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Suspect Charged With Machete Attacks On Pennypack Park Trail: Philly Police
Authorities have arrested the man who they said attacked parkgoers with a machete in Northeast Philadelphia.
Elias Diaz, 46, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, city police said. He was taken into custody near Pennypack Park Trail, where the attacks took place, on Sunday, Dec. 17, the department wrote in a release.
The first incident happened around 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 22, authorities said previously. When a jogger announced he was approaching from behind, police said Diaz "became enraged" and took out a large knife or machete.
He slashed th…
Bar Patron Slashes Woman With Knife In West Chester, Police Say
A Downingtown man is accused of attacking a woman with a knife at a West Chester bar early Sunday morning, Dec. 3, according to authorities.
The victim was inside Kildare's Pub on West Gay Street when 24-year-old Mark Kowalsky pulled out a blade and slashed her across the hand, police said.
He was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and reckless endangerment, said WCPD.
Kowalsky was released after posting 10 percent of his $10,000 bail, court records show. He is scheduled to appear before Judge Marc J. Lieberman f…
