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Arrest Made In Allentown Stabbing
Allentown police have made an arrest in a stabbing that happened last week.
Gary Mertz, 55, was nabbed on the 3000 block of Klein Street on Monday, July 25 for the stabbing of a 33-year-old man, Allentown police said.
The incident happened on 31st Street SW and Berger Street around 5:40 p.m. Friday, July 22, police said.
The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to survive.
Mertz, of Allentown, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and simple assault.
He was sent to Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, records show.
Man Punches Two, Points Gun Inside Crowded PA Bar, Police Say
A 33-year-old man is facing charges after punching two people and pointing a gun inside a crowded Berks County bar, authorities said.
Police were called to an unidentified bar on the 200 block of Chestnut Street in West Reading around 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 11.
An employee told officers that Luis A. Morales, of Pottstown, was asked to leave the bar and conceal his firearm elsewhere. He was escorted out of the bar but stayed behind the building, the worker claimed.
Morales approached a woman he knew, grabbed her, and made a comment about her coming with him while lifting his shirt, pol…
Grandpa Beaten With Vacuum, Granddaughter Leads Police On Pursuit In PA: Authorities
A granddaughter is accused of attacking her grandfather, trespassing, violating a proection order, and sending police on a foot pursuit during two separate incidents in May and June 2022, authorities say.
The first incident happened in the 100 block of Linville Drive, Mountville, at 8:10 a.m. on May 26, according to a release by the police department.
Corporal Mark Burkholder and Officer Troy Rogers were called to a report of a domestic in progress— and following a brief foot pursuit authorities detained Ketsia Febles Rodriguez, 25—a former resident of the home, according to the…
Ex-Con, Parolee Assaults Police In PA, Flees Yelling 'Tell Them To Catch Me!'
A man who was being released on bail assaulted police and attempted to run away, authorities say.
Everett Robert Swartz, 39, of Akron, Pennsylvania was arrested by West Earl Township police on a misdemeanor charge of simple assault around 10 a.m. May, 27, according to the police. He was arraigned and released by Judge Bearinger after posting $5,000 in unsecured bail, court records confirm.
As part of his release, he was taken back to the West Earl police department, but shortly after this happened State Parole contacted West Earl police and asked that Swartz not be rele…
Woman Critically Injured In Lehigh Valley Attempted Murder: Police
A woman was critically injured in the Lehigh Valley on Thursday, April 28, authorities said.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on the 1500 block of South Krocks Road in Lower Macungie, where they came across a woman stumbling out the front door with "numerous injuries," they said in a Tuesday, May 3 press release.
The unidentified woman, who had also called 911, was taken to Saint Luke's Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, police said. Her injuries were not specified.
Troopers arrested Stephen Lee Malarchik, 53, of Lower Macungie, as he tried to fle…
