Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Local Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing Man in Chest
Officials at the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said Gregory Riedel was arrested Sunday night.
Police have charged a local man with attempted murder in the stabbing of his ex-wife's boyfriend.
Gregory Riedel, 60, was living with his ex-wife and the victim, a 41-year-old man, in an apartment at the Heights of Collingswood on Newton Lake Drive, said Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
The victim, whose name was not released, remained in criticial condition Monday afternoon at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, according to Laughlin.
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Police said the victim was stabbed in the chest in the C building of Heights of Collingswood.
Riedele was arrested shortly after the stabbing around 8 p.m. Sunday, police said. He was held in the Camden County Jail in lieu of bail.
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