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Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATED) Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (UPDATED)
Historic Mother Bethel AME Church Vandalized, Philadelphia Police Say (Updated) Authorities are searching for a suspect after Philadelphia's Mother Bethel AME Church was targeted by a vandal on Monday, Feb. 19.  The front door window and three stained glass windows at the 419 S. 6th Street church were shattered, city police told Daily Voice. No arrests have been made as of Thursday, Feb. 22 and detectives are investigating, the department said.  Police said the same man is also suspected of breaking windows at other institutions and buildings nearby.  Suspect footage from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice He was wearing headphones, a red and white Phil…

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by Mac Bullock
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Truck Stuck In Oldest Still-Used Covered Bridge In Lancaster County (PHOTOS) Truck Stuck In Oldest Still-Used Covered Bridge In Lancaster County (PHOTOS)
Truck Stuck In Oldest Still-Used Covered Bridge In Lancaster County (Photos) A 177-year-old bridge has closed for the first time in approximately 20 years. Bitzer’s Mill Covered Bridge, previously known as Martin's Mill Bridge, Eberly's Cider Mill Covered Bridge, and Fiand's/Fiantz's Covered Bridge — has closed for the first time since the early 2000s after a tractor-trailer became lodges inside of it.  Stacy Pater, 50 of Albany, Georgia, was driving a 2020 Freightliner with a height of 13’4” for Woodgrain Transportation LLC out of Fruitland, Idaho on Monday, Nov. 20, West Earl Township police detailed in a release.  She attempted to cross the cover…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Historic Bridge Badly Damaged In Berks County Crash That Trapped Passenger Historic Bridge Badly Damaged In Berks County Crash That Trapped Passenger
Historic Bridge Badly Damaged In Berks County Crash That Trapped Passenger Firefighters in Berks County mounted a rescue mission in the dark late on Monday, May 29 after a historic bridge was badly damaged in a car accident, they said in a release.  Rescue workers got the call just after 9 p.m., said the Earl Township Volunteer Fire Company on Facebook. Joined by the Oley Fire Company, they headed to the Griesemer's Mill covered bridge over Manatawny Creek on Spangsville Road.  There, first responders found one vehicle "teetering off the side" of the bridge with a man still inside, they wrote. Crews were eventually able to free the vehicle using a chain and a hoi…

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by Mac Bullock