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Domestic Stabbing: Man Wounded, Woman Sought In Garfield Domestic Stabbing: Man Wounded, Woman Sought In Garfield
Domestic Stabbing: Man Wounded, Woman Sought In Garfield A Garfield man was hospitalized after being stabbed with a kitchen knife during a domestic dispute at his home, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the Westminster Place residence shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, found the victim with a one-inch wound on the left side of his ribs, Garfield Police Capt. Mario X. Pozo said. He was alert and communicating while being taken to Hackensack Medical Center in stable condition, the captain said. Police were searching for the 32-year-old woman he lives with, Pozo said, adding that she fled before officers arrived. She was reportedly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police
Closter PD: Bergenfield Ex-Con In Domestic Assault Threatens To Hunt Down, Kill Police A Bergenfield ex-con with a history of arrests in no fewer than a dozen Bergen County towns assaulted a woman, damaged a Closter police car and threatened to kill the arresting officers, authorities said Tuesday. David Fusco, 36, got out of his car and began yelling and cursing at officers responding to an assault call at the Closter Nature Center, calling them “pigs,” Detective Lt. Vincent Aiello said. As they checked on the victim and took Fusco into custody, he “threatened to take officers’ weapons from their holsters and kill them” and said that he’d remember their names and faces, then…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety
Symposium Seeks To Show Bergen Domestic Violence Victims Way To Safety Because some victims of domestic violence in Bergen County may not be aware of the various resources available, several agencies are uniting this Thursday to help show the way. A free “Domestic Violence Awareness Night” symposium is scheduled from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the New Milford High School auditorium at Snyder Circle. The scheduled panel guests include one of New Jersey’s most experienced and successful domestic violence unit prosecutors, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Jessica Gomperts, as well as Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, a former New Jersey state lawmaker who herself is a dom…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Garfield Police Give Domestic Violence Victims A Lifeline Garfield Police Give Domestic Violence Victims A Lifeline
Garfield Police Give Domestic Violence Victims A Lifeline GARFIELD, N.J. -- Giving those in need a lifeline, the Garfield Police Community Affairs Division donated 26 cellphones to domestic violence victims. The phones "help these victims feel safe knowing they can call 911 in case of an emergency," said Officer Jeff Stewart of the Community Affairs Division after the presentation was made to Alternatives To Domestic Violence (ADV) in Hackensack. Experts say one in four women, one in nine men and more than 3 million children in the United State are affected by domestic violence. A phone gives victims a chance at escape and survivors th…

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by Jerry DeMarco