CRIME & SAFETY
Witness describes scene after car hits 5th-grader in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Pa. – A fifth grade student is in the hospital after being hit by a car a block away from a Montgomery County school. "It looks like a car hit a deer," said a neighbor. "I mean, that one side of the car, the front is totally messed up."
Pedestrian in critical condition after reported hit and run in Wawa parking lot
AMITY TWP., Pa. - Amity police are looking for a dark blue Honda sedan that allegedly struck a pedestrian in a Wawa parking lot and then left the scene. Police say around 2:50 p.m. Friday the 61-year-old victim turned into the parking lot of the Wawa on Maplewood Drive in Douglassville, and the Honda Sedan turned in at the same time. It is unclear what was said, but at some point the driver of the dark blue Honda backed up and struck the victim before leaving the scene.
Coroner ID's man whose body was found in Reading, seeks next of kin
READING, Pa. - The Berks County Coroner’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in the 800 block of Bingaman Street in Reading. The man was identified as Briayan Moreira-Sanchez, 24, from Washington County, Pennsylvania. The coroner’s office is now looking to locate Moreira-Sanchez's next of kin....
Two women hospitalized Tuesday morning following multi-vehicle crash on 202 Parkway
Two women were hospitalized Tuesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash on the 202 Parkway in Montgomery Township. The crash occurred at the intersection with Knapp Road at 9:15 a.m. on April 23. Police said a Kia Sportage, driven by an 18-year-old female from Phoenixville, was traveling northbound on the 202 Parkway when it collided with a Hyundai Ioniq that was traveling eastbound on Knapp Road.
School officials initially withheld student attacker from the lunchroom before Stanley cup assault, parents say
The student accused of attacking another student in the Pennbrook Middle School cafeteria had been withheld from the lunchroom that day, but a school official later let them go, concerned parents said.
Man Charged With Stealing Semi After Traffic Stop for Seatbelt
(Reading, PA) -- A 52-year-old man from Connecticut is in the Berks County Jail for reportedly not turning in a rented semi-truck at the end of March. A state trooper discovered the rig was allegedly stolen when he pulled over Abdoul K. Conde on Interstate-78 for not wearing his seatbelt. The trooper says Conde had denied knowledge of the truck having one of its license-plate digits taped over. Officials say drivers sometimes do that to trip up license plate readers and avoid being charged for tolls.
Hatfield man gets jail time, probation for fatal crash on Mininger Road in Franconia Township
A Hatfield Township man has been sentenced to jail time and probation in connection with last year’s fatal crash in Franconia Township that killed 72-year-old Paula Ann Wilson, of Bethlehem. According to a report by Carl Hessler Jr. at The Reporter, 20-year-old Logan Dierkes pleaded guilty on Thursday to...
Philadelphia Man Charged with Robbing Two Montgomery County Banks in One Week
A Philadelphia man is behind bars after allegedly to have robbed two Montgomery County banks within a week, according to local authorities. Dennis Wilson, identified as the suspect in both heists, was nabbed by police following a high-stakes hide and seek. Abington Township Police Department reported that the first robbery...
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