The death toll from the Friday explosion of a West Reading chocolate factory has risen to four. During a Sunday morning press briefing, Police Chief…
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Venancio Cruz Venancio Cruz, 46, whose last known address was in the 800 block of Schuylkill Avenue, Reading, is wanted on escape charges. Police said…
In the midst of unimaginable tragedy, a glimmer of hope sprang forth in the early morning hours Saturday. Rescue workers sifting through the rubble that…
An Exeter Township homeowner was arrested on drug-trafficking charges after township police, in response to complaints from neighbors, searched the residence and found a variety…
A 79-year-old Shillington man was arrested Thursday as a result of an investigation involving the dissemination of child pornography over the internet, Berks County detectives…
The Berks County coroner’s office is seeking relatives of David L. Daugherty, 59, no permanent address, who was found dead Wednesday in Reading. Officials have…
State police are seeking the whereabouts of a Lebanon County jail inmate who failed to return from work release over the weekend. State police from…
Eight Berks County men were arrested as part of an undercover investigation by the Berks County district attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force that focuses on…
State police are seeking the public’s help in identifying eight people who stormed a CVS store in Shoemakersville last week and stole nearly $700 worth…
Jose Aponte Jose Aponte, 27, whose last known address was in York, is wanted on access device fraud, theft by deception charges. Police said between…
A former West Reading police officer who has already served time in federal prison on mail fraud charges for selling fraudulent body armor is facing…
Reading police are investigating a shooting that took place Saturday night at West Elm and McKnight streets, officials said Sunday morning. Police gave this account:…
Kevin Afre • Kevin Afre, 31, whose last known address was in the 800 block of Hampton Boulevard, is wanted on strangulation charges. Police said…
Crime Alert Berks County, a citizen crime-fighting group, is offering cash rewards of up to $10,000 to anyone supplying tips that lead to an arrest…
A man was shot during a fight Wednesday afternoon in the 300 block of South Eighth Street, Reading police said. Police responded to a report…
Jeffrey Fessler Jeffrey Fessler, 62, whose last known address was in the 600 block of Acacia Avenue, Muhlenberg Township, is wanted on felony retail theft…