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Alligator Escaped Into Berks Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says Alligator Escaped Into Berks Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says
Alligator Escaped Into Berks Creek During Flash Floods, Owner Says An alligator recovered from a creek in Exeter Township has been returned to its owner, who says the reptile escaped during the flash floods last month.  The Animal Rescue League of Berks County was called to Antietam Creek on Wednesday, Aug. 1 after landscaping staff discovered the gator, the organization told Daily Voice.  "We took possession of the animal intending to transfer it to The Venom Institute, a partner rescue that specializes in reptiles," said José Joel Delgado-Rivera, a Berks ARL spokesman.  But while the alligator was being examined by Venom Institute staff, her owner show…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Missing Reading Man's Remains Discovered After 8-Year Search Missing Reading Man's Remains Discovered After 8-Year Search
Missing Reading Man's Remains Discovered After 8-Year Search The partial remains of a Reading man who was reported missing in 2015 were located in Exeter Township, authorities announced at a press conference Monday, April 10.  Anthony Rodriguez, a 21-year-old who lived on Perkiomen Avenue, was reported missing to Exeter police in May 2015, Detective Joseph Malone told reporters. Rodriguez had last been seen in the Five Points section of the township near the border with Alsace, the investigator said.  "Police worked many leads in this case but were eventually led to a wooded area" in Exeter, Malone said.  In the first two "extensive searches" of the…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Berks County Man, 21, Dies In Route 422 Crash: Report Berks County Man, 21, Dies In Route 422 Crash: Report
Berks County Man, 21, Dies In Route 422 Crash: Report A 21-year-old Berks County man died in a crash on Route 422, WFMZ reports. Nathaniel Stine, of Exeter Township, died around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 after the crash in the westbound lanes, near Daniel Boone Road, the outlet says citing the county coroner. Stine was the only driver involved in the crash and his death was ruled accidental, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Armed Rite Aid Robber Sought By Police In Berks County Armed Rite Aid Robber Sought By Police In Berks County
Armed Rite Aid Robber Sought By Police In Berks County Police in Berks County are on the hunt for a man accused of robbing a Rite Aid at gunpoint on Wednesday, April 13. A man wearing a gray hoodie and a tan baseball hat walked into the Exeter Township store on Perkiomen Avenue, holding a gun and demanding cash from the register around 3 p.m., police said. He took off in an unknown direction. Police did not specify how much money was taken. Anyone with information on the suspect's identity or the robbery is urged to contact the Exeter Township Police Department at 610-779-1490 and reference case # 25-22-04252.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say 2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say
2 Tree-Trimming Workers Struck By Car In Exeter, Police Say Two people were sent to the hospital Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle in Exeter Township, authorities said. A pair of tree-trimming workers were struck by the car traveling eastbound on Golfview Lane around 8:40 a.m., Exeter Township Sgt. Sean Fullerton told Daily Voice. The two workers were taken by EMS to Reading Hospital in unknown condition, Sgt. Fullerton said. Despite moderate damage to her black Range Rover, the 20-year-old female driver was unharmed, police said. It is not yet clear if charges will be filed as the crash remains under investigation. Police say a sig…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities 2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities
2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities Two people were sent to the hospital Thursday morning after their vehicle collided with a fire truck in Berks County, authorities said. The 1995 Seagrave Aerialscope truck was responding to a mutual aid call in Amity Township around 6:05 a.m. when it collided with another vehicle in the 5000 block of Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter Township, the Exeter Township fire department said. The two occupants of the other vehicle were taken to an area hospital by EMS in unknown condition, officials said. No firefighters were injured. Officials say the Exeter Township Fire Department is cooperating with…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park 'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park
'Senseless Act Of Violence:' 2 Men Charged In Murder Of 28-Year-Old Berks Man Found At Park Two men are charged with the murder of a 28-year-old Berks County man over apparent drug debt, authorities said. William W. Smoot Jr., 47, and Joseph G. Lachina, 28, both of Exeter Township, have been charged with first, second, and third-degree murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and related charges, District Attorney John Adams and Central Berks Regional police chief Ray Serafin said at a press conference Thursday morning. Adams called the Oct. 25 killing of the victim, Anthony DelCollo, a "senseless act of violence." DA Adams, Central Berks Regional Police Chief Ray Serafin, and C…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
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