State police at Reading are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a theft of a wallet inside Rutter’s convenience store along Route…
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Wanted in Berks: January 26, 2025
By The Citizen on January 26, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Nancy Santos-Rodriguez Nancy Santos-Rodriguez, 59, whose last known address was in the 200 block of…
Police looking for help in fraud case in Berks
By The Citizen on January 24, 2025
Tilden Township police are asking for the public’s help in finding a suspect who committed fraud to steal items from a home improvement store. According…
Wanted in Berks: January 19, 2025
By The Citizen on January 19, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Travelle Martin Travelle Martin, 26, whose last known address was in the 700 block of…
Bail denied for man captured in France who’s accused of sexually assaulting Pa. student
By The Citizen on January 17, 2025
By MARYCLAIRE DALE EAST BERLIN, Pa. (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook…
Wanted in Berks: January 12, 2025
By The Citizen on January 12, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Felipe Gonzalez-Zeferino Felipe Gonzalez-Zeferino, 34, whose last known address was in the 200 block of…
LA County Fire mistakenly sends out emergency evacuation alert to entire county
By The Citizen on January 9, 2025
The Los Angeles County Fire Department mistakenly sent out an evacuation warning to all of Los Angeles County Thursday afternoon. Just before 4 p.m., people…
Man shot in attempted robbery in Reading
By The Citizen on January 6, 2025
A man was shot Saturday morning in an attempted robbery in Reading, according to city police. Reading police gave this account of the incident, which…
Wanted in Berks: January 5, 2025
By The Citizen on January 5, 2025
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Julio Jaime-Avendano Julio Jaime-Avendano, 22, whose last known address was in the 700 block of…
Woman burned alive in Coney Island subway train identified as New Jersey 57-year-old
By The Citizen on December 31, 2024
The homeless woman torched to death at a Brooklyn subway stop has been identified as a 57-year-old woman from New Jersey, officials said Tuesday. Debrina…
Berks woman charged in food stamp fraud totaling $7,800
By The Citizen on December 31, 2024
State authorities have accused a Shillington woman of fraudulently receiving about $7,800 in government food benefits by failing to report income from two employers as…
Wanted in Berks: December 29, 2024
By The Citizen on December 29, 2024
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Anissah Morel Anissah Morel, 20, whose last known address was in the 500 block of…
Berks man held for court on vehicular homicide charges in Route 422 crash that killed Schuylkill man
By The Citizen on December 26, 2024
A Berks County man who police said caused a crash on Route 422 near Robesonia that killed a Schuylkill County man was held for court…
Wanted in Berks: December 22, 2024
By The Citizen on December 22, 2024
The Berks County sheriff’s office is seeking the following fugitives: Damonte Murray • Damonte Murray, 23, whose last known address was in the 600 block…
Reading man sentenced to 80 to 160 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement officers
By The Citizen on December 17, 2024
A Reading man will spend 80 to 160 years in state prison for shooting at four law enforcement officers attempting to serve a search warrant…
Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman
By The Citizen on December 17, 2024
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged on Tuesday in the death of…