29-Year-Old Piscataway Man Charged In Friday's Stabbing Of A Person Inside Their Vehicle In A Parking Lot
Monday, June 17, 2024, 7:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ.- On Saturday, June 15, 2024, a 29-year-old Piscataway, New Jersey man was taken into custody and charged in connection with an unprovoked stabbing of a 30-year-old victim while the victim was inside their vehicle late Friday afternoon in an Englewood Cliffs parking lot.
As first reported by Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Friday, June 14, 2024, at around 5:30 p.m., members of the Englewood Cliffs Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting a stabbing on Sylvan Avenue in the Borough of Englewood Cliffs. Upon arrival, Police Officers located a victim who had sustained multiple non-life-threatening stab wounds.
The victim was immediately transported by First Responders to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was treated and released later in the evening.
On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Englewood Cliffs Police Department launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and the identification of the suspect.
Detectives determined that the suspect approached the victim while the victim was in a vehicle exiting a parking lot on Sylvan Avenue. The suspect stabbed the victim multiple times through an open window in the victim's vehicle. Detectives further concluded that the suspect was not known to the victim, and the attack was unprovoked.
As a result of the investigation, Harshkumar H. Patel was identified as the suspect and the individual responsible for stabbing the victim. On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Patel was located in Piscataway, New Jersey, and was taken into custody outside his home by Detectives of the Bergen County Major Crimes Unit, the Englewood Cliffs Police Department, with the assistance of New Jersey State Police Fugitive Task Force and the Piscataway Police Department.
Accordingly, Patel was formally charged with first-degree Attempted Murder; second-degree Aggravated Assault; third-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose; and fourth-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon. Patel is currently being detained in police custody at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey, and will be scheduled for his first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court upon his discharge.
"The rules of the court requires us to include a statement, that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
FILED UNDER: JUNE 17, 2024: LAW, LOCAL, BERGEN: