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DUI Driver Charged In Crash In Berks County
A 37-year-old driver was charged with drunken driving after a crash in Berks County, authorities said on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
On June 19, at 4:40 a.m., Spring Township Police received a call for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Van Reen Road and Stevens Avenue, Spring Township police said.
Thaddeus Keich, the operator of the striking vehicle, showed signs of impairment, police said.
After an investigation, Keich was charged with DUI.
He also passed through a stop sign, according to court records.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Aug. 29.
Teen Charged In West Wyomissing Shooting: Police
A teenager is in police custody after one man was shot in the leg in West Wyomissing on Friday night, March 8, authorities say.
Ke'Sean Williams, 18, of Wyomissing, is charged with attempted homicide, attempted aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment, said Spring Township police in a release.
Officers were called to West Lawn Avenue around 11:30 p.m. for reported gunfire, according to the department. They found the victim and several others fleeing the scene, the release says.
The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, authorities said. Inve…
Pair Caught In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say
Two men were arrested last month as part of a police sting on human trafficking in Berks County, authorities say.
The District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force posted phony listings on websites "commonly used for sexual advertisements," Spring Township police said in a release.
On Jan. 29, suspects responded to the ads and agreed to pay for sex with 14- and 15-year-olds, authorities said.
Spring police announced two arrests in connection with the sting:
James Edward Moon, 67, of Sinking Spring, was charged with IDSI of a person under 16, statutory sexual assault,…
Berks Gunman Caught Dangling From Woman's Second-Floor Window, Police Say
A Berks County man who shot another at a Spring Township home over the weekend was spotted by police trying to climb out of a window to escape arrest, authorities claim in a release.
It happened around 11 p.m. on Friday, May 5, Spring police wrote. The victim, an unnamed man, was visiting a woman near Cleveland and Morwood avenues when a gunman chased him out of the house, investigators believe.
The shooter, who was firing his gun at the victim during the chase, struck the man once in the arm, police said.
The victim contacted authorities, who went back to the Clevel…