Woman Points Shotgun At Man In Berks County Park After Blocking Road To Leave: Police
A woman is accused of pointing a shotgun at a man and blocking the road to keep him from leaving a park, police announced in a release on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Diana Lynn Wendler, 60, of Sinking Spring, was arrested after Spring Township officers were called to Willow Glen Park around 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, for reports of a woman threatening a man with a gun, according to police and court documents.
Berks County dispatchers told police that Wendler was allegedly preventing the victim from leaving the area. When officers arrived, they observed her walking toward her home on Park Aven…
Sinking Spring Doc Charged In AI Child Porn Case Has Stalking Conviction, License Probation
A Berks County psychologist recently accused of sexually assaulting a patient and making AI-generated child pornography of a 12-year-old had a prior stalking conviction and was placed on professional probation by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology, court, and state records show.
Jeffrey Joseph Leoni, 54, of Sinking Spring, was arrested on July 30, 2025, and charged with Sexual Abuse of Children, Child Pornography, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Indecent Assault, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities say the charges stem from a March 202…
$750K Stolen From Family, Friends In Financial Scam: Berks DA
A Berks County man is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from family and friends over the course of more than a decade, authorities announced on Monday, April 7.
Santiago J. Torres, 41, of Sinking Spring, has been charged with 17 counts of Felony Theft by Deception, 11 counts of Felony Identity Theft, 11 counts of Felony Forgery, and seven counts of Felony Access Device Used to Obtain or Attempt to Obtain Property, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams.
Detectives launched an investigation in August 2024 after multiple victims came forward with concer…
Two Men Charged In Berks County Underage Human Trafficking Sting: DA
Two men have been charged in connection with an undercover operation targeting underage human trafficking in Berks County, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
Keith George Manwiller, 49, of Hummelstown, and Mathew Christian Koroma, 23, of Sinking Spring, were arrested during the sting conducted by the Berks County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force, according to Chief County Detective Michael Gombar.
Both men are accused of responding to online ads placed by detectives on websites commonly used for sexual advertisements. The suspects allegedly agreed to meet and p…
CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police
The CEO of Optimum Controls Corporation has been charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop in Lancaster County, police announced on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Michael Galiyano, 76, of Sinking Spring, was pulled over near mile marker 47 on Route 222 North in Denver at approximately 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, according to East Cocalico Township Police. Officers reported that Galiyano appeared impaired, and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol concentration of .187%, more than double the legal limit of .08%.
Galiyano leads Optimum Controls Corporation, a Reading-based company t…
Pair Caught In Berks County Human Trafficking Sting, Police Say
Two men were arrested last month as part of a police sting on human trafficking in Berks County, authorities say.
The District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force posted phony listings on websites "commonly used for sexual advertisements," Spring Township police said in a release.
On Jan. 29, suspects responded to the ads and agreed to pay for sex with 14- and 15-year-olds, authorities said.
Spring police announced two arrests in connection with the sting:
James Edward Moon, 67, of Sinking Spring, was charged with IDSI of a person under 16, statutory sexual assault,…
Undercover Bust: 5 People Seeking Sex With Teens Met By Detectives In Berks County, DA Says
Five people seeking sex with teens have been arrested in an undercover Berks County sting, authorities said.
All five individuals responded to an ad, posted on Monday, Jan. 19 by detectives, offering sex with 14- and 15-year-old juveniles at various locations in Berks County, the county district attorney's office announced.
The individuals agreed to meet up and have sex with the "teens," but instead were met by detectives and promptly arrested, District Attorney John T. Adams said.
The following arrests were made, according to Adams:
Richard Keene, 70, of Reading, charged with Traff…
Berks Woman Who Claimed To Find Injured Dog Was Actually The Owner, Troopers Say
A Berks County woman who claimed that she found an injured dog and her dead puppies along the side of the road was actually the animal's owner, according to a release from state troopers.
Bryanna Wagner, a 23-year-old from Leesport, brought a dog to Zoe’s House Rescue in Sinking Spring on May 7, police said. The animal, who rescue workers took to calling "Sadie," was in "rough shape" at the time of her rescue, the team said on Facebook.
She couldn't stand, she had recently given birth, she had developed a "raging" uterine infection, her body was "septic," and she weighed half as much as …
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said.
Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said.
Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000.
Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said.
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