3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) The fifth and final county has officially joined an effort initiated by Berks County officials to build a regional youth detention center. At a commissioners meeting Thursday, Berks Chief Operations Officer Kevin Barnhardt announced that Lehigh County officials this week…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: • Myles Moyer, 45, whose last known address was in the first block of South Sterley Street, Shillington, is wanted on criminal trespass and indirect criminal contempt charges. He is described as…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (377+ words) Wyomissing police are seeking to identify two individuals in connection with the brazen theft of a limited-edition manga playing card worth as much as $8,000 from a Berkshire Mall store. The theft occurred on Aug. 28 – practically under the noise of an…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (628+ words) The normally peaceful Riverside community was jolted at the start of the Labor Day weekend by bursts of gunfire and sirens after a man stepped out of his car in the middle of Centre Avenue and fired 14 rounds toward the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) A Mohnton man and his wife have been convicted by a Berks County jury of letting his 86-year-old, care-dependent mother live in squalor while they stole thousands of dollars from her for to pay for landscaping, home renovations and other…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) Police in Arizona say a shooting at a Tucson gay bar that left three people dead, including the shooter, is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Vincent Anthony Siqueiros, 42, and Cameron Davis Capara, 33, were shot in the parking lot…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) Two members of a Hamburg EMS ambulance crew were assaulted over the weekend by a patient who became unruly during a transport from a Shartlesville‑area residence, state police said. One medic was grazed by a hypodermic needle during a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) A Laureldale man was arrested after state police said errant gunfire from his target shooting Sunday evening struck an occupied Bernville‑area home. Justin A. Epler, 35, was free to await a hearing following arraignment before District Judge Tonya A. Butler…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (305+ words) The Berks County district attorney’s office is once again warning of a phone scam in which callers posing as deputy sheriffs or other court officials demand immediate payment to resolve an arrest warrant for failing to appear for jury duty....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) Caernarvon Township police say they have noticed a sharp rise in bank impersonation scams targeting residents. Scammers are using digital spoofing technology to hijack real bank names and phone numbers to make their calls and texts look authentic, police said…...