UPDATE: More Details Released On N.J. Cop Assaults, Essex County Street Fight

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A Newark police sergeant was stabbed in the arm and a detective was punched in the face and kicked while attempting to break up a large street fight Friday morning, authorities say.

According to Newark police, a 35-year old male police sergeant and a 31-year old female detective, both of the Newark Police Division’s Major Crimes Shooting Team, were returning from an assignment in the area of Elizabeth Avenue and Branford Street around 3:05 a.m. when they came across a 50-person street fight.

Newark authorities said that the two officers exited their police vehicle to stop the fight and to determine what happened. At that time, one of the persons on the scene allegedly stabbed the sergeant in the right arm, and another person allegedly punched the detective in the face and kicked her after she was knocked to the ground.

Police said that the sergeant managed to stay conscious and help responding officers apprehend his alleged assailant, Marc A. Peralta, 21, of West New York.

Officers also arrested the person who allegedly punched and kicked the female detective, Jeancarlo Romero, 27, of Union City.

A Newark Department of Public Safety spokeswoman stated that emergency responders transported both officers to a local hospital and they are in stable condition.

Police recovered a knife allegedly used to stab the sergeant on the scene. An investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

Authorities charged Peralta with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Resisting Arrest. Police charged Romero with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer.

Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose praised officers' response to the “volatile situation,” which he said ended with no shots fired.

“I commend the two police officers injured in this incident for putting their own lives at risk in order to keep Newark safe,” Ambrose said.

CBS New York posted video footage of the scene, which can be seen below.