Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Suspect With Machete Arrested After Point Stabbing

The suspect's car was located without the plates.

UPDATE: 1:48 p.m. — The be-on-the lookout was canceled and a suspect was taken into custody.

The responded to a stabbing in the Point Neighborhood just after 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Reports indicated the suspect might be armed with a machete.

The Salem Police Department issued a be-on-the-lookout for a white 1994 Honda Civic with the plates 259KH4, which was located, but the plates were missing, according to scanner reports.

There was no immediate information on the status of the victim or the extent of the injuries.

This is a developing story, Salem Patch will bring you more as information becomes available.

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