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Pottstown man arrested in city check-forgery case
Published: 08/14/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Drugs, guns seized in Robesonia house
Published: 08/14/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks communities, police departments have big plans for National Night Out
Sheriff's department will also participate in events in Pennside and Womelsdorf
Published: 08/02/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Area digest: Deputies catch man during dagger attack
Published: 07/14/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jason Kahl: Countywide police would end free ride
Published: 07/08/2010     Section: Columnists
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAERNARVON TWP. Shoplifting Case Involves 142 Items
Published: 07/01/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
2nd edition of Berks Most Wanted to be published Sunday
Sheriff says first publication in February a success; 4 murder suspects to be on cover of pullout
Published: 06/18/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Sheriff Going After Most Wanted
Aired: 06/17/2010  With Video  
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Cocaine, heroin ring broken up in Berks, authorities say
Cell phone code was cracked, authorities say
Published: 06/10/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
More than 200 U.S. flags decommissioned in Birdsboro ceremony
Published: 06/06/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks Patriots advocate powers for sheriffs
Published: 05/21/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volunteers at Berks Heim get a taste of justice
Published: 05/11/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Puerto Rico murder suspect arrested in Reading
Published: 05/11/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
California fugitive caught in Reading, deputies say
Published: 04/28/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
    Area digest: Muhlenberg man charged in cocaine sales
Published: 04/24/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks DA, police fight crime with spoils of war on drugs
The program is not new, but more departments now benefit
Published: 04/24/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                               
Deputies arrest Hamburg man in borough holdup
Published: 04/21/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
3 fugitives apprehended in Reading
Published: 04/17/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
On-demand video of Berks fugitives available on Comcast
Published: 04/06/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Sheriff Profiles Most Wanted On Demand
Aired: 04/05/2010  With Video  
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Berks deputy sheriff shows talent in wing eating contest
Published: 03/22/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading man charged with attempted murder captured in Texas
Tip through Crime Alert Berks County leads to arrest
Published: 03/20/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Wanted Man Nabbed In Texas
Aired: 03/19/2010  With Video  
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Most wanted men on Berks sheriff's list remain at large
There have been no tips to sheriff's office about 4 men wanted in Reading slayings
Published: 03/15/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
{Sheriff Badge} Berks County sheriff's office flooded with tips since wanted list published
Newspaper insert last month generates flood of tips; dozens of cases are resolved
Published: 03/15/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Deputies seeking man for child-support payments discover marijuana, authorities say
Published: 03/05/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
2 fugitives arrested after vehicle stopped in Reading
Published: 02/27/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
2 women charged after massage parlor raid in Ontelaunee Township
Berks authorities raid a massage parlor in Ontelaunee Township
Published: 02/24/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Sheriff Seeking Most Wanted
Aired: 02/18/2010  With Video  
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Judge denies request to reinstate St. Lawrence gun shop's license
President of corporation facing kidnapping, other charges
Published: 02/13/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Officials fear tobacco sales to minors will jump since funding cut
Number of sting operations falls
Published: 02/06/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Man charged with trying to hit deputy with vehicle
Authorities say chase began during attempt to serve warrant; arrest made 2 days later
Published: 02/05/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Services center evacuated after unidentified man says bomb in building
Published: 02/05/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading man indicted by federal grand jury in 'straw purchase' of firearm
Published: 02/04/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
"I.D. Me" A Picture Perfect Way To Protect Kids
Aired: 01/31/2010  With Video  
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Sheriff wants to standardize gun permit system across state
Published: 01/27/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Federal agents, local police raid St. Lawrence gun shop
Published: 01/20/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks deputy sheriffs' fugitive arrests up by 18 percent
Leaders credit boost in morale, additional officers, modern equipment
Published: 01/18/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Gun Gallery asks court to reinstate license
President, ex-president of St. Lawrence business face criminal charges
Published: 01/13/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Federal agents raid St. Lawrence firearms dealer's home
Jay A. Fisher's home searched by ATF and local law officers
Published: 01/09/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
DA: St. Lawrence firearms dealer a threat who shouldn't own weapons
Published: 01/08/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
St. Lawrence gun dealer, wife and live-in employee charged with kidnapping
Jay A. Fisher, his wife, Taryn, and a live-in employee are also charged with threatening to kill a former worker.
