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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.
Glocks, AR-15, Drugs Seized In Allentown Raid With 2 In Custody, Authorities Say
Two Allentown men were charged after a raid found Glock handguns, two AR-15 rifles, and three pounds of drugs in their custody, authorities said.
Detectives executed a search warrant at the Klein Street home of 25-year-old Yerlin M. Peralta and discovered one pound of marijuana, approximately $5,600 in cash, and a Glock handgun on Friday, Allentown police said.
A second search warrant was carried out at the Washington Street home of Ulysses T. Bonilla, 21, where authorities discovered one pound of marijuana, one pound of cocaine, two AR-15 rifles, one Glock handgun, and approximately $3,900…
