Carjacker Attacks Cops With Knife, Sends 3 To Hospital: Bergen County Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A carjacker left a stolen vehicle on the George Washington Bridge, then attacked police with a knife — sending three to the hospital, according to prosecutors.

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said that around 2:34 a.m. Sunday, the South Hackensack Police Department responded to a crash near Route 46. The crashed car was found abandoned, and investigators determined it had been stolen in a carjacking in New York City.

The person who'd crashed the stolen vehicle then carjacked a different vehicle from a Route 46 business in order to flee, prosecutors said.

Police notified the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and detectives from the Special Investigations Squad.

A short time later, the vehicle was found abandoned and disabled on the George Washington Bridge, prosecutors said.

Officers from the Port Authority Police Department responded and caught up to the suspect.

The suspect had a knife and attacked the officers, prosecutors said. He also tried to steal a police car during the confrontation.

Three Police Officers from the Port Authority Police Department were treated at a local area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released, prosecutors said.

The suspect was ultimately apprehended, transported to a local area hospital, and remains in custody to await the charges, prosecutors said.

They are withholding the suspect's identity until they process the charges and take more "investigative steps," they said

They said no further information is available.