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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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Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say
Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say When a Berks County resident woke up to an intruder in his home and confronted him, the alleged burglar said he was only "looking for his kids," said state police.  It happened in Washington Township early on March 4, troopers wrote in a release. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Hillcrest Road for a reported burglary around 12:30 a.m. The homeowner said he woke up to hear a loud crash and ran downstairs to find a stranger loitering in his kitchen, police wrote. The glass backdoor had been shattered. "(The homeowner) confronted the man, who told him he was looking for his k…

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by Mac Bullock
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Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder
Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder The son of a woman found dead in a Berks County home over the weekend has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Jakob A. Murray, 24, of Shillington, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, robbery, theft, and possessing an instrument of crime in the killing of his mom, Jill Murray, 47, Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday. He admitted to strangling his mother at their North Brobst Street home Sunday morning, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Murray also claimed that after choking his mom, he …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Wanted For Robbery In Reading Leads Police On Pursuit Through Route 222, Crashes Car Man Wanted For Robbery In Reading Leads Police On Pursuit Through Route 222, Crashes Car
Man Wanted For Robbery In Reading Leads Police On Pursuit Through Route 222, Crashes Car A man wanted by police for a robbery in Reading lead officers on a pursuit last week through Route 222 and crashed his car into a median, leaving his passenger injured in an attempt to flee from police, authorities said. Officers spotted Chad M. Goldsborough, 28, leaving a convenience store and attempted to make a traffic stop in the afternoon of March 31, according to the Wyomissing Police Department. Goldsborough apparently denied officers' requests to stop and led them on a brief high-speed pursuit from Route 222 to Route 12, where his car crashed into the median, police said. Gold…

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by Nicole Acosta