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Man Found Guilty In Murder Of Berks County Air Force Veteran
A 29-year-old man was found guilty in the murder of a Berks County air force veteran, authorities said.
Raphael E. Perez-Rodriguez, of Paterson, NJ, was convicted by a jury Thursday, April 20, of first-degree murder, burglary, robbery, and related charges in the killing of 76-year-old Dennis Fink, the Berks County DA's Office said.
Perez-Rodriguez fatally stabbed Fink at his Bern Township home on July 17, 2020, prosecutors said.
His sentencing is scheduled for Friday, April 22.
Perez-Rodriguez had already been serving time for a 2020 incident in Reading in which he sho…
4 Ounces Of Cocaine, $2K Worth Of Pot, Loaded Rifle Seized From Berks Drug Dealer: DA
More than four ounces of cocaine, thousands of dollars worth of marijuana, and a loaded rifle were seized from a cocaine dealer in Berks County, authorities said.
The Berks County DA's Office got a tip in January that Bryan Torres, 34, was dealing cocaine out of his Reading home, they said. A search warrant served at his home on Cotton Street turned up the following on Friday, March 25:
Approximately 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of suspected cocaine, valued at $12,000
An amount of marijuana packaged for sales valued at $2,000.
One loaded Anderson Manufacturing 5.56 caliber AR style rifl…
Quarter Pound Of Meth, 2 Pounds Of Pot, 3 Handguns Seized From Berks Drug Dealer: DA
More than a quarter pound of methamphetamine, two pounds of marijuana and three handguns with obliterated serial numbers were seized from a meth dealer in Berks County, authorities said.
The Berks County DA's Office got a tip in January that Matthew McClain, 24, was dealing meth out of his Mount Penn home, they said.
A search warrant executed at his home on Woodvale Avenue turned up the following:
Approximately one hundred seventy grams (0.3 pounds) of suspected methamphetamine
One loaded Taurus G2C 9mm handgun, the serial number was obliterated
One loaded Taurus 709, 9mm handgun, th…
