Newbold businessman arrested

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A man fired a few shots in the air before his wife stowed the gun inside a Newbold business.

Around 1:33 a.m. June 9 two men had a verbal altercation on the 1500 block of Alter Street when a 42-year-old, Luc Vong, 45, of Norristown, allegedly fired numerous shots in the air with a semi-automatic pistol prior to his wife allegedly placing it inside Legacy Auto Repair, 1514 Alter St., Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

With a search warrant, South Detectives found two unloaded guns and two loaded magazines, ammunition, narcotics and $345,000 inside the business at 8 p.m., Tolliver said.

Vong was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of marijuana and related offenses.
 

Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.

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