PD: Speeding Driver Airlifted After Car Rolls Over On Route 422 In Chester County PD: Speeding Driver Airlifted After Car Rolls Over On Route 422 In Chester County
PD: Speeding Driver Airlifted After Car Rolls Over On Route 422 In Chester County A driver who police say was speeding down Route 422 in Chester County Friday was airlifted from the scene after their car rolled over, authorities said. The driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette was seen traveling west on Route 422 at a "high rate of speed," around 2 a.m., North Coventry police said. As the car crossed over the South Hanover Street overpass, the driver lost control while making a slight left curve in the roadway, police said. The car ended up striking the guard rail on the shoulder of the roadway, and crossed back over the two westbound lanes, authorities said. The Che…
Arrest Made In Deadly 2019 Berks County Home Invasion Arrest Made In Deadly 2019 Berks County Home Invasion
Arrest Made In Deadly 2019 Berks County Home Invasion Detectives have made an arrest two years after a Berks County man was killed in a home invasion, authorities announced. Jarren S. Walker, 33, was arrested at his job in Reading on Thursday and charged with murder, among other counts, they said. The arrest comes seven weeks after Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams and Wyomissing police chief John Phillips publicly announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Last month, Berks County detectives received information from a witness who was told by Walker that [he] and another person went to Na'il …
Gunman At Large In Double Reading Shooting Gunman At Large In Double Reading Shooting
Gunman At Large In Double Reading Shooting Two people were left with severe injuries after an unidentified suspect shot at them in Reading Tuesday night, authorities said. Officers responding to the 000 Block of South 10th Street around 8:10 p.m. found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the foot, and an 18-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, according to the Reading Police Department. Both men were taken to Reading Hospital for treatment of their severe but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Investigators believe an unidentified suspect fired multiple rounds at a group of people in front of …
1 Hurt In Stabbing At Pottstown Apartment Complex 1 Hurt In Stabbing At Pottstown Apartment Complex
1 Hurt In Stabbing At Pottstown Apartment Complex Police are investigating after one person was hurt in a stabbing at an apartment complex in Pottstown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to the Rolling Hills Apartments on Buchert Road around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday found a stabbing victim, according to the Lower Pottsgrove Police Department. The victim was taken to Reading Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No further details were made public. The investigation is ongoing. 
NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash
NY Passenger Killed In Berks County Crash A New York woman died after sustaining injuries in a crash in Berks County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Richard Swartz, 50, of Shippensburg, PA was parked on the shoulder of I-78 westbound in the area of mile marker 8.5 in Bethel Township around 4:50 p.m. when Alan Barton, 41, of Blue Point, NY, struck Swartz's car at an "unsafe speed," according to Pennsylvania State Police. Barton got out of the car on his own, while his front passenger, KellyAnn Mooney, 40, had to be extracted by emergency responders, police said. The 13-year-old and 6-year-old back passengers were ass…
GOTCHA! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport GOTCHA! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport
Gotcha! Reading Shooting Suspect Captured At NY Airport A man accused of shooting another man on the Reading Area Community College campus Wednesday was captured at a New York City airport, authorities said. Fausto Guzmán, 53, was attempting to flee the country when U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers took him into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, according to the Reading Police Department. An investigation found there was some type of altercation between Guzman and another driver around 2 p.m. on South Front Street, police said. Manuel Marizan- Henriquez, 34, stopped his car and confronted Guzm…
Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say
Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say Support is surging for a 35-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was killed in a head-on collision in Pottstown Tuesday night. Nicole Benzenhafer was driving home from work around 10:15 p.m. when her SUV was struck by a man who was reportedly driving 80 mph and running stop signs in the 700 block of Queen Street, according to WFMZ and local authorities. The impact was so severe, it sent her SUV flying across the road and into a woman’s backyard, Rachael Jones wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. Crews worked to free Benzhafer, who ended up pinned in the vehicle. Despite efforts by emergency responde…
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life A heavy fire that tore through a row home in Reading Thursday claimed the lives of a woman and her young child, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the smoke-filled corner home in the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street just after 9:45 a.m., officials said. Crews rescued multiple people from the home, including 32-year-old Catherine May Dingle and her 9-year-old son, according to Berks and Lehigh County Coroner's Offices. Dingle died of a combination of second-and third-degree burns over 86 percent of her body and smoke inhalation injuries Thursday night at Lehigh Valle…
U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings
U.S News Releases Latest 'Best Hospitals In PA' Rankings The "U.S. News & World Report" has released its latest hospital rankings. The website considered more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide and honed in on 15 specialties, and 17 procedures and conditions. "The Best Hospitals procedure and condition ratings focus on specific and more commonly required individual procedures and conditions, such as hip replacement and heart failure, rather than on broader specialties like orthopedics and cardiology," U.S. News explains.  "The goal is to evaluate how well hospitals perform in each procedure or condition – and not just with the most d…
Reading PD Arrest 1 Suspect In Shooting, Still Looking For Second Suspect Reading PD Arrest 1 Suspect In Shooting, Still Looking For Second Suspect
Reading PD Arrest 1 Suspect In Shooting, Still Looking For Second Suspect Police in Berks County have arrested one suspect involved in a shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon in Reading. Officers arriving at the 1100 block of Marion Street on reports of multiple shots fired located 18-year-old Angel Ortega with a gunshot wound, lying on the sidewalk next to a gun that was found to be stolen from the Reading Police Department, authorities said. Ortega was sent to Reading Hospital for medical treatment. During the course of the investigation, officers discovered that at least one unidentified male suspect and Ortega fired multiple rounds at each other., p…
Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire
Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire A grueling house fire left a Berks County husband and wife dead over the weekend. First responders were called to a home in the 100 block of Orchard View Drive in Amity Township around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, 6abc reports. Firefighters found Elder Henry J. Fordham, III, President of Allegheny East Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists and his wife Sharon Fordham dead in a bedroom on the second floor of the home, the news outlet says. Their son, Shawn Fordham, suffered injuries while attempting to rescue his parents, authorities said. He was able to escape out of a…
Pottstown Stabbing Ruled Self-Defense, Police Say Pottstown Stabbing Ruled Self-Defense, Police Say
Pottstown Stabbing Ruled Self-Defense, Police Say Police in Montgomery County have ruled that a stabbing in Pottstown on Wednesday night was in self-defense. Officers found 38-year-old Johon Ford, of Norristown with a minor stab wound to his upper chest at 24 N. Charlotte Street around 8:40 p.m., according to Pottstown police chief Michael Markovich. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he was released before investigators were able to interview him, police said. The incident began when Ford got into a physical altercation with 36-year-old Alexander Watkins, of Pottstown over money, Markovich said. During the argument, Ford was st…