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Residential Fire Was Set By Arsonist, Allentown Police Say Residential Fire Was Set By Arsonist, Allentown Police Say
Residential Fire Was Set By Arsonist, Allentown Police Say One man is accused of arson after authorities responded to a residential fire in Allentown early Monday morning, Feb. 26, according to city police.  Police were called to the 600 block of West Green Street just before 3 a.m. and arrived to find a burning home, the department said.  Max Nadal, a 30-year-old city resident, was arrested after an investigation and charged with felony arson, felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, and summary harassment, police said.  Court documents for his case were not immediately available Monday afternoon. 
Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police
Gunman Threatens Neighbors, Sends Officers On Foot Chase: Police An Allentown man threatened neighbors with a loaded gun, authorities say.  David Jones, 27, is charged with firearm offenses, terroristic threats, assault, and related counts, city police said in a release.  It happened on Wednesday, July 19, according to the department. Officers were called to the 600 block of North 8th Street around 6 p.m. about a gunman making threats, police said.  First responders found Jones "in the area" but he allegedly fled, leading officers on a short chase, authorities said. He was arrested after a "brief struggle" and was found to have a loaded g…
'Juveniles' In Stolen Car Injured Two Allentown Cops, Police Say 'Juveniles' In Stolen Car Injured Two Allentown Cops, Police Say
'Juveniles' In Stolen Car Injured Two Allentown Cops, Police Say Two police officers were briefly hospitalized Tuesday after "juvenile" suspects in an allegedly stolen car crashed into them during a joyride through Allentown, authorities say. It happened around 7:30 a.m. on April 11, when officers responded to a report of a stolen car in the 700 block of North 10th Street, city police wrote in a release. They found the suspect vehicle a few blocks away on Early Street and signaled for the driver to pull over, but the car backed into the police vehicle before taking off, officials said. The suspects hit another occupied police car on the 1400 block of…