Police Blotter: Florida Man Assaulted, Allegedly Because of Race

A 36-year-old Florida man was assaulted in Hoboken early Sunday morning on the corner of Newark and Washington Streets, according to police reports. 

The victim, of Asian descent, who was found lying unconscious on the ground with a head wound, was beaten by an unknown man who came out of a Toyota Camry, according to police reports. Sources told the police that the man was beaten because of his race, according to the report. 

One witness told the police that the driver of the Toyota was yelling racial slurs to the victim, according to the report. According to the report a man came out of the car, struck the victim in the back of his head and drove off. 

According to the police report, the victim told Hoboken police officers from his hospital bed: "first thing I know, we were having a good time and the next thing I know my friends were standing over me trying to wake me up ... I remember nothing."

No arrests were made. 

The victim's head wound needed between 10 and 12 staples to close it, according to the police report on the matter. 

The police is calling the incident an aggravated assault as well as a bias incident. Hoboken police is currently looking into another bias incident, which occurred last week, when the word "Jew" was written on the facade of a Bloomfield apartment building.

Councilman-at-Large Ravinder Bhalla, who serves as the chairman of the Public Safety subcommittee, sent out a release in response to the incident.

"While I certainly hope these incidents are isolated, I am certain of one thing: they are not by any means a reflection of Hoboken and its residents," Bhalla said.

The vehicle of the alleged perpetrator was registered on a Bayonne address, according to the police report.