Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed In Random Attack In Princeton: Police

Princeton Police are searching for someone who reportedly randomly attacked a man while walking in town early Wednesday morning.

Princeton Police are searching for someone who reportedly randomly attacked a man while walking in town early Wednesday morning.
Princeton Police are searching for someone who reportedly randomly attacked a man while walking in town early Wednesday morning. (Patch File Photo)

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton Police are searching for someone who reportedly randomly attacked a man while walking in town early Wednesday morning.

The man was walking on Leigh Avenue when he was attacked just before 3 a.m. and was found suffering from a laceration to his arm, Princeton Police Captain Christopher J. Morgan said.

The man was taken to the Capital Health Regional Medical Center by ambulance. While his injuries did not appear to be life threatening at the scene, his current condition is unknown, Morgan said.

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No other information is being released as of this time.

If you were a witness to this crime, or if you have surveillance cameras that may have captured this event,contact the Princeton Police Department at 609-921-2100 or you can submit an anonymous tip on the police's website at: princetonnj.gov/departments/police-department.

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