year-Old Mount Penn Man
Police Arrest Suspect In Assault, Robbery Of 73-Year-Old Mount Penn Man With the help of numerous tipsters, police in Berks County have arrested the suspect accused of assaulting and attempting to rob a 73-year-old man in Mount Penn Borough at Reading Hospital, reports say. West Reading police took Damian Garcia-Garcia, 35, into custody when they responded to the hospital on a report of a wanted man who arrived at the emergency department, attempting to enter drug rehabilitation, Reading Eagle reports. Garcia-Garcia was caught on video surveillance before and after he assaulted the 73-year-old man while he was pressure washing his home in the 1900 block of…

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by Nicole Acosta