Crime & Safety

Victim Bashed In Head With Chair At Montclair Parking Deck: Police

An argument turned violent at a parking deck in Montclair, authorities said.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — An argument turned violent at a parking deck in Montclair last week, with one person bashing another in the head with a chair, authorities said.

The Montclair Police Department released the following details about the dispute, which took place Saturday at the Bay Street Parking Deck on Pine Street:

“The victim reported that he was involved in a verbal dispute that turned physical with another male in the lower level of the Bay Street Parking Deck. At one point, the victim was struck in the head with a chair.”

The victim was treated at Mountainside Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

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