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Reading, PA
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Two Men Charged In Berks County Underage Human Trafficking Sting: DA Two Men Charged In Berks County Underage Human Trafficking Sting: DA
Two Men Charged In Berks County Underage Human Trafficking Sting: DA Two men have been charged in connection with an undercover operation targeting underage human trafficking in Berks County, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Keith George Manwiller, 49, of Hummelstown, and Mathew Christian Koroma, 23, of Sinking Spring, were arrested during the sting conducted by the Berks County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar. Both men are accused of responding to online ads placed by detectives on websites commonly used for sexual advertisements. The suspects allegedly agreed to meet and p…

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by Jillian Pikora
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police A Reading man was arrested for drug trafficking Thursday, Sept. 26 after police found him in possession of $12,000 worth of drugs, according to authorities. Dennis Valentin, 34, was found with 1,200 Ecstasy pills and 140 grams of marijuana in his apartment at 931 North 3rd Street, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Valentin was taken to the Berks County Sheriff's Department Central Processing Center, according to authorities. He is currently awaiting preliminary arraignment.  The Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force began investigating Valentin in August, th…

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by Merriell Moyer
Reading, PA
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Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA
Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Berks County Drug Bust: DA Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and cocaine along with paraphernalia were seized from a 72-year-old man in a Berks County bust, authorities said. Angel M. Torres-Hernandez became the center of an investigation in May, when authorities learned he was allegedly selling cocaine from his home in Reading, Chief County Detective Michael J. Gombar said. During the investigation, undercover detectives bought cocaine from Torres-Hernandez several times, they said. They later identified a home in the 1100 block of North 9th Street as his residence and stash location. On Thursday, June 3…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
$30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust $30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust
$30K Of Fentanyl, $60K Of Meth Seized In Berks Drug Bust Thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and methamphetamine along with a loaded firearm were seized from two men in a Berks County bust, authorities said. Kalif Pope and Rafael Rodriguez-Ventura became the center of an investigation in January, when authorities were tipped off to Pope allegedly selling "street level quantities of counterfeit prescription pills, suspected to be fentanyl, and cocaine" from his home in Reading, Berks County John T. Adams said. Rodriguez-Ventura was identified as Pope’s source of the supply for the fake pills (fentanyl) and identified a home in th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
3 Berks Men Arrested After Rash Of Overdoses In Reading 3 Berks Men Arrested After Rash Of Overdoses In Reading
3 Berks Men Arrested After Rash Of Overdoses In Reading Three Reading men were arrested after an increase of overdoses in Berks County ignited several investigations, authorities said. Investigators with the Berks County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and the Reading Police Department’s Narcotics Unit served a search warrant early Tuesday morning at 130 Walnut Street, the DA's office said. As detectives entered the house, several suspects attempted to flee the home. After Sixto Cruz, 62, George L. Cruz, 53, and Margos Hernandez 38, were captured and detained, the search found: Approximately 250 blue glassine packe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks County Youth Group Leader Charged With Sexual Abuse Of 15-Year-Old Boy Berks County Youth Group Leader Charged With Sexual Abuse Of 15-Year-Old Boy
Berks County Youth Group Leader Charged With Sexual Abuse Of 15-Year-Old Boy A 29-year-old Berks County youth group leader was arrested for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy, authorities said. A report of suspected abuse was received by the Berks County Detectives Office via ChildLine on July 5. In a July 15 interview, the 15-year-old victim told investigators that he had been in a sexual relationship with his youth group leader Doris Mari Cintron, of Reading, authorities said. The boy said they started dating approximately six to seven months ago and that he would often go to her North 11th Street home for bible study and to talk about God, according to…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say
Berks County Man Sexually Abused Ex-Lover's Daughter For Years, Authorities Say A Berks County man was arrested on charges he sexually abused the young daughter of an ex-lover for years, authorities said. An investigation into Richard J. O’Reilly, 37, of Douglassville ensued when the Berks County Detective’s Office on June 2 received a Childline referral from the now 19-year-old victim, authorities said. In a June 6 interview, the girl provided details of the sexual abuse which occurred over a two-year period when she was approximately six and seven years old, according to the Berks County Detectives Office. The girl identified O'Reilly, her mother's "e…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
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Berks County School Bus Aide Sprayed Students With Cleaning Solution, Authorities Say Berks County School Bus Aide Sprayed Students With Cleaning Solution, Authorities Say
Berks County School Bus Aide Sprayed Students With Cleaning Solution, Authorities Say A Berks County school bus aide was slapped with assault and harassment charges for spraying young students with a cleaning solution, authorities said. Juan Antonio Dorta, 52, who works with New Story School in Reading, was caught on bus surveillance footage spraying a 12-year-old boy with what investigators confirmed to be a glass and multi-surface cleaner, according to the Berks County Detectives office. The 12-year-old boy told investigators Dorta sprayed him in his eyes, face, and mouth with a blue bottle and threatened to punch him in early May, authorities said. Additio…

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home A Berks County man was arrested Thursday on accusations he raped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl whom he was living with at the time, authorities announced. Elder Jacobo-Portal, 20, faces a slew of charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 26 after Reading police notified the Berks County Detective’s office about the rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Following a medical examination of the 12-year-old victim at Reading Hospital, the girl told investigators there were two separate assaults on Jan. 25 …

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by Nicole Acosta
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
UNDERCOVER BUST: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says UNDERCOVER BUST: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says
Undercover Bust: Berks Man With Gun Sold Heroin, Fentanyl To Disguised Officers, DA Says A Berks County man was arrested for dealing heroin and fentanyl after selling the drugs to undercover officers, authorities said Friday. Diego Rosario Plasencia, 23, of Reading, was arrested on May 14 following a nearly 6-month investigation, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. An investigation was launched in November 2020 after authorities were tipped off to Plasencia dealing heroin, fentanyl and other drugs within Reading, Adams said. After Plasencia sold the drugs to undercover detectives, a search warrant was executed May 14 at his North 9th Street home, the DA said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine