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Reading’s Mayor Says Crime Has Dropped in the City, but Homicides Slightly Increased

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Reading Mayor Eddie Moran says crime has dropped in the fourth largest city in the Commonwealth. WITF’s Anthony Orozco reports while the city has seen a reduction in some crimes, homicides had a slight increase.

(Original air-date: 2/2/22)

Anthony Orozco is the Latino communities reporter for WITF. Anthony joined PA Post in May 2020 as a Report For America corps member and transitioned to WITF in August 2020. He has worked in central Pennsylvania as a journalist, poet and community organizer since graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Cincinnati in 2012.