PA Ex-Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Boys, Secretly Recording People In Bathroom PA Ex-Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Boys, Secretly Recording People In Bathroom PA Ex-Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Boys, Secretly Recording People In Bathroom
PA Ex-Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 2 Boys, Secretly Recording People In Bathroom An ex-doctor from Pennsylvania is accused of sexually abusing two boys and secretly recording others as they used his bathroom. Justin S. Rutherford, 32, of Douglassville, was charged with rape, sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, possession of child pornography, and more, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation began on July 17 when the Berks County Detective’s Office received a tip from a state hotline that said a 13-year-old teenage boy was secretly captured by a hidden camera while showering at a friend's hous…
Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children
Former Berks Daycare Worker Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Children A jury found a former Berks County daycare worker guilty of sexually assaulting children, according to authorities and news reports. Andrew McCollin -- then aged 33 -- was arrested on Aug. 30, 2019, after a 4-year-old child reported that a teacher at Creative Beginnings Early Learning Center in Bern Township had inappropriately touched them, according to WFMZ and detectives with the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Since then, investigators learned of a 5-year-old child and another child -- whose age was not released -- who were sexually assaulted by their teacher in 2018 and 2…
DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute
DA: Berks County Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Fatally Shooting Brother During Dispute A Berks County man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 to 20 years behind bars for fatally shooting his younger brother during a verbal altercation concerning the care of their mother, authorities said. Ronald Wickizer, 60, was arguing with his brother Randall Wickizer outside of Ronald's Colebrookdale home around 1 p.m. on July 9, 2020, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. That's when Ronald went inside an attached garage of the home and immediately returned with a handgun, firing a fatal shot to the head of his brother, authorities said. Deputy Coroner Terri Staka pronounced…
Police Apprehend Second Suspect In Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Man In Reading Police Apprehend Second Suspect In Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Man In Reading Police Apprehend Second Suspect In Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Man In Reading
Police Apprehend Second Suspect In Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Man In Reading Police in Berks County have arrested a man accused in the 2020 shooting death of an 18-year-old man in Reading, authorities said. Xavier Concepción, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday at his home in Leesport, and charged with first and third-degree murder in the death of Victor Aguirre Jr., of Laureldale, according to the Reading Police Department. Aguirre was shot multiple times in 300 block of Church Street at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2020, police said. Concepción is being held at Berks County Prison. A second suspect, Ramses Miller, 18, was arrested on…
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion $10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion $10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion Authorities in Berks County are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion in Wyomissing in 2019. Na'il Salamov, 37, was at his Birchwood Road house with his two sons when he was shot by home invaders on May 6, 2019, according to the Wyomissing Police Department and Berks County District Attorney's office. Despite being in pain, Salamov was able to give first responders a clear description of the two assailants, authorities said. His sons were unharmed. Salamov was taken to an area hospital where he died just before 4…
Berks DA: Authorities Probe Possible Murder-Suicide In Wernersville Berks DA: Authorities Probe Possible Murder-Suicide In Wernersville Berks DA: Authorities Probe Possible Murder-Suicide In Wernersville
Berks DA: Authorities Probe Possible Murder-Suicide In Wernersville Authorities in Berks County are investigating a possible murder-suicide that took place at a home in Wernersville on Wednesday. Officials responded to the 300 block of North Walnut Street on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a 911 call at 12:30 p.m. from a man who stated his name and address and immediately hung up, South Heidelberg police said at a press conference Friday afternoon. South Heidelberg police arrived at the home not long after failed attempts by emergency dispatchers to reconnect with the caller -- later identified as 44-year-old Christopher Baumener -- and were unable to s…
