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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Hackensack cops seek ‘knockout game’ suspect after three assaults

Hackensack residents were warned to be alert as police hunted for a man who randomly approached and punched three others Monday night in what may be the first local incidents of “the knockout game.” The activity has resulted in one North Jersey death and plagued urban areas nationwide.

The three separate, sudden assaults took place within 15 minutes and involved the same man, who appeared to be acting alone, police said.

The knockout game typically involves a strolling group, with one person suddenly punching a passer-by and another recording video to display on a social media site. “Someone just walks up and cold-cocks someone in the face totally unannounced, totally unprovoked,” city police Capt. Thomas Salcedo said while detailing the local incidents.

He said that the assailant was described as a 6-foot-tall or taller black man with an athletic build who was wearing a black V-neck short-sleeved T-shirt, black pants and a Brooklyn Nets cap. The incidents all took place in the areas of Essex Street, Summit Avenue and Beech Street, Salcedo said, and the victims were two men in their 50s and another in his 20s. None of the men was seriously injured.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where is the outrage from the black community and Eric Holder???

Anonymous said...

And when one of these innocent little Obama could been my sons, POS gets shot, everyone will scream racism. I say, would rather be judged by 12, the carried by 6.

Anonymous said...

Yep.

Anonymous said...

Remember years ago people would cross a street to avoid meeting a certain type person.