
Carl Hessler Jr.
Reporter, MediaNews Group at Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Journalist covering courts, crime & justice for MediaNews Group, Philadelphia area - National Headliner Award recipient
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pottsmerc.com | Carl Hessler Jr.
PLYMOUTH — For their “truly brave and heroic” actions, two Plymouth Township police officers received commendations for heroism from Montgomery County’s top law enforcement officer for de-escalating an incident during which a woman suffering a mental health crisis pointed a handgun at citizens and police at the Metroplex Shopping Center.
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mainlinemedianews.com | Carl Hessler Jr.
NORRISTOWN — A Norristown man admitted to assaulting police and medical officials during two disturbances in the borough and awaits his fate from a sentencing judge. Antre Rahshawn Watson, 33, of the 500 block of Church Street, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to multiple felony counts of aggravated assault in connection with two incidents that occurred between April 2024 and January 2025 in the borough. Judge Wendy G.
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mainlinemedianews.com | Carl Hessler Jr.
NORRISTOWN — A Flourtown man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he stole more than $3.7 million from the estate of a 92-year-old woman while he was the executor of the victim’s will.
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pottsmerc.com | Carl Hessler Jr.
These are the Pa. counties and cities on Trump’s list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’
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pottsmerc.com | Carl Hessler Jr.
NORRISTOWN — A jury convicted a Philadelphia man of charges he bit a Pottstown police officer while resisting arrest as police investigated his alleged drug-fueled behavior in the middle of a borough street.
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