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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Caretaker attacked at Mahwah campground

Eyewitness NewsMAHWAH -- Authorities are searching for two men, one of whom could have a gunshot wound, who assaulted a caretaker in his cabin at a Mahwah campground.

The caretaker, whose name was not released, is being treated at a hospital for a head wound.

Police Chief James Batelli tells The Record that around 9 p.m. Monday the caretaker at Camp Yaw Paw told two men riding an all-terrain vehicle there to leave.

Batelli says the caretaker heard the vehicle again minutes later and went to the door of his cabin, where the men confronted him. One struck him on the head with an object.

The caretaker told detectives he fired four rounds from his gun and that he thinks he struck one of his attackers. Area hospitals have been alerted.

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Madison woman attacked by fox

MADISON (WABC) -- Caroline Malia knows how lucky she is. The attack only lasted a few minutes, but it was terrifying and painful for the 23-year-old babysitter.

This morning she showed up for work at this home on Longview Avenue and she realized it wasn't a cat grabbing on to her leg - it was a fox.

"By the time I realized it was a fox, it had already bit my sweatpants," Malia said.

She says she struggled to get away from the fox, and it had locked on and wasn't letting go.

"Then we kind of stumbled down here, and then we wrestled in the grass and I screamed and yelled," Malia added.

While she was screaming, Malia's neighbor John Hamilton came to her rescue.

"I grabbed it by the neck and just pulled it off my hand and flung it into the car," Hamilton said.

The cops eventually shot and killed the animal, and now have a warning for other Madison residents.

"Usually these animals are weary of humans, so if they approach, keep your distance and do so calmly," warned Lt. Darren Dachisen of the Madison Police Department.

Police don't know what caused the fox to attack, but it is being tested for rabies.

Meanwhile, John Hamilton and Caroline Malia are relieved that the attack wasn't more serious, and that the neighborhood the kids weren't out playing.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Grandmother attacked during home invasion

NEW BRUNSWICK (WABC) -- Police in New Jersey are looking for the bandits who beat and robbed a grandmother, while her handicapped grandson was in another room.

"He told the other guy to give him the gun because he was going to shoot me," Beverly Marshall explained.

Thankfully, the three men did not kill her, but Ms Marshall's eye is black and blue. One of the men punched her after they broke through the glass patio door of her Commercial Avenue home early New Year's morning.

"It didn't hit me until I heard footsteps running upstairs," she said.

In the next bedroom was 14 year old Zaire, the grandson she cares for. He has cerebral palsy and needs constant care.

"He was really quiet. He knew something was going on. The guy came back and said he's sleep," Marshall said.

Could the criminals have come to this house mistaking it for another? They stole 50 dollars from her purse and a pair of earrings, but left smaller bills and her credit cards. They demanded valuables they would not find here.

"Asking me where was the safe and the gold? I told them I don't know what you're talking about," she said.

Marshall does have a wall of awards, gratitude for her years of service to many organizations. She wonders if any of this is retaliation for speaking up about crime in the area. On Christmas Eve, someone threw a rock through her kitchen window. Whatever is behind the attacks, she says it won't shut her down, although it has left her shaken.

"I am Blessed. It's something I won't forget. I haven't slept, but how could you?" she said.

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Woman attacked on Point Pleasant beach

POINT PLEASANT (WABC) -- Investigators in Ocean County are hunting for a sexual predator who attacked a 21-year-old woman on the beach.

The assault happened at 3:00 in the morning on the beach at Point Pleasant, after the woman left friends. She possibly met her attacker earlier that night.

Images of a person of interest were captured on a surveillance camera along the boardwalk at Point Pleasant Beach.

Authorities are hoping someone will make out the images enough to identify him.

The attack happened along a stretch of beach between the jetties and Martell's restaurant, where the woman had been out with friends earlier Sunday evening.

"Police got a call from an establishment that a patron was sexually assaulted at 3:00 a.m.," Ocean County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch said.

"People assume it's safe because it's the Jersey shore, and they see families, but it can happen anywhere," Malboro resident Melissa Brenman said.

"Surprised it happened here, but not surprised it happened with the world we live in," Jessica Rooney, a Point Pleasant resident, said.

The victim was treated at a hospital.

Police closed off that section of the beach for several hours Monday, successfully gathering some evidence.

Again, this man is being called a person of interest only by the prosecutor. He is in his mid to late 20s, 5'8 to 5' 10, 180 pounds. He was wearing a white shirt, khaki shorts, and has dark hair, dark eyes, a deep tan and a heavy foreign accent.

"We're not making accusations. We would just like to talk to him because we think he may have vital information on this incident," Lynch said.

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