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WATCH: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers WATCH: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers
Watch: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers Body-worn camera footage captured a violent attack on a pair of Newark police officers that led to the arrest of four men earlier this week. Officers and an Essex County Prosecutor's Office detective were patrolling Fabyan Place and Cypress Street and approached a man who was thought to be in possession of a gun around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. That's when the suspect's two brothers came to the scene and physically interfered with the arrest. Body cam footage shows men ambushing an officer, holding him up against a fence and then throwing anothe…

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