Pottstown
CRIME & SAFETY
Man ID'd After Fatal Fire In Pottstown: Coroner
Bradley Ludwig died from complications of thermal burns and smoke inhalation, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The manner of death was ruled accidental. Authorities have said the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Man accused by police of aggravated indecent assault on a 15-year-old girl last April
A Hatfield Township man has been accused by Lansdale Police of felony aggravated indecent assault without consent and felony aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 16 years of age and remains in Montgomery County jail on 10% of $10,000 cash bail, per court documents. Tigh Davi Richardson, 26,...
Police looking for potential victims of alleged rapist
READING, Pa. - Reading Police say they're looking for potential victims of an alleged rapist. Authorities say they're investigating incidents that happened between February 1st and March 14th of this year in both Berks and Lehigh counties. 24-year-old Liam Wilkinson was charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile at gunpoint in...
Coroner IDs Reading Man Killed In Route 183 Crash
Daniel R. Schneider, 28, was headed south on the 6400 block of Bernville Road/Route 183 in Penn Township around 4:15 a.m., according to state police and the Berks Coroner's Office. Schneider's Chrysler 300 crossed into the northbound lane and hit a Toyota Highlander head-on, troopers said. His car rolled onto...
Details emerging about fatal Thursday collision at Route 419 and State Drive
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State Police seek candidates for Camp Cadet in Douglassville
The Pennsylvania State Police in Troop L (Berks, Lebanon, & Schuylkill Counties) is currently seeking candidates for Camp Cadet. Camp Cadet will be held at Camp Manatawny Douglassville, located at 33 Camp Road in Douglassville. Camp Cadet is a police-oriented summer camp for boys and girls 12 – 15 years...
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