Crime & Safety
Suspect In Stabbing At CNBC In Bergen County Had Hit Host's Vehicle With Car: Reports
A 29-year-old Piscataway man who allegedly stabbed a woman at CNBC headquarters had also crashed into an on-air hosts's car, reports say.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ — A man who allegedly stabbed a woman outside CNBC headquarters in Englewood Cliffs earlier this month had first crashed his car into the vehicle of an on-air host, according to published reports.
On Saturday, June 15, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, Harshkumar "Harsh" Patel, 29, of Piscataway, stabbed a woman whom he didn't know through her car window in Englewood Cliffs. She was taken to Hackensack Medical Center for treatment.
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Patel was located in Pisacataway and charged with attempted murder and other crimes.
Subsequent media reports said that Patel had first asked the 30-year-old woman if she was coming from CNBC before stabbing her.
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And reports this week said that before stabbing her, he had slammed his car into another vehicle at 40 m.p.h. In that case, the woman took a photo of his license plate, which helped police identify him, according to NJ 101.5 and NorthJersey.com.
At Patel's detention hearing on June 21, a judge decided to keep him in custody in Bergen County, reports said.
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