Bloomfield Man Shoved Woman, Touched Her Inappropriately: Police

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A Bloomfield man who allegedly shoved a woman to the ground and touched her inappropriately has been arrested – and he is suspected of committing similar crimes against women in other towns, authorities said Thursday.

According to the Bloomfield Police Department, a woman said the incident happened Aug. 27 on Delaware Place as she was walking down the street.

The woman suffered minor injuries from the fall, authorities said.

Police reviewed surveillance footage from the scene and identified the suspect as Gabriel Pillajo, 27, of Bloomfield – who is also “suspected of similar crimes against women in other jurisdictions,” authorities said.

A police statement about the arrest didn’t specify which towns or cities the suspected crimes took place in.

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