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NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report
NJ Man Repays Officer For Lift Home By Hitting Him In Head With Hammer: Report A 23-year-old North Jersey man who got a lift home from a police officer repaid him by hitting him in the head with a hammer, authorities said. Officers responded to a Plainfield Avenue business in Scotch Plains last Friday around 8 p.m., where Tyler J. Geissel was found acting unruly, NJ.com says citing local authorities. Geissel became combative after officers drove him to his Shawnee Path home, police said. There, Geissel grabbed a hammer and struck an officer on the left side of the head, authorities said. A pair of officers rushed over to help their colleague and arrest Geissel, the o…

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