Published: 01/07/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Newspaper insert to seek information on Berks' most wanted
Sheriff looks for businesses to help purchase newspaper ad that would seek information
Published: 01/04/2010     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks drug task force arrests 5 in roundup
Published: 12/31/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Sheriff's deputies spot cocaine in Reading residence; 3 men arrested
Published: 12/11/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading man arrested in shooting, stabbing of city teen
Published: 12/01/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Area digest: Homeless man charged in robbery
Published: 11/13/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
3 officers, driver of errant pickup truck hurt during weekend in Sinking Spring
Published: 11/04/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Pickup hits DUI detail in Sinking Spring; 2 sheriff's deputies, Wyomissing police officer injured
Published: 11/02/2009     Section: Berks & Beyond
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Police dogs conduct drug sweep at Berks County Prison
No narcotics found, but warden says search serves as warning to inmates
Published: 10/29/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks sheriff's K-9 unit gets $5,000 from Redner's, Milk-Bone
Published: 10/16/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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K-9 Unit Gets Grant From Redner's, Milk-Bone
Aired: 10/15/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Half of fines from Berks County deputies' traffic tickets going to county
Judge hits special button, summons dozen sheriff's deputies to courtroom
Published: 09/28/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Relative curses, halts start of Reading killer's sentencing
Judge hits special button, summons dozen sheriff's deputies to courtroom
Published: 09/25/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Delinquent juvenile escapes sheriff's deputies in Reading, is chased and captured
Published: 09/18/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Teen agents in Berks County enforce ban on tobacco sales to minors
About a dozen students from 6 high schools work undercover; stores that sell to minors receive citations
Published: 09/11/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
4 men arrested on drug charges after brief standoff at Reading house
Police respond after county deputies say gun pointed at them
Published: 09/11/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
2 brothers, one from Reading, one from Womelsdorf, arrested after probe into heroin trafficking
Published: 09/05/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Faces in the News: Eric J. Weaknecht, sheriff of Berks County
Published: 08/19/2009     Section: Faces in the News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County sheriff trying to stem foreclosure tide
Alarmed by increase in Berks, one official takes small steps to help residents in jeopardy
Published: 08/06/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Man sought in two Lancaster County bank robberies arrested in Reading
Published: 08/06/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County sheriff's deputies receive awards for outstanding service
Published: 07/17/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Sheriff's Department Awards Stand-Out Deputies
Aired: 07/16/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
What mayors, law enforcement officials are saying about police study
Published: 07/15/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading police seize 33 pounds of marijuana, arrest two people
Published: 07/08/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Group seeks to take back equipment bought with contribution to Reading's imperiled K-9 Corps
With police chief, FOP at odds over dog unit, court action filed
Published: 06/30/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Deputies serve Reading bar with court documents in move to close it down
Published: 06/25/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Dan Kelly's Korner: Chaplain deputy is tending Berks sheriff's flock
Published: 06/15/2009     Section: Devlin's Kitchen Table/Kelly's Korner
 
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County stay-out-of-jail offer targets child-support fugitives
Published: 06/14/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County sheriff changing hiring practices in effort to reduce deputy turnover
Published: 06/06/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Fugitive in New York weapons case arrested in Reading
Published: 06/06/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Agency First In PA With Technology To Track Stolen Vehicles
Aired: 06/01/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Sheriff installing devices to track Berks County vehicles if stolen
Published: 06/01/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
2 arrested in raid on Reading house; drugs, weapon seized
Published: 05/15/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Man jailed in Wyomissing bank robbery also wanted on Colebrookdale Township theft charge
Published: 05/12/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
{Sheriff Badge} Berks County deputy sheriffs making more use of limited arrest powers
Published: 05/11/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Pottstown man apprehended in robbery of Wyomissing bank
Published: 05/09/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Suspect Apprehended Minutes After Bank Robbery
Aired: 05/08/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Proposed cut of drug education program worries Berks County police
