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Arrest Made In Allentown Stabbing Arrest Made In Allentown Stabbing
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.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Witnesses Sought In Allentown Stabbing: Police Witnesses Sought In Allentown Stabbing: Police
Witnesses Sought In Allentown Stabbing: Police Allentown police are looking for witnesses to a stabbing that happened Friday, July 22. Responding officers found a 33-year-old man with a stab wound on  31st Street SW and Berger Street around 5:40 p.m., local police said. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to survive. Further details were not immediately known. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Allentown Police Criminal Investigation division at 610-437-7721 or make an anonymous tip through the Allentown Police Tip411 app.

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by Nicole Acosta