CRIME & SAFETY
Wanted in Berks: Jeremiah Colon
READING POLICE, Pa. - Police in Reading are asking for help locating a teen wanted for aggravated assault. On March 28, police say 18-year-old Jeremiah Colon went into the victim's residence through a window and grabbed their phone and began looking through it. It was then that police say Colon...
'We need to get this crime under control': Residents react to ‘smash and grab’ theft at ATM
TULPEHOCKEN TWP., Pa - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say the thieves used a stolen pickup truck and wore masks to hide their faces during the brazen, early morning theft. “I come here at six o clock in the morning to the Sunoco and got a cup of coffee and it was full of troopers over there,” said Leon Martin of Myerstown. “I mean, it was just packed full."
One dead in Schuylkill County ATV crash
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Schuylkill County Coroner David Moylan confirms one is dead after an ATV crash in Ashland Wednesday night. Officials say just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, crews were called to the 300 block of North Ninth Street for a reported ATV rollover. Authorities say the Schuylkill County Coroner was called to the […]
Schuylkill Co. man killed in Bethel Twp. crash
BETHEL TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating a car accident that took the life of a Schuylkill County man. The fatal crash happened Tuesday afternoon on Route 183 in Bethel Township near the entrance to the Appalachian trail. Authorities say 56-year-old William Lecher of Pottsville was travelling...
Lebanon County man faces 11 years in prison for his role in January 6 attack
A Lebanon County man faces 11 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Leo Brent Bozell IV was convicted last year on seven felonies and three misdemeanors. Sentencing is scheduled for May 17. The Justice Department is seeking a terrorism sentencing enhancement on...
Officer narrowly escapes harm when police car goes up in flames
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - It was scary night for a young officer from Hamburg Police Department when he narrowly escaped serious harm, or worse, after his patrol car caught fire. "The officer who is involved in it is obviously shaken," said Hamburg Police Chief Anthony Kuklinski. "It's not every day of the week you drive down the road and your patrol vehicle you're assigned to breaks into flames."
Suspending local law enforcement in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Last month, people living in a Schuylkill County borough put pen to paper and voted on the fate of their police force. On Wednesday, the results of that vote were made public, will they keep their police department or dissolve it? Just a month ago, Girardville residents weighed the pros […]
Reading Man Brandished Gun at Driver of Vehicle on I-78: Police
A 23-year-old Reading man is accused of brandishing a firearm in a threatening manner at another Reading man who was traveling in a different vehicle on I-78 west in Lower Saucon Township. Est. Read Time: < 1 min. A 23-year-old Reading man is accused of brandishing a firearm in a...
Five taken to hospital after vehicle crashes into railroad car near Shenandoah
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — Several people were taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a railroad car Monday evening in Schuylkill County. According to police, a vehicle was speeding in West Mahanoy Township near Shenandoah around 6:45 p.m. when it missed a left curve, went off the road, and struck a parked Reading and Northern Railroad coal car.
Pottsville man sentenced to 8 years in prison for meth trafficking
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Schuylkill County man was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for methamphetamine trafficking. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Allateef Alkamil Ali-White, 43, of Pottsville, was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for conspiring to […]
School officials: Investigation underway after student brings knife to Richland Elementary
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Richland School District say an investigation is underway after an elementary student reportedly brought a knife to school on Thursday. School officials say the incident was addressed immediately and the district is working with local law enforcement to conduct a thorough...
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