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Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer
Police: Neighbor Who Helped Transient Move To Rutherford Hotel Beaten With Hammer A friendly neighbor paid a steep price for his kindness when he was beaten with a hammer outside a Rutherford hotel, authorities said. Police didn't have to look for the suspect: He turned up at the hospital where the victim was being treated. The victim -- a 31-year-old Bloomfield man -- let neighbor Joseph Valente, 66, stay at his place after Valente and his girlfriend split up, Rutherford police said. After a lengthy stay, the neighbor convinced Valente to take a room at the Extended Stay America just off Route 3, Capt. Patrick Feliciano said. They were unpacking Valente's valuables fr…

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by Jerry DeMarco