POTTSTOWN — Last month’s police shooting and killing of a 25-year-old who had shot and wounded a police officer four hours earlier was justified, according…
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Wanted in Berks: May 4, 2025
By The Citizen on May 4, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Jeremy Jefferson • Jeremy Jefferson, 39, whose last known address was in the 400 block…
Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by police fire
By The Citizen on April 30, 2025
YORK, Pa. (AP) — An officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also…
Pregnant Pottstown woman accused of shooting at another driver during Berks road rage incident
By The Citizen on April 24, 2025
A pregnant Pottstown woman was arrested Wednesday after a road rage incident that ended in Cumru Township where she fired a gun at another driver.…
2 arrested in Reading drug bust
By The Citizen on April 21, 2025
A Reading couple have been arrested and charged with running a drug operation that sold cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, marijuana and other illegal drugs. Virginia Clemons,…
Judge to allow ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony in Bryan Kohberger trial in Idaho college student murders
By The Citizen on April 18, 2025
By Rebecca Boone BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge says a former roommate of four University of Idaho students who were killed in 2022 can…
Security review planned for Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence after arson attack
By The Citizen on April 16, 2025
An independent expert will review security at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence after investigators accused a man of scaling a wall and setting fire…
Montgomery County woman accused of trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
By The Citizen on April 16, 2025
PALM BEACH, FLA — An East Norriton Township woman accused of trying to enter President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort was arrested over the weekend in…
See the fire damage inside the Pa. governor’s mansion in wake of arson | PHOTOS
By The Citizen on April 13, 2025
Fire badly damaged the south wing of the Pennsylvania governor’s residence early Sunday — forcing the evacuation of Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family in…
Here’s how to prevent, fight back against sextortion
By The Citizen on April 6, 2025
Investigators working to fight online child exploitation offer a few tips to people who want to keep themselves — or their children — from becoming…
Increasingly dangerous scam targets kids through sextortion
By The Citizen on April 6, 2025
Scams are usually financial crimes, but they’re almost always about more than money. When a grifter tricks somebody into pre-paying a tax for a fake…
Troopers investigating $10,000 theft from eastern Berks solar company
By The Citizen on April 4, 2025
State police are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars worth of power tools and telecommunications wire from a solar panel installation company in eastern…
Active shooter incident has Alvernia main campus, area schools, locked down
By The Citizen on April 3, 2025
A domestic-related incident involving an armed person has Alvernia University’s main campus in south Reading on lockdown along with nearby schools in adjoining school districts,…
FBI warns of scammers impersonating law enforcement, government officials
By The Citizen on April 1, 2025
The FBI is warning of scammers impersonating law enforcement or government officials who try to extort money or steal personal identification information. The scams can…
Wanted in Berks: March 30, 2025
By The Citizen on March 30, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Mario Villalobos-Berrios • Mario Villalobos-Berrios, 34, whose last known address was in the 700 block…
Wanted in Berks: March 23, 2025
By The Citizen on March 23, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Jonathan Montilla-Diaz • Jonathan Montilla-Diaz, 44, whose last known address was in the 800 block…