Published: 05/05/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
3 shot in Reading; victims not talking
Published: 04/23/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Suspect in Reading robbery is caught after car, foot chase
Published: 04/19/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading man shot with stun gun files suit against city, Berks, sheriff's department
36-year-old wants more than $1 million
Published: 04/17/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Local Honor Guards Pay Tribute to Fallen Officers
Aired: 04/09/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Man held for court, woman waives hearing in case of endangering child in filthy, frigid Reading home
Published: 03/28/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Dan Kelly: Undercover at bridal show, Berks County sheriff gets his woman ... to say yes
Published: 03/26/2009     Section: Columnists
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
6 people questioned after police storm corner store in northeast Reading
2 guns, packaged cocaine found at business, investigators say
Published: 03/24/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Sheriff's K9 Member Moves to Head of the Class
Aired: 03/31/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Sniffing out danger all in a day's work for Berks County Sheriff's Department dogs
Published: 03/20/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Sheriff's Department Training K9 Members for Duty
Aired: 03/19/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
12 of 21 drug suspects targeted by Berks task force arrested
12 midlevel dealers arrested so far, capping three-month probe by unit, authorities say
Published: 03/19/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Harrisburg man arrested, charged in shooting death in Reading bar
Published: 03/14/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Mary Young: In cooperation, Berks County row officers become efficient
Published: 03/07/2009     Section: Columnists
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Officials defend police presence at Dominican parade in Reading
Parade mostly peaceful after last year's spontaneous celebration was marred by violence
Published: 03/07/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Monday's storm shut Interstate 78, plagued other roads
No fatalities or serious injuries reported; morning rush hour seen as only casualty
Published: 03/03/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Reading husband, wife arrested after they stabbed each other over Chihuahua
Published: 03/03/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Storm shuts Interstate 78, plagues other roads
Published: 03/02/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County closes tax claim office
Duties now handled by county treasurer; merger cuts four jobs, saves about $200,000 a year
Published: 03/02/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
About 300 people turn out for Dominican Independence Day celebration
Published: 02/27/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County sheriff's deputies kick open door, arrest fugitive in Millmont
Published: 02/12/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Child Found Living in Home with No Heat, Running Water
Aired: 02/06/2009     With Video
Result Type: WFMZ 69 News
 
Two charged after boy, 6, is found in filthy, frigid home in Reading
Published: 02/06/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Brooklyn man wanted in attempted murders arrested in Berks County courtroom
Published: 02/03/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Murder suspect may be charged after outburst in Berks County courtroom
Published: 02/03/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Suspect in 2 holdups of Muhlenberg Township bank surrenders
Published: 01/18/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
200 gun locks available to Berks Countians free of charge
Published: 01/14/2009     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Sheriff sales down in Berks County
The increase in Berks County mortgage foreclosures is not reflected in the public sales of properties which are 10 fewer than last year.
Published: 12/23/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks judge says he feared for his life in road rage attack
Published: 12/19/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks DA forms countywide task force to fight drugs
Published: 12/12/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fugitive living in Reading arrested in 27-year-old murder case
Published: 12/06/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reading man wanted in weekend murder surrenders to authorities
Published: 12/05/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Teen Murder Suspect Surrenders to Authorities
Aired: 12/04/2008     With Video
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Locked and Unloaded: Tips for storing guns safely
Published: 11/09/2008     Section: Home & Real Estate
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
Berks deputy sheriffs to enforce traffic laws
Published: 09/27/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
Man staying in Reading arrested in Connecticut rape case
Published: 09/27/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
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Berks Sheriffs Now Authorized to Issue Traffic Citations
Aired: 09/26/2008     With Video
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Drug probe in Berks, Lebanon counties yields 14 arrests
Published: 09/25/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Remote Sites for Gun Applications in Berks Co.
