A Central Berks Regional police officer had to stop abruptly to avoid an explosive device that went off when it was tossed ...

According to court documents, the suspect allegedly stabbed the victim in his chest after he asked her to turn her music down.

Officers went to a residence to speak to the suspect, who informed them he set a fire in the attic of the home.

Jeffrey Smith knows a thing or two about what it’s like to spend time behind bars. The Berks County Prison warden has spent the last 20 years of his professional life focusing on that.

The Berks County Prison Board has adjusted one of its policies in an attempt to balance compliance with detention requests from federal immigration officials and the rights of those being detained.

Berks County detectives are warning residents to be on the lookout for two telephone scams involving a caller who purports to be a law enforcement official. Detectives with the district attorney’s ...

The caller, who purported to be a member of the Berks County sheriff’s office, wasn’t mincing words: Either pay the $9,000 bond after failing to respond to a subpoena for a hearing or spend 72 hours ...

NORRISTOWN — A man who listed addresses in Pottstown and Bally, Berks County, was sent to prison and will have to report his address to police for the rest of his life after he admitted to ...

A Pottstown woman is headed to prison after a search of her apartment uncovered numerous drugs and a firearm that she was not ...

agents at Berks County Jail. "Recently, within the last week or so, ICE reached out to our warden and asked for us to reconsider our position on voluntary detainers," said Berks County ...

A 21-year-old Lancaster man will spend up to 8 years in state prison after pleading guilty Monday to stealing a pizza ...

Online court records list Diaz-Release as in custody at Berks County Jail on $100,000 bail. He's scheduled to appear in court March 28 for a preliminary hearing.