Crime & Safety
Montclair Woman’s Nose Broken In Driveway Assault: Police
Police: A man assaulted a Montclair woman in her driveway, striking her "numerous times" in the head.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair police say that a man assaulted a local woman in her driveway last week, striking her “numerous times” in the head and fleeing the scene.
According to the Montclair Police Department, a 52-year-old Walnut Street resident said that an unidentified man approached her as she stood in her driveway on Dec. 8 and began to physically assault her.
The man hit her several times in the head and ran away. The woman suffered a broken nose and cuts to her head during the attack, police said.
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Montclair police said that the suspect may be driving a dark-colored Jeep Liberty. No additional description or information was immediately available.
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