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Berks DA again issues warning about scam calls from law enforcement [Update]
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (289+ words) The scammers are at it again. And so is Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams, renewing his warning about calls from purported law enforcement officials demanding money or payment over the phone. Adams said the scammers are impersonating deputy sheriffs…...
Two men charged in Norristown sex trafficking turf war
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (658+ words) NORRISTOWN " Two men, one from Norristown and the other from New York, are facing charges related to their alleged sex trafficking operations, activities that resulted in a turf war between the men and ended with one shooting and wounding the…...
Berks officials still waiting for information about ICE facility
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (494+ words) The Berks County commissioners on Thursday said they have still not received much information about a planned ICE processing center in Upper Bern Township, but they are eagerly awaiting learning details about the facility. During their weekly meeting, Commissioner Christian…...
Pottstown students’ massive ICE protest takes to the streets [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (571+ words) POTTSTOWN " Hundreds of Pottstown High School students streamed out onto the streets Wednesday for a walkout protest that snaked from the high school to State and Wilson streets, to High Street and back. Unlike student walkouts in other area schools,…...
Top Montco law enforcement issues statements on ‘ICE-related events’
1+ week, 40+ min ago (764+ words) NORRISTOWN " In the wake of an uptick in federal agents conducting immigration operations across Montgomery County, high-ranking law enforcement officials have outlined their related policies. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Abington Township Police Department Chief Patrick Molloy, who…...
Pagans member charged in shootout at West Norriton Wawa seeks reduced bail
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (856+ words) NORRISTOWN " A member of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang wants a judge to reduce bail that has kept him behind bars while he awaits trial on charges he conspired with eight other club members during a confrontation and shooting involving…...
Former congressman: Critics of ICE operation may not understand law
2+ week, 47+ min ago (324+ words) The recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Phoenixville has caused quite a stir among residents and elected officials regarding its legality and propriety. One arrested individual was seen on video being pulled from a car while a second one…...
Federal immigration agents in Trooper prompt large community response
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (473+ words) TROOPER " A person was detained and a family visibly shaken on Monday after federal immigration agents swarmed a neighborhood off Ridge Pike in Lower Providence Township. Around 50 people gathered, expressing outrage at an immigration enforcement operation that began early Monday…...
Man sent to prison for role in kidnapping, robbery of Ambler woman
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (434+ words) NORRISTOWN " A Philadelphia man will spend at least a decade behind bars for his role in a home invasion linked to a plot with two others to rob, kidnap and hold an Ambler woman against her will for ransom for…...
New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter in cooler throwing death
2+ week, 2+ day ago (586+ words) Judge Guy Mitchell handed down the guilty verdict Friday in Bronx criminal court in the case against Sgt. Erik Duran in the 2023 death of Eric Duprey. "The fact that the defendant is a police officer has no bearing," the judge…...