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COLD CASE: Mexico Arrest Of NETAS Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting COLD CASE: Mexico Arrest Of NETAS Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting
Cold CASE: Mexico Arrest Of Netas Gangmember Wanted For Deadly PA Shooting US Marshals have arrested the NETAS street gang member in Mexico who has been sought for 25 years in connection to a fatal Pennsylvania shooting, officials announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.  Israel Mendoza has been wanted by authorities since he allegedly shoot Michele Lutz in the back on Front and Elm Street killing her on August 2, 1998, according to Reading police. Now 43 years old, Mendoza was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement in Jalisco, Mexico, on Friday, August 18th, 2023, according to the police release.  Mendoza was the third of four suspects to be a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ID Sought For Suspects In Deadly Shooting Of 28-Year-Old Reading Dad ID Sought For Suspects In Deadly Shooting Of 28-Year-Old Reading Dad
ID Sought For Suspects In Deadly Shooting Of 28-Year-Old Reading Dad Police in Reading are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects they believe are connected to a shooting that claimed the life of a 28-year-old dad and injured another. Surveillance video released on Friday, Aug. 26 shows two masked men who were seen in the area just minutes before the shooting on the 300 block of McKnight Street around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, Reading police said. Josmar Ceballos, of Reading, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A second shooting victim -- a 49-year-old man -- was taken to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where he was expected to sur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police
Gunman Wanted For Deadly Reading Shooting: Police Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help in locating a wanted man. Jayquan Miguel Sánchez is wanted on homicide charges in the shooting death of 26-year-old Quadell Spradley, Reading police said. Spradley, of Sinking Spring, was found dead on the 1200 Block of Church Street around 3:50 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, authorities said. More than $9,000 had been raised as of Monday, Aug. 8 on a GoFundMe for Spradley's funeral expenses. Quadell SpradleyGoFundMe "We’re asking if you can donate whatever you can to help our family give him the burial he deserves," reads the fundraiser,…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Murder In Reading: Police Man Wanted For Murder In Reading: Police
Man Wanted For Murder In Reading: Police Police in Berks County are seeking the public's help in locating a 20-year-old wanted man. Luis Cepeda-Morales aka “Oriel" is wanted on first and third-degree murder charges, as well as aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person in the shooting death of Edwin Rivera-Valentin, Reading police said. Rivera-Valentin was found dead on the 400 Block of Spring Garden Street around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, authorities said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116. Information can also be provided ano…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Two men were killed and one was wounded in separate shootings that happened within 24 hours in Reading, authorities said. The first shooting broke out on the 400 block of Spring Garden Street, where responding officers found Edwin Rivera-Valentín around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Rivera-Valentín was pronounced dead at the scene. Approximately 50 minutes later, officers were called to the 1200 block of Church Street, where they found Quadell Spradley, the chief said. Spradley was rushed to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Berks Burglar Brutally Assaults Victim During Break-In: Police Berks Burglar Brutally Assaults Victim During Break-In: Police
Berks Burglar Brutally Assaults Victim During Break-In: Police UPDATE: Luis A. Alicea was arrested on May 5, police said in an updated release. ***Original story below*** Police are searching for a suspect who assaulted a Berks County woman while burglarizing her home. The victim told officers that Luis A. Alicea, 25, threatened her over the phone before hitting her car with a metal pole and breaking into her home around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, West Reading police said. Once inside, Alicea broke items, grabbed the victim's phone, and threw it to the ground, police said. Then he shoved the victim, punched her in the face, grabbed her ha…

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by Nicole Acosta
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$10K Reward Offered For PA Killer Wanted On Murder Charge: Police $10K Reward Offered For PA Killer Wanted On Murder Charge: Police
$10K Reward Offered For PA Killer Wanted On Murder Charge: Police A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man who shot another man dead in a Pennsylvania street, police say. The Reading police department’s Criminal Investigations Division is offering the reward in connection with the shooting death of Jackson Reyes-Negrón in the 1000 block of Green Street around 1:30 p.m., on Feb. 26. Deivis Gutiérrez-García is wanted on a warrant for homicide charges. Anyone with information on Gutierrez-Garcia’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Reading Police Department at 610-655-6116 or by calling Crime Alert Berks County …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Shooting Nabbed Blocks Away: Police An 18-year-old man who fled the scene after gunning down a 19-year-old victim in Reading was in police custody as of Sunday morning, authorities said. Wilson Ventura-Cruz is accused of shooting the unidentified man on the 1400 block of Schuylkill Avenue around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, March 25, Reading police said in a release. As police responded, they were directed toward a vehicle leaving the scene of the shooting. Officers were able to locate and stop the car near the 700 block of Schuylkill Avenue, and identified Ventura-Cruz as the driver and suspect, police said.  He was taken…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion $10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion Authorities in Berks County are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion in Wyomissing in 2019. Na'il Salamov, 37, was at his Birchwood Road house with his two sons when he was shot by home invaders on May 6, 2019, according to the Wyomissing Police Department and Berks County District Attorney's office. Despite being in pain, Salamov was able to give first responders a clear description of the two assailants, authorities said. His sons were unharmed. Salamov was taken to an area hospital where he died just before 4…

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by Nicole Acosta