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NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd
NJ Man Who Stabbed PA State Trooper 'Numerous Times' In Berks County ID'd A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was stabbed while serving a warrant for a New Jersey man in Berks County on Saturday, according to multiple releases by Trooper David Beohm.  Two troopers were sent to serve a 302 warrant, which is for involuntary mental health commitment, for 27-year-old Bradley Odenath of Pine Hill, NJ. They arrived at 293 Bachmoll Road, Tilden Township at 8:42 a.m. on Dec. 30, Beohm detailed.  "During their interaction with the male one of the troopers was stabbed numerous times in the leg," Beohm stated in the release.  Troopers were able to subd…

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by Jillian Pikora
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57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities 57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities
57 Walmarts, Sam's Clubs Hit By Dad-Son Robbers Across NJ, PA: Authorities A Philadelphia man and his son are accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the mid-Atlantic states over a period of months, and the elder suspect is still at large, authorities say.  Jamaal Mitchell, 42, and his 24-year-old son Jahmir Mitchell are charged with robbery, retail theft, terroristic threats, and related counts, said Tilden Township police in a release on Wednesday, April 26.  In Berks County, the pair are suspects in the Oct. 16, 2022 robbery of the Tilden Walmart, authorities said. Investigators believe they stuffed over $900 worth of merchandise into two sh…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police
Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police A Lebanon man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-78 in Berks County Monday, July 11, authorities said. The 23-year-old man was standing outside of his broken-down 1992 Mercury, signaling for help around 4:30 a.m. near mile marker 26.4 in Tilden Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The chain reaction began when a 2008 Honda driven by a 66-year-old Dumfries, VA, man, rear-ended a 2022 Toyota driven by a 25-year-old man from Pine Grove, PA, state police said. The Toyota then struck the Mercury from behind, hitting the man as well. A 2022 Honda driven by a 20-year-old Lee…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley
I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley Five people were killed in two separate crashes Tuesday night on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. One of the victims was 20-year-old August "Gus" Schwartz, of South Whitehall Township, the county coroner's office confirmed Thursday. The Penn State student was on his way home to the Lehigh Valley for the holidays and was only an hour away when he was involved in the first collision around 8:30 p.m. in Tilden Township, according to a GoFundMe in his name. A pile-up was caused by a school bus driver who did not slow down in a construction zone. According to state police, Sch…

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by Nicole Acosta
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1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police 1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police
1 Killed, 1 Hurt In I-78 Crash: PA State Police One person was killed and another hurt in a crash early Friday morning on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. A tractor-trailer was stopped on the side of the road around 5:45 a.m. when a box truck traveling westbound near mile marker 29.3 in Tilden Township, struck the back of the tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said. The passenger of the box truck was pronounced dead while its driver was taken to Reading Hospital with moderate injuries, police said. The westbound lanes of I-78 were closed for several hours before reopening around 11 a.m., according to state police. Anyone…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified
Death Toll Rises To 5 In I-78 Crashes, Victims Identified A fifth person has died after two separate crashes Tuesday on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. Joshua D. Del Toro, 21, of Reading was pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday at Reading Hospital, the Berks County Coroner's Office said Thursday. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday evening at Reading Hospital.  Del Toro was a front seat passenger in a sedan involved in a chain reaction crash caused by a tractor-trailer that did not slow down for stopped traffic around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at mile marker 18.1 in Upper Tulpehocken Township, Pennsylvania State Police said.…

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by Nicole Acosta
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4 Dead In I-78 Crashes Just Hours Apart: State Police 4 Dead In I-78 Crashes Just Hours Apart: State Police
4 Dead In I-78 Crashes Just Hours Apart: State Police UPDATE: A fifth person has died after two separate crashes Tuesday on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. *** (Original story below): Four people were killed in two separate crashes -- one involving a school bus -- hours apart on I-78 in Berks County, authorities said. The first crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday on the eastbound lanes of I-78 in Tilden Township, Pennsylvania state police said. Footage from this crash scene was streamed live by NBC10. Four vehicles, including a school bus, were involved, police said. The driver of an empty school bus f…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says 2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says
2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says Two tornadoes have been confirmed as touching down in parts of Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service said. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Bucks and Montgomery Counties early Thursday. Another tornado touched down Wednesday night in Berks County, according to the NWS office in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Tornado experts are continuing to survey parts of Morris County in New Jersey to see if a twister also touched down there, NWS officials said late Thursday. There was numerous reports of large trees uprooted, power lines down, widespread electric power outages and severe damage to roofs…

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by Jon Craig
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Body Found On Schuylkill River May Be Career Criminal Chad Blackston, Reports Say Body Found On Schuylkill River May Be Career Criminal Chad Blackston, Reports Say
Body Found On Schuylkill River May Be Career Criminal Chad Blackston, Reports Say Authorities have identified the body found along the banks of the Schuylkill River as that of 49-year-old Chad Blackston, of Hamburg. Blackston's lifeless body was discovered around 11 a.m. Sunday off Hill Drive in Tilden Township, according to WFMZ. It was not immediately clear if this was the same Chad Blackston who in 2014 fled to the Schuylkill River while running from police, on accusations he robbed a cab driver. The incident caused a lockdown of area schools as police worked for nearly an hour to coax Blackston from the water. No further information was available as the death …

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by Nicole Acosta