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Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says
Berks Man Had 400+ Files Of Child Pornography On Phone, DA Says A Sinking Spring man was taken into custody after a police raid turned up hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material, said Berks County prosecutors.  Andrew M. Bush was charged with child pornography and related counts, wrote the District Attorney's Office in a release.  Authorities said they received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for a “MediaLab/KIK” account associated with Bush. They executed a search warrant at his Beavens Road home and seized his cell phone, according to prosecutors.  In an interview with detectives, t…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Fire Rips Through Abandoned Factory In Reading: Report Fire Rips Through Abandoned Factory In Reading: Report
Fire Rips Through Abandoned Factory In Reading: Report Firefighters were battling a multi-alarm fire that tore through an abandoned factory Thursday night, Nov. 2 in Reading, 6abc reports. Fire Alerts of Berks County was live-streaming the event to Facebook as of 10 p.m. Reading, Box 602: 600 S 9th St at Lincoln Chemical - SF, Abandoned Factory on Fire *UPDATE: Working Fire* *UPDATE 2:... Posted by Fire Alerts of Berks County on Thursday, November 2, 2023  Flames ripped through the abandoned factory and shot out of the third floor of the building on 9th Street sometime around 8:30 p.m., 6abc said. This is a developing story. Click here …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
74-Year-Old Man Dead In Reading Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) 74-Year-Old Man Dead In Reading Fire (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
74-Year-Old Man Dead In Reading Fire (Photos, Videos) A 74-year-old man died in a Reading fire overnight, the Berks County Coroner announced. Eustaquio Torres Cruz was rescued from the building at 327 Linden St., after the blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m., Acting Berks County Coroner Jonn Hollenbach said. He was and rushed to a local hospital, where he died about an hour later of smoke inhalation, the coroner said. One of Cruz's family members was being treated at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest for unknown injuries, Hollenbach said. Local resident Keith Talarigo posted photos and videos from the scene to Facebook. Let's Go check it out. Ci…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Berks Man Already Charged With Homicide Stabs 2 Lehigh County Jail Corrections Officers Berks Man Already Charged With Homicide Stabs 2 Lehigh County Jail Corrections Officers
Berks Man Already Charged With Homicide Stabs 2 Lehigh County Jail Corrections Officers A 23-year-old Berks County man charged with homicide in relation to a shooting last August in Reading reportedly stabbed two corrections officers on March 9 at Lehigh County Jail in Allentown, according to LehighValleyLive. Mohnton native, Joewel Keita, who is now being housed in Berks County Prison, was charged Thursday with four counts of aggravated assault in the stabbing, according to court documents obtained by LehighValleyLive. Keita reportedly had a homemade knife but Lehigh County Jail staff members failed to find it in a search of his cell while Keita was on a recreation break the …

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by Nicole Acosta