Ridgewood high school student attacked at knife point during lunch
from the Ridgewood Police
Ridgewood NJ, On November 20 at approximately 11:45am, the Ridgewood Police received a report of a high school student who had just returned from lunch and stated an unknown male had attempted to steal his backpack while he was wearing it and who had pulled out a knife and slashed at the juvenile, causing minor injuries.
Upon questioning, the juvenile stated he was walking along Walthery Avenue and noticed a man walking behind him who appeared to be following him. He stated the man then grabbed his backpack, which caused the juvenile to fall to the ground and the man pulled out a knife and started slashing at the juvenile. The juvenile was able to break free and run home. When he returned to school, he reported it to the school authorities, who contacted police.
The juvenile was transported to the Valley Hospital for treatment of his cuts and the area was checked for the actor, but no one was located at the time. Additional patrol, both marked and unmarked, will be in the area in an attempt to locate the actor.
The man is described as a white male in his 20’s, with slightly scruffy facial hair, wearing a black long sleeve shirt and black sweat pants. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Det. Williams of the Ridgewood Police Department at 201-251-4536.
Build it and they will come….
A lot of questions on this one creating some doubt on the story.
PJ I dont think we are getting the whole story , something just dose not add up
Seems legit.
Or, the kid was beat up by one or more of his peers and needed a story in order to avoid getting beat up further.
Clearly, it was Obama’s fault
still not working…
what makes “Bush’s fault” work is that it was (and still is) actually uttered as a defense by our hapless president.
Can’t co-opt “Bush’s fault” by just willing it to be so.
You just look unimaginative, derivative and a bit pathetic…
Yeah it’s still not working…that’s why you feel compelled to respond every time
Always fun to see “Anonymous” argue with “Anonymous” on a forum board.
I guess it saves the trouble of creating an alt.
The kid posted photos of his cuts
This happens frequently in Paterson. It’s indicative of a drug deal gone bad. The kid probably showed up without the agreed upon cash to consumate the deal. The dealer may have cut him as a warning never to do it again.
I realize that everyone has been rightfully frightened as a result of yesterday’s alleged slashing/ attempted robbery and I would like to take this opportunity to alleviate your fears and concerns.
After an exhaustive investigative effort we can now confirm that there was not, nor is there now any current threat to public safety or our children from the alleged slashing/attempted robbery incident which was reported to our police department yesterday.
As many of you have witnessed our community takes the safety of our children very seriously and will mobilize and take all necessary steps to ensure their safety. I would like to thank everyone for their support and cooperation in this matter.
Please be assured that we will continue with our increased presence in and around our schools along with patrols both marked and unmarked which have been in place since the previous attempted luring incident earlier this month.
I will apologize for not being able to provide more details on the matter, however there are portions of the investigation which are still ongoing.
Sincerely
Chief John M. Ward
Thank you, Chief Ward, for all your hard work and for reassuring us.