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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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Police investigate attempted vehicle theft in Boyertown

Eastern Berks Regional Police are investigating an attempted theft of a vehicle that occurred early Tuesday morning, September 16, 2025. According to investigators, the incident...
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Missing Reading woman and toddler found dead in Ontelaunee Township; deaths ruled homicides

Update - 9/29/25: DA files new charges against Reading man in deaths of woman and her 1-year-old son Original post: The Berks County District Attorney’s...
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PSP: 18-year-old Reading man arrested after high-speed chase on Warren Street Bypass

An 18-year-old Reading man was arrested early Wednesday morning after Pennsylvania State Police say he led troopers on a high-speed chase that reached more...
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Riot at Abraxas Academy leads to injuries and property damage, police say

Caernarvon Township Police are investigating a riot at Abraxas Academy, a juvenile detention facility in New Morgan Borough, that left multiple guards and officers...
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Berks County man sentenced for art fraud scheme

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Carter Reese, 77, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl...
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Georgia woman charged in fraud scheme impersonating Berks County Sheriff’s Office

The Pennsylvania State Police, Hamburg Station, is investigating a fraud scheme in which a Georgia woman allegedly posed as a Berks County Sheriff’s Office...
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Second suspect in August Wyomissing shooting arrested after surrender

The Wyomissing Police Department announced Friday that the second suspect wanted in connection with the August 12 shooting near The Works has turned himself...
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AG Sunday’s Organized Retail Crime Unit charges Amazon employee with stealing from Berks County distribution center

Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against an Amazon employee who stole more than $50,000 worth of merchandise from a Bethel distribution center in...
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Man charged after 14 explosive devices found in Lebanon County home

Update - 9/11/25: The Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office provided the following update Thursday. On September 9, police tracked and arrested Timothy Shaeffer Jr....
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