Reading Police Arrest 3 In Gun Trafficking Sting, Officials Say
Three adults are in custody and multiple weapons were seized following a gun trafficking sting in Berks County, according to authorities.
Reading police executed two search warrants at homes on the 500 block of South 18th Street and the 1500 block of North 14th Street on Wednesday, Nov. 16, as part of an ongoing investigation into illegal gun running, the department said in a release.
Two men and a woman, all Reading residents, were charged in connection with the bust, officials said.
Eliam Torres-Villanueva, 21, left, and Vincent Campbell, 18, right, were arrested in Reading in conn…
Suspect Sought In Fatal Shooting Of Pottstown Man: Police
Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Reading, and are now asking for the public's help in locating the suspect.
Jefferson Etienne, 38, of Pottstown, was shot dead on the 400 block of South 16th Street just before 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, authorities said.
Etienne was rushed to Reading hospital where he died, they added.
Investigators said they are charging Jabar Hill and Marc Lockman, both 24, with the killing.
Lockman was taken into custody Saturday a few blocks away from the scene of the shooting, police said. He was treated for a non-li…
Trio Charged In Berks Co. Double Homicide: Police
Three Berks County men are in police custody after authorities said they carried out a double homicide early this year.
Emanuel Soto, 18, of Reading, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 31 by Reading police and FBI agents, city officials said in a press release.
His alleged co-conspirators, 21-year-old Jonathon Rodriguez of Leesport and 24-year-old Darrian Kreitz of Reading, were already jailed on unrelated charges, authorities said.
Emanuel Soto, 18, is charged in connection with a double homicide in Reading in March. Reading Police Department
Investigators believe the trio killed Taurice…
