CRIME & SAFETY
Hit-Run Suspect Wanted By West Reading Police
Police said the pictured car left the scene of a crash near South 3rd Avenue and Franklin Street around 7:30 p.m. on March 29. The silver SUV fled north on South 3rd Avenue and then east on Penn Avenue, according to investigators. Anyone with information is asked to call West...
Trucker Pulled Over In Berks Charged With Human Trafficking
A trucker from Florida has been charged with human trafficking in Berks County, Pennsylvania, after a Nicaraguan couple claimed they were being held against their will. The couple, who are in the U.S. illegally, alleged they were forced to drive the man's semi-truck without pay for weeks as part of a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program.
Man on illegal dirt bike charged after leading Reading Police on chase
READING, Pa. - A Reading man is under arrest after allegedly fleeing police on an illegal dirt bike. Early Sunday evening, police on patrol observed two people on dirt bikes without license plates on the sidewalk near 10th and Washington streets. Court documents state that the pair noticed police and...
Police investigate crash, reported stabbing at Wyomissing gas station
WYOMISSING, Pa. - Police in Wyomissing are investigating a possible stabbing that ended with an SUV crashing into a gas station. It happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Exxon station on N. Park Road at Spring Street. Samir Sheth said he was working inside the store at the time.
Homeowner scares off would-be burglars at Berks County home
HAMBURG, Pa. - A motion detection system saved the day for one Berks County homeowner, but state police are still looking for the suspects. Two suspects in two different cars drove up to a property on Garfield Road in Hamburg early Sunday morning. Surveillance footage captured one suspect trying to...
Residential structure on fire in Denver
DENVER — Officials responded to a residential structure fire at the intersection of North 5 Street and Evergreen Street in Denver around 6:45 p.m. According to the Lancaster dispatcher, this is a working fire in the kitchen and no one is hurt. Denver Fire Company is responding to the...
Driver crashes into Ontelaunee Twp. house
ONTELANUEE TWP., Pa. - Emergency crews in Ontelaunee Township were called to the scene of a vehicle that crashed into a house. It happened on Tuesday morning along Dries Road near Route 222 and Allentown Pike. Officials say the driver was having car issues before crashing into the home. No...
Officials shine spolight on resources available during National Crime Victims' Rights Week
READING, Pa. - An event in Reading is shining a spotlight on the resources that are available for crime victims in Berks County and beyond. Officials said every year there are millions of Americans who are victims of a crime. "My name is Luis Serrano. I'm the son of Maria...
Drug Task Force Reports Major Methamphetamine Bust
Drug Task Force Reports Major Methamphetamine Bust. (East Cocalico Twp, PA) -- An East Cocalico Township man has been arrested while allegedly in possession of over a half pound of methamphetamine. Chene Skowronek was arrested earlier this month by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force after an investigation that began in December. Members of the task force reportedly made multiple undercover purchases from Skowronek before the arrest was made. He's charged with three counts of drug possession with intent to deliver, along with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Crews battle two-alarm fire in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Firefighters in Pottstown battled a blaze in a group home Tuesday afternoon. The two-alarm fire broke out just before noon at a house in the 300 block of King Street. Initial emergency dispatches called for a fire that started while someone was doing roof work with a...
5th grader struck by car in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN, Pa. - A fifth grade student was struck by a car in Pottstown Wednesday afternoon. Pottstown School District officials say the child was struck after school at the corner of Charlotte and East streets. Police and emergency responders were immediately called and the child was transported to the hospital...
Lancaster County man waives preliminary hearing on multiple rape charges
A 59-year-old Lancaster County man charged with 18 offenses including rape, incest and aggravated indecent assault waived his preliminary hearing last week, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Amos Ebersol, of Ephrata, was charged by the Ephrata Borough Police Department on March 20. Officers started an investigation...
Chene Skowronek Accused Of Dealing Meth, Coke, Clonazepam
Chene Karma Skowronek, 44 of the 2100 block of Kramer Mill Road in Stevens, East Cocalico Township has been under investigation by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force since he first sold methamphetamine to an undercover member in Dec. 2023, as detailed in DA's release. Since that then, Skowronek "made...
State Police seek to ID Centre Twp. burglars
CENTRE TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are trying to identify two individuals wanted in connection with an attempted burglary in Centre Township. It happened just after 4 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 100 block of Garfield Road. Authorities say the two arrived in separate vehicles, a...
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