A knife-wielding madman slashed a cop, injured two different officers, carjacked a number of drivers and tried to steal a police cruiser throughout a wild crime spree early Sunday morning, authorities stated.
Uvaldo Gonzalez, of the Bronx, allegedly stole a automotive someplace in New York Metropolis throughout an armed carjacking, then drove throughout the Hudson River to South Hackensack, the place he promptly crashed it at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, in response to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Gonzalez, 43, tried to steal one other automotive however failed — then carjacked another person at knife-point and sped off within the second stolen automotive earlier than cops might arrive, Musella stated.
About 20 minutes later, a witness known as the Port Authority Police Division to report a automotive driving erratically on three tires, in response to an company spokesperson.
Officers discovered Gonzalez and the stolen silver Toyota Sienna caught on the higher stage of the George Washington Bridge close to the New Jersey aspect — at which level Gonzalez bought out and tried to steal one more automotive, cops stated.
When that failed, he opened the passenger door of Port Authority Officer Miguel Correa’s police cruiser and hopped in.
Correa, who had gotten out of his patrol automotive, leaped via its open window, and that’s when Gonzalez allegedly started slashing at his face with the knife, police stated.
Correa and two different officers finally subdued the person, who was delivered to Hackensack Hospital for an analysis pending his arraignment on tried homicide, aggravated assault and stolen property costs.
All three officers went to the identical hospital, the place they have been handled for minor accidents and launched.
Gonzalez — who has a prolonged rap sheet that features 17 prior arrests for housebreaking, drug possession, trespassing and assault — had two energetic warrants in New York, the Port Authority stated.
Port Authority PBA President Frank Conti applauded the cops “for a job nicely performed.”
“I’m extraordinarily completely satisfied that nobody was extra significantly injured,” Conti stated in an announcement.
“That is one more instance of the risks of police work, and of our members stepping up and getting the job performed.”
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