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CAPTURED: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says CAPTURED: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says
Captured: Norristown Police Nab Man Wanted In Machete Attack, Upper Merion PD Says With help from Norristown police, a man wanted in a machete attack was taken into custody Wednesday morning, Sept. 11 without incident, authorities said. Edward Gomery, 56, is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said on Monday, Sept. 9. The attack caused "significant injuries" to the victim, police said. "Thank you to the Norristown officers and to everyone who submitted tips to assist us!" Upper Merion police wrote in a press statement Wednesday. Gomery is now awaiting arraignment and further court proceedings, po…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (DEVELOPING) SEEN HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (DEVELOPING)
Seen HIM? Manhunt In Machete Attack In Upper Merion Township (Developing) Police in Upper Merion Township are on the lookout for a 56-year-old man wanted in a recent machete attack in which the victim suffered "significant" injuries, authorities said on Monday, Sept. 9. Edward Gomery is suspected in "an aggravated assault involving a machete" on another man he knew on Aug. 27, Upper Merion police said. ALSO SEE: CAPTURED: Wanted Suspect Nabbed By Norristown Police. The US Marshals Service (Philadelphia Office) is assisting in locating Gomery, police said. At about 12:15 a.m. on Aug. 27, officers were dispatched to a residence on the 200 block of New Church Road…

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by Jon Craig
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Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities
Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities A Sellersville man is accused of attacking another with a machete and a knife, say Perkasie Borough Police.  Isaiah Mikel Velazquez, 25, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, according to the department.  Police believe Velazquez attacked a man at his Sellersville home sometime after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 9, "following a domestic disturbance." The victim told investigators Velazquez confronted him carrying a machete in one hand and a knife in the other before swinging both blades, cutting and stabbing him.  Perkasie and Pe…

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by Mac Bullock