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Berks County doctor pleads guilty to child sexual exploitation offenses

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Dr. Habib Bhatti, 44, of Barto, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty Friday before United States District...
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Pennsylvania State Police warn Berks residents about jury duty warrant scam

The Pennsylvania State Police are warning Berks County residents about a scam in which callers falsely claim to be deputies with the Berks County...
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Two Reading residents charged in alleged straw purchasing and illegal firearm trafficking investigation

Two Reading residents are facing felony charges following a Berks County District Attorney’s Office investigation into alleged illegal firearm trafficking, including accusations of straw...
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Suspect in fatal Lancaster Avenue shooting arrested in New York, Reading police say

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting and home invasion that left one man dead and another seriously injured in...
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Suspect forcibly entered Reading home before fatal shooting, police say

Update - 7/13/26: Suspect in fatal Lancaster Avenue shooting arrested in New York, Reading police say Original post: A man was killed and another injured...
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Two men taken into ICE custody following traffic stop on I-78 in Berks County

Two men were taken into federal custody after Pennsylvania State Police discovered active immigration removal warrants during a traffic stop on Interstate 78 in...
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Reading man jailed after arrest in child sexual abuse investigation

A 31-year-old Reading man is facing multiple felony charges after Berks County detectives arrested him in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a...
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Reading man charged after investigators seize about 4 pounds of methamphetamine, DA says

A Reading man is facing felony drug charges after investigators allegedly seized approximately four pounds of methamphetamine, drug trafficking materials and more than $10,000...
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Reading police arrest 16-year-old, charge him as adult in fatal July 4 shooting

Update - 7/11/26: Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel has identified the victim as Felipe Solis Rodriguez Jr., 16, of Hampden Township, Cumberland County,...
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Reading man charged in alleged straw purchase of five firearms

A Reading man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Berks County District Attorney’s Gun Violence Reduction Task Force into...
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