Crime & Safety
Group Of Assailants Beat Up Juvenile In Maplewood: Police
The victim told police that the male suspects threw him to the ground, then punched and kicked him several times in the head and neck.
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A group of assailants jumped a juvenile in Maplewood and beat him up earlier this month, authorities say.
According to the Maplewood Police Department, officers responded to Springfield and Boyden avenues at 6:09 p.m. on July 1 after getting a report about an assault.
The victim told officers that a group of male suspects threw him to the ground, then punched and kicked him several times in the head and neck.
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Emergency responders transported the victim to police headquarters for safekeeping and evaluation. The victim’s mother responded to the station to pick him up. Further medical attention was declined, authorities said.
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