BERGEN COUNTY AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING A MONDAY MORNING ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED AT HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
" While On A Break, A Medical Center Staff Member Was Assaulted & Burned On Monday, February 7, 2022."
February 8, 2022 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
HACKENSACK, NJ.- On Monday, February 7, 2022 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced an ongoing investigation into an Assault that occurred in the morning of February 7, 2022, at Hackensack University Medical Center, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ. The investigation is being conducted by The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and The Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
On Monday, February 7, 2022, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Members of The Hackensack Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call from a Hackensack University Medical Center Employee on a report of an Assault at the Hospital. Upon arrival, Police Officers discovered and learned that an Medical Center Employee had been Attacked and Burned by another individual in a break room, and that the Attacker had Fled the Hospital.
The victim suffered Third Degree Burns over her upper body and hands, as well as a Laceration to her head that required stitches. She was treated in the emergency room at Hackensack University Medical Center and subsequently transported to another medical facility for additional treatment.
No Arrests have been made, and the investigation remains active and ongoing. Police are asking for the Public's Assistance in locating the alleged attacker accused in this Assault. Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford, New Jersey. Mr. Pagano should be considered Armed and Dangerous.
FILED UNDER FEBRUARY 8, 2022: LAW, BERGEN: