Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Assaulted Outside Liquor Store: Nutley Police (Updated)
The 32-year-old told police that a juvenile punched him, knocked him down, and started kicking him outside a store on Franklin Avenue.
NUTLEY, NJ — A man experiencing homelessness was assaulted outside a liquor store in Nutley earlier this month, police said.
According to the Nutley Police Department, the incident took place south of Centre Street near a liquor store on Franklin Avenue on July 15.
The victim, a 32-year-old man, told police that a juvenile male in a t-shirt and shorts pushed and punched him after the two exchanged words. When he fell to the ground, the juvenile started kicking him, then fled east on Centre Street.
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"Police stopped several individuals shortly after, including a juvenile, however the victim’s description was inconsistent with the party stopped," a Nutley police spokesperson said Monday. "There has not been any suspect identified as the actor and no charges at this time."
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