2 Women Spat At, Endure Racial Slurs In Montclair: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A pair of victims reported that someone spat at them and made racial slurs last week in Montclair, authorities said.

Montclair police released the following statements about each incident.

Jan. 31 (Bloomfield Avenue) – “The victim, a 33-year-old Jersey City resident, reports that she was walking when a male said to her, ‘Go back to China,’ made a slur regarding her heritage, and spat in her direction. The suspect is described as an older white male, balding with some gray hair, and last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt with a gray hood.”

Feb. 1 (Gates Avenue) - John Concepcion, 61, of Harrison, was charged with harassment by communication, harassment by spitting and bias intimidation after police responded to the area on a report of a male yelling racial slurs and spitting on a 47-year-old, African-American, female Newark resident.”

The Jan. 31 incident on Bloomfield Avenue is still under investigation, but there have been no charges filed as of yet, a Montclair police spokesperson told Patch on Wednesday.

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