Crime & Safety
Woman Attacks Cop, Firefighter With Knife During Crisis Call In New Brunswick
The Middlesex County Special Operations Team was called to assist, authorities said.
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A woman attempted to stab a police officer and firefighter during a crisis call on Thursday in New Brunswick, authorities said.
On Thursday around 12:30 p.m., New Brunswick Police were called to Harvey Street for a welfare check on a resident in crisis. When police arrived, the resident was uncooperative and attempted to stab a New Brunswick Police Officer and a firefighter, authorities said.
The woman then barricaded herself in the house. The Middlesex County Special Operations Team was called out to assist.
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After de-escalation, the woman came out of the house and was taken into custody and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
The incident is under investigation.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Daniel Williams of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5200 or Lieutenant Greg Morris the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4054.
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