Aired: 09/15/2008     With Video
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Fired Berks County deputies returning to jobs
Published: 09/13/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gun permits to be available at 5 locations in Berks
Published: 09/11/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
Rivera sentenced to death for Wertz murder
Published: 08/14/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
Security tight outside courthouse after conviction in Wertz murder
Published: 08/09/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
Reading man guilty of murdering city police officer
Published: 08/09/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
Rivera jury sees place where Reading Officer Scott A. Wertz was shot
Published: 08/07/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks SWAT team training stresses saving civilians
Published: 08/07/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reading man faces drug-trafficking charges
Published: 08/01/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney: Reading man acted in self-defense in 2006 shooting of police officer
The man accused of fatally shooting city Officer Scott A. Wertz says he didn’t know Wertz was a policeman.
Published: 07/23/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks County sheriff enacts changes in gun permit process
Published: 07/19/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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What you need to apply for a gun license
Published: 07/19/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
New York fugitive arrested in Reading
Published: 07/18/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Berks County sheriff's Department seeks defendant in assault case
Published: 06/29/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drug suspect is in custody; police searching for 5 more
Published: 06/21/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Police plan a show of force in neighborhoods hit by violence
Published: 06/20/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks County sheriff's deputies handling child-support warrants
No longer using detectives for the job is expected to save at least $500,000 over four years, the sheriff says.
Published: 05/25/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Drug sweep’s 18th suspect caught in Pottstown
A tip leads to another arrest in a countywide drug-dealing crackdown that netted 17 suspects the day before.
Published: 05/30/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Drug sweep nets 17 suspects in Berks
Authorities are looking for 11 more suspects. Complaints about dealing sparked many of the investigations, the district attorney says.
Published: 05/29/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
AWOL juror out of Berks prison
Sharlet Huntington of Boyertown had been arrested for failing to show up for jury duty. She then was jailed after bickering with a judge during a hearing on the matter.
Published: 05/07/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
No-show juror is returned to Berks County Prison
A judge says statements made by the Boyertown woman are gibberish.
Published: 04/29/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Clinton visit to Berks County stirs supporters, spurs police, school workers
Attendees line up as early as 6 a.m. The people responsible for making sure the campaign stop is safe and organized get to work much earlier than that.
Published: 04/20/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 
Planned Clinton visit puts Albright College into overdrive
The school arranges motorcades, barricades and a Diet Coke supply before the ex-president arrives today to stump for his wife. It’s all worth it, officials say.
Published: 03/27/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks authorities briefed on roles if presidential hopefuls visit
Secret Service agents talk motorcades and security with police and the county sheriff's department. Local Democratic leaders expect their two candidates to stump here.
Published: 03/20/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
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Sheriff's Department to Help in Protecting Candidates
Aired: 03/18/2008     With Video
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Police break up several fights outside Bern Township nightclub
Published: 03/04/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Judge removes Berks sheriff from suit by former challenger
Michael A. Garipoli, who ran against Eric J. Weaknecht for office, claims Weaknecht and his predecessor improperly fired him in 2006.
Published: 02/21/2008     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Berks sheriff, clerk of courts are sworn in at courthouse
Senior Judge Forrest G. Schaeffer Jr., performing his last act as a judge, administers the oath to a family friend.
Published: 01/01/2008     Section: Local News
 
5 charged in raid on Kutztown party
The tenants of the apartment sold or furnished alcohol to minors, police say. Investigators also issue 25 citations for underage consumption.
Published: 11/16/2007     Section: Local News
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Weaknecht edges to sheriff’s win
Chief Deputy Eric Weaknecht holds off a challenge from fired Deputy Sheriff Mike Garipoli to replace retiring Sheriff Barry J. Jozwiak.
Published: 11/07/2007     Section: Campaign 2007
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
Judge: Garipoli didn’t establish firing as unfair
The main part of a suit filed by the former sheriff’s deputy, who is running to succeed his ex-boss, is dismissed. The candidate says he’ll provide evidence.
Published: 08/21/2007     Section: Campaign 2007
Result Type: Article - Reading Eagle
 
 







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