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Probation officers conducted a compliance check on the apartment of a Reading man under supervision and found weapons along with marijuana and crack cocaine.

A Central Berks Regional police officer deployed his Taser in an attempt to subdue a man who stood on steps overlooking a busy St. Lawrence Street and was reportedly threatening people with a knife.

A forensic download of the cellphone found in Muhlenberg Township led detectives to a person familiar to Berks law enforcement, investigators said.

Andrew J. Geisel, 50, who was staying in the home admitted to breaking into multiple contractors' padlocked toolboxes and stealing power tools he intended to to sell, police said.

The incident unfolded after the Uber driver pulled from a driveway in Laureldale after picking up a customer, police said.

There are nine candidates - four Democrat and five Republican - for county commissioner.

The driver rolled up the window while protesting the reasons for the traffic stop, according to police.

A 23-year-old Reading man who was illegally riding a dirt bike initially managed to get away, police say.

The accident happened June 13 on Park Road North in Wyomissing's Berkshire Heights section.

Troopers say the fire was reported around 7 p.m. Thursday, and crews with the Fort Gay Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze.