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Suspect Sought for Aggravated Assault on Newark Police Officer

Newark

Police in Newark are on the search for a suspect who assaulted an officer at a location in the city on Tuesday afternoon.

According to preliminary reports, the suspect assaulted the officer in the vicinity of 15th Avenue and South 7th Street just before 4:45 p.m.

Police said the suspect then sped away in a gray four-door Nissan Altima with reported NJ license plate numbers "JBA-91L".

The officer's injuries were not reported as life-threatening.

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