Assault at BERGEN ST AND SPRINGFIELD AVE on 09/21/2026 12:00 AM

Type: Assault

Date: 09/21/2026 12:00 AM

Description: Man punched and pepper-sprayed a woman aboard NJ Transit Bus 25

Address: BERGEN ST AND SPRINGFIELD AVE, Newark, NJ

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Name

Maria Reyes

Missing Age

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Last Seen

Pompton Lakes, NJ on 03/19/1976

Physical Description

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Name

Karl Protze

Age

Cause of Death

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Info

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Agency

Middlesex County Crime Stoppers

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