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Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say
Man Charged With Kidnapping Reading Girl Is Mom's Ex-BF, Police Say The suspect who abducted a girl in Reading on Wednesday, Aug. 31 is the ex-boyfriend of the victim's mom, authorities have revealed. Duane Taylor kidnapped 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry from her home near Schuylkill Avenue around 2 a.m., prompting state police to issue an Amber Alert approximately 12 hours later. The multi-state search led authorities to Brooklyn, NY, where they found the girl that evening wearing no shoes on Glenmore Avenue, 6abc reports. Her condition was not immediately specified. Taylor was charged with the kidnapping of a minor, false imp…
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD
Three Shootings, Two Murders Within 24 Hours In Reading: PD Two men were killed and one was wounded in separate shootings that happened within 24 hours in Reading, authorities said. The first shooting broke out on the 400 block of Spring Garden Street, where responding officers found Edwin Rivera-Valentín around 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Rivera-Valentín was pronounced dead at the scene. Approximately 50 minutes later, officers were called to the 1200 block of Church Street, where they found Quadell Spradley, the chief said. Spradley was rushed to Tower Health Reading Hospital, where …
5 Arrested In Berks County After Complaints Of Drug Dealing 5 Arrested In Berks County After Complaints Of Drug Dealing
5 Arrested In Berks County After Complaints Of Drug Dealing Complaints of drug dealing in a Berks County neighborhood led to the arrests of five people who were busted with heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills, and a gun, authorities said. Two investigations were launched in Reading earlier this year after there were repeated community complaints of drug dealing in the area, according to the Reading Police Department and the Berks County District Attorney's Office. The investigations led to the execution of two search warrants on Thursday, July 21 at homes on the 400 block of South 11th Street and the 1100 block of Cotton Street…
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC
Gunman Wanted In Deadly Reading Shooting Captured In NYC A gunman wanted on a first-degree murder charge in a deadly shooting in Reading earlier this year has been arrested in New York City, authorities said. Deivis Gutiérrez-García, 21, was captured Wednesday, July 6 in the Bronx, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. He had been wanted in the Feb. 26 shooting death of 23-year-old Jackson Reyes-Negrón, who was found on the 1000 block of Green Street, police said. Investigators accused Gutiérrez-García of fleeing the city shortly after the murder happened. He is being held at NYC's Rikers Island jail and is awaiting extradition…
Remains Of Missing PA Cabbie Found, Passenger Held Responsible For His Death: Police Remains Of Missing PA Cabbie Found, Passenger Held Responsible For His Death: Police
Remains Of Missing PA Cabbie Found, Passenger Held Responsible For His Death: Police Police believe they have cracked the mysterious case of a missing Pennsylvania taxi driver, as his remains were found this week. Darlyn De La Rosa-Abreu disappeared on Aug. 8 2021, just after picking up a passenger, Johnny Palaguachi, in his 2015 Toyota Corolla, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Human remains found near Old Church Road in North Heidelberg Township on May 20 were confirmed to be those of De La Rosa-Abreu, Tornielli said. Palaguachi was subsequently arrested and charged with Criminal Homicide, Abuse of a Corpse, Tampering with Evidence, and Theft by Unlawful …
1 Hurt In Reading Shooting, Police Say 1 Hurt In Reading Shooting, Police Say
1 Hurt In Reading Shooting, Police Say A man was hurt in a shooting in Reading Monday, May 16, authorities said. Responding officers found a 34-year-old gunshot victim inside a home on the 300 block of North 9th Street around 1:10 p.m., Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said in a Thursday, May 19 press release. He went into the home after being shot during an argument on the street, the chief said. The victim was taken to Tower Health Reading Hospital for treatment, Chief Tornielli said. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Reading Police De…
Gunman Wanted In PA Shooting Captured In Upstate NY Gunman Wanted In PA Shooting Captured In Upstate NY
Gunman Wanted In PA Shooting Captured In Upstate NY A 52-year-old gunman wanted on attempted murder charges in a Reading, Pennsylvania shooting was captured by members of the US Marshals Service in upstate New York, authorities said. Onephree, also known as Arthur Blackwell, was arrested in Buffalo, NY on Thursday, April 7, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said.  He had been wanted since a shooting on Thursday, March 10 in the 1000 block of North 5th Street, the chief said. Onephree was also charged with aggravated assault and burglary. He is currently incarcerated and awaiting arraignment in a New York State prison, po…
FBI, US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Reading Shooting FBI, US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Reading Shooting
FBI, US Marshals Nab Gunman Wanted In Reading Shooting Members of the US Marshals Service and FBI arrested a Berks County man wanted in a Reading shooting, authorities said. Jonathan M. Rodriguez was arrested in the Oakbrook area of the city early Tuesday, April 5, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. He had been wanted on charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and related offenses in a 2021 shooting on Cotton Street. Two juveniles in the vehicle with Rodriguez at the time of his arrest were also arrested on gun and drug possession charges, the chief said. One was being held on pending gun charges, whil…
Fingerprint Helps ID Man Accused Of Raping Teen Girl Walking To School In Reading Fingerprint Helps ID Man Accused Of Raping Teen Girl Walking To School In Reading
Fingerprint Helps ID Man Accused Of Raping Teen Girl Walking To School In Reading A fingerprint was key in identifying and arresting a man who is now charged with the rape of a teenage girl at knifepoint in Reading, authorities said. The 14-year-old girl told police that she was walking to school on the 1200 block of Hill Road when she was abducted, taken to another location, and sexually assaulted twice, around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16, Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. Thanks in part to a fingerprint, police identified the suspect as 38-year-old Sean Samuels, of Auburn, the chief said. DNA evidence is still pending. He was arrested on Tuesday, …
Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police
Arrest Made In Double Reading Shooting: Police UPDATE: A previous version of this report incorrectly stated the date of the shooting as March 17. The corrected date is March 15. Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly shot two people in Reading on Tuesday, March 15, authorities said. Markel Ramsey, of Reading, is accused of shooting a man and a woman near 11th and Pike Streets around 8:30 p.m., Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said. The shooting was the result of an ongoing neighborhood dispute in another part of the city, the chief said. Ramsey shot at a woman and the man she was with, police said. The man was…
1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Shooting In Quiet Reading Park: Police 1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Shooting In Quiet Reading Park: Police
1 Killed, 3 Hurt In Shooting In Quiet Reading Park: Police One person was killed and three others hurt in a shooting in a quiet Reading park on Monday, March 14, authorities said. Responding officers found multiple gunshot victims at Brookline Park on Meade Street around 7:45 p.m., Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli said at a press conference Tuesday morning. 🔴LIVE Mayo Moran and Chief Tornielli releases information regarding last night's shooting on Meade Stree and Brookline Park Posted by City Of Reading, PA - Government on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Amiere T. Bibbs, 18, died at the scene, the chief said. Three of the victims were taken to…
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading
Philly Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of Two Teens In Reading A Philadelphia man has been charged in the shooting deaths of two teenagers in Reading, authorities said. Nyjee Jefferson, 26, is accused of fatally shooting two male victims in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street around 7:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said. The victims have been identified as José Ventura-Jiménez, 18, and a 17-year-old boy, whose name was not being released due to his age, police said. Jefferson was arrested Sunday in Philadelphia on an unrelated parole violation warrant, according to police. Jefferson is awaiting arraignmen…
Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police
Two Men Shot, Killed In Reading: Police Two men who were shot in Reading on Sunday, Feb. 20 died at the scene, authorities said. City police responding to a report of a shooting in the 200 block of West Greenwich Street shortly after 7 a.m. found the two male victims with gunshot wounds, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said. Authorities didn’t say whether any suspects were arrested or identified, or whether the victims knew each other. The investigation “remains active and ongoing,” they said. They also asked that anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 610-655-…
Man Shot Multiple Times After Fight Inside Reading Apartment: Police Man Shot Multiple Times After Fight Inside Reading Apartment: Police
Man Shot Multiple Times After Fight Inside Reading Apartment: Police Police are looking for a gunman who is suspected of firing multiple shots at another man after a fight inside a Reading apartment Monday, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting at 1200 North 11th around 3 pm., found Altrick McNeil, 41, with three gunshot wounds to his arm and leg, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said. Investigators learned he was assaulted during a fight in an apartment. When McNeil went to leave the home, he was shot three times by an unknown person standing in the hallway, police said. McNeil was "uncooperative with investigators…
1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say 1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say
1 Hospitalized In Reading Shooting, Police Say Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that injured one person in Reading on Tuesday. Officers responded to the 800 block of Ritter Street around 5:30 p.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said in a Wednesday release. The victim, later identified as 28-year-old Oliver Espiritu, was taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, police said. Investigators learned that an unidentified man approached Espiritu, who was sitting inside a car, and fired multiple shots at him, according to police. The suspect then fled the ar…
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30
Arrest Made In Broad Daylight Killing Of Berks Man, 30 Berks County investigators have made an arrest in connection with the broad-daylight killing of a 30-year-old Exeter man on the streets of Reading. Aeneas O’Brien, 19, fatally shot Leonard King Jr. in the 500 block of Penn Street near 6th Street around 1:20 p.m. Monday, Reading police chief Richard Tornielli said in a Wednesday release. The two men were involved in "some type of altercation" before the gunfire broke out, police previously said. The incident apparently started when King began yelling obscenities as he crossed the street, WFMZ reports citing court documents.  Meanwhile…
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say Two men were arrested after a raid of a Reading garage found an extensive amount of drugs authorities believe may be connected to an increase of overdoses in Berks County. Investigators served a search warrant for a garage in the 200 block of North 8th Street Sunday afternoon, according to Reading police. The search seized: 200 bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl 10.5 grams of suspected bulk cocaine 41 bags of suspected cocaine packaged for sales Drug packaging material Jayson Cuadrado, 38, and Dimitri Ortega, 28, were taken into custody and charged with felony drug and related charges…
Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids
Motorcyclist Charged In Reading Hit-Run Crash That Injured 2 Kids A motorcyclist has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left two kids injured in Southeast Reading on Tuesday. Maximo Serrano-Garcia, 75, was riding a white three-wheel motorcycle and traveling West on Perkiomen Ave when he struck an 8- year-old and 14-year-old while they were crossing the street at South 18th Street around 6:45 p.m., City of Reading police said. The children were transported to Reading Hospital and Hershey Medical Center for medical treatment in stable condition, authorities said. "I want to thank Police Chief Richard Tornielli and the rest of the Police Department fo…