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Berks DA: “Operation Postal Storm” disrupts major drug pipeline, suspects still wanted

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams on Friday detailed the results of Operation Postal Storm, a multi-agency investigation that dismantled a drug trafficking...
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Man hospitalized after stabbing, nephew apprehended in Maryland in Cumru Township attempted homicide

Update - 10/21/2025 at 12:25 AM: Cumru Township Police say James Rice was taken into custody by the Maryland State Police without incident at...
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Police seek Reading man after self-defense claim disputed in fatal double shooting

On September 27, 2025, at 05:58 AM, members of the City of Reading Police Department responded to the 800 block of Nicolls Street for...
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Police revise account of Cumru Township shooting, say woman died by suicide

Update - 10/9/25: Cumru Township Police now say that forensic evidence indicates the woman found dead inside the Scenic Drive residence Wednesday morning died...
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Reading woman charged in cold case 1993 homicide of 2-year-old

Reading Police and Berks County Detectives have arrested a city woman in connection with the 1993 death of a 2-year-old boy, District Attorney John...
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Two Philadelphia men charged in series of vehicle thefts in Caernarvon Township

Caernarvon Township Police have arrested two Philadelphia men in connection with a string of thefts from vehicles in the Pennwood Development on September 25,...
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PSP Hamburg arrests juvenile, mother following roadway obstruction in Upper Bern Township

Pennsylvania State Police in Hamburg arrested a juvenile male and his mother after a large gathering of off-road vehicles obstructed traffic on Old Route...
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DA files new charges against Reading man in deaths of woman and her 1-year-old son

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced Monday that a Reading man already jailed for one homicide has now been charged with killing...
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Reading police investigate triple shooting on Nicolls Street; two dead, one injured

Update - 10/10/25: Police seek Reading man after self-defense claim disputed in fatal double shooting Original post: Two men are dead and a third injured...
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Police investigating shootout that left one man wounded in southeast Reading

A 35-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday morning following a shooting on Mineral Spring Road, according to the Reading Police Department. Police said officers were dispatched...
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