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Reading Girls Offered Candy To Get In SUV, Police Say; Man Arrested Ahead Of Halloween A man accused of trying to lure children into his SUV by offering them candy has surrendered to authorities, while Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a separate attempted child-luring incident involving a 10-year-old boy — raising concerns just ahead of Halloween, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 30. The incidents happened in Berks and Delaware counties, with one suspect arrested and another still unidentified. Authorities have not indicated that the cases are connected. Man Offered Girls Candy To Get Into SUV: DA A 66-year-old Mohnton man is accused of approaching multiple gi…
Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police
Man Stabbed To Death Walking Home From Work In Reading; Suspect Arrested Months Later: Police A 39-year-old man has been arrested nearly six months after a Pennsylvania man was stabbed to death while walking home from work in Reading, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Oliver Paniagua-Pena, born July 21, 1987, was taken into custody by members of the Reading Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division on Thursday in connection with the May 9 killing of 56-year-old Leonardo Antonio Mercado Gomez, according to a release from the department. Paniagua-Pena has been charged with first-degree murder and related offenses after DNA evidence recovered during …
Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Reading Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Reading Home Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Reading Home
Homicide Victim ID'd As Human Remains Found In Vacant Reading Home Human remains discovered inside a vacant home in Pennsylvania have been identified as those of a 47-year-old man whose death is being investigated as a homicide, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The remains were discovered inside an unoccupied property in the 500 block of South Sixth Street in Reading on Friday, Oct. 2, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel. The victim has been identified as Jose Rodriguez-Figueroa Jr., 47, of Reading, following an extensive forensic investigation involving specialists from multiple disciplines, including two teams of forensic ant…
Convicted Felon Busted With 15 Guns, $37K Cash, Pounds Of Drugs In Exeter Raid: Prosecutors Convicted Felon Busted With 15 Guns, $37K Cash, Pounds Of Drugs In Exeter Raid: Prosecutors Convicted Felon Busted With 15 Guns, $37K Cash, Pounds Of Drugs In Exeter Raid: Prosecutors
Convicted Felon Busted With 15 Guns, $37K Cash, Pounds Of Drugs In Exeter Raid: Prosecutors A convicted felon was arrested after investigators seized 15 firearms, thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds, and large quantities of marijuana and cocaine during a raid at a Pennsylvania home, prosecutors announced Thursday, July 23. Adalberto Acevedo Jr., 39, of the 75 Overlook Drive, was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and persons not to possess firearms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said. The search warrant was executed Wednesday, July 22, by the Berks…
18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner 18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner 18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner
18-Year-Old Identified After Fatal Head-On Crash On Rt 222 Near Kutztown: Coroner A fatal crash has claimed the life of a teenager, authorities announced on Monday, April 20. Connor Koontz, 18, of Fleetwood, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 1:12 a.m. following a crash in Richmond Township, according to Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel.  The collision happened around 5:54 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, along Route 222 (Kutztown Road) near Schuler Road, the coroner’s office said.  Koontz was driving southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle head-on, officials detailed.  He was alone in the vehicle at th…
Unresponsive Woman Found Dead Inside Wernersville Home: DA Unresponsive Woman Found Dead Inside Wernersville Home: DA Unresponsive Woman Found Dead Inside Wernersville Home: DA
Unresponsive Woman Found Dead Inside Wernersville Home: DA A death investigation is underway after a woman was found unresponsive inside a Berks County home, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Candice Y. Riehl, 53, of the Wernersville area, was found deceased inside her residence on the 600 block of Fairmont Avenue after police were called to the home just after 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Lower Heidelberg Township police officers located Riehl inside the home upon arrival. She was the sole resident of the property, investigators said. The circumstances surrounding her death remai…
Florida Girl Sent Nudes From Douglasville Woman: DA Florida Girl Sent Nudes From Douglasville Woman: DA Florida Girl Sent Nudes From Douglasville Woman: DA
Florida Girl Sent Nudes From Douglasville Woman: DA A Douglassville woman is accused of sexually exploiting a 16-year-old girl in Florida, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 23. Harley L. Haage, 28, was arrested after a Berks County investigation uncovered she had sent and received nude images and videos from the teen through online communication, according to a release from the district attorney’s office. Detectives launched the case following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. That led investigators to the girl in Florida, where the Hernando County Sheriff’s Department assisted with forensic reviews of…
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
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…
Fire Rips Through Abandoned Factory In Reading: Report 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.  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 for more from 6abc.
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)
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…
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
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 …
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom The ex-girlfriend of a Phillipsburg man hid in the bathroom on a Pennsylvania inn to call 911 after he kidnapped and assaulted her during what she thought was a meeting about possibly getting back together, authorities said. Benaiah Hyatte, 22, was arrested after walking out of the Seipsville Inn, an AirBnb in Palmer Township, where he took the victim after kidnapping her, Palmer police said. Records show Hyatte had been on probation in a first-time offenders program for a Berks County forgery case. The Corliss Street resident was arraigned on a dozen criminal charges including k…
Bridgeport Hospital CEO Leaving For Post In Pennsylvania Bridgeport Hospital CEO Leaving For Post In Pennsylvania Bridgeport Hospital CEO Leaving For Post In Pennsylvania
Bridgeport Hospital CEO Leaving For Post In Pennsylvania William Jennings, chief executive officer of Bridgeport Hospital and executive vice president for the Yale New Haven Health System, is leaving for Reading Hospital in Pennsylvanian next month. Clint Matthews, president and chief executive officer of Tower Health, announced that Jennings' new job as president and CEO is effective on Oct. 15. "We are fortunate to have selected a leader of this caliber," Matthews said.  Bridgeport Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Yale University School of Medicine. Under Jennings' leadership, Bridgeport Hospital experienced a rema…