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter
DA: Kutztown Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing GF's 7-Year-Old Grandaughter A Kutztown man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his girlfriend's 7-year-old grandaughter, authorities announced. Paul William Herman, 52, faces various assault charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 19 after the Berks County Detective’s office received two Childline referrals from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services about the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. During an interview on Feb. 4, the girl told investigators details of the abuse, which occurred more than once, inside …
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home
DA: Berks County Man Sexually Abused 12-Year-Old Girl In Reading Home A Berks County man was arrested Thursday on accusations he raped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl whom he was living with at the time, authorities announced. Elder Jacobo-Portal, 20, faces a slew of charges following an investigation that began on Jan. 26 after Reading police notified the Berks County Detective’s office about the rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Following a medical examination of the 12-year-old victim at Reading Hospital, the girl told investigators there were two separate assaults on Jan. 25 …
Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say
Reading Man Abused GF's 12-Year-Old Daughter For 3 Years, Detectives Say A Reading man is in custody after authorities said his girlfriend told detectives he sexually abused her 12-year-old daughter while he was her caretaker. Following a report received by the Berks County Detectives office on Jan. 28, the girl told investigators that her mother's boyfriend, Manuel Molina-Nunez, 42, had been sexually abusing her since she was 9-years-old, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Molina-Nunez was the girl's caretaker from January 2017 to October 2019 at a home in the 100 block of South 12th Street, authorities said. Detectives were able to…
Berks DA: Officer Justified In Deadly Police Shooting Of 62-Year-Old Muhlenberg Twp. Man Berks DA: Officer Justified In Deadly Police Shooting Of 62-Year-Old Muhlenberg Twp. Man Berks DA: Officer Justified In Deadly Police Shooting Of 62-Year-Old Muhlenberg Twp. Man
Berks DA: Officer Justified In Deadly Police Shooting Of 62-Year-Old Muhlenberg Twp. Man A nearly month-long investigation determined that a Muhlenberg Township police officer was justified in their use of force in a shooting that left a 62-year-old man dead, authorities announced. Police were called to Steven Hughes' house around 2:15 p.m. on March 15 when his niece reportedly called 911. Arriving officers found Hughes locked inside of a second-floor bedroom in his Wagon Wheel Lane home. After gaining entry into the room, police told Hughes to drop the knife, but refused, prompting an officer to tase him, the Berks County District Attorney's office said. When that didn't work,…
DA: Reading Ex-Con Facing New Prison Time After Home Search Finds Drugs, Handgun, $3K In Cash DA: Reading Ex-Con Facing New Prison Time After Home Search Finds Drugs, Handgun, $3K In Cash DA: Reading Ex-Con Facing New Prison Time After Home Search Finds Drugs, Handgun, $3K In Cash
DA: Reading Ex-Con Facing New Prison Time After Home Search Finds Drugs, Handgun, $3K In Cash A Reading ex-con is facing new prison time after a police search found cocaine, a handgun, nearly $3,000 in cash, and more in his home two years ago, authorities said. Leslie Salmond was sentenced Wednesday to 7 to 15 years in state prison, after investigators issued a search warrant for his Maple Street home and discovered cocaine, $2,900 in cash, a Ruger 380 handgun, a digital scale, and a razor blade with white residue on it, on April 19, 2019, according to the Berks County District Attorney's office. Salmond also plead guilty last week to possession with intent to deliver cocaine, which…
Deadly Police Shooting Of 'Emotional, Confused' Man Battling Cancer Was Unjust, Daughter Says Deadly Police Shooting Of 'Emotional, Confused' Man Battling Cancer Was Unjust, Daughter Says Deadly Police Shooting Of 'Emotional, Confused' Man Battling Cancer Was Unjust, Daughter Says
Deadly Police Shooting Of 'Emotional, Confused' Man Battling Cancer Was Unjust, Daughter Says It wasn't brain or lung cancer that killed a 62-year-old Berks County man battling both. Rather, a police shooting on Monday that his daughter is calling a tragic and unjust misunderstanding that could have been avoided and handled differently. Steven Hughes of Muhlenberg Township was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer early last year and has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for both ever since. The treatment often leaves him confused -- according to his daughter, Anjie Leigh Hughes, of Montgomery County -- which was exactly the case Monday afternoon, when he reporte…