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Fleeing Teen Tosses Loaded Gun: Manheim Police Fleeing Teen Tosses Loaded Gun: Manheim Police
Fleeing Teen Tosses Loaded Gun: Manheim Police An 18-year-old old was walking down the street when he suddenly saw police, fled, and threw a loaded gun, authorities announced on Friday, June 9, 2023.  Jaqua James Carpenter was walking westward with two other men who matched the description of suspected thieves as well as a report of a "person with a firearm" on Millersville Pike on May 18, 2023, according to Manheim Township police and court records.   As officers began to approach, "Carpenter spontaneously began running. He was observed removing a black firearm from his waistband and throwing it as he ran. The firearm wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say
Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say A 33-year-old man is facing charges after punching two people and pointing a gun inside a crowded Berks County bar, authorities said. Police were called to an unidentified bar on the 200 block of Chestnut Street in West Reading around 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 11. An employee told officers that Luis A. Morales, of Pottstown, was asked to leave the bar and conceal his firearm elsewhere. He was escorted out of the bar but stayed behind the building, the worker claimed. Morales approached a woman he knew, grabbed her, and made a comment about her coming with him while lifting his shirt, pol…

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by Nicole Acosta