Say Heights man hit female cop

A 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly pushed and punched a female cop in Jersey City, reports said.

Mario Jerezano, 40, of Irving Street, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, reports said.

Responding to reports of a man annoying women shopping in the Heights Plaza, cops spotted Jerezano and asked him to leave the area, but he refused and shoved the female police officer, reports said.

Jerezano then punched the officer in her right shoulder and ran south on Summit Avenue before the other officer could get to him, reports said. Police caught up with Jerezano at Secaucus Road and Kennedy Boulevard and arrested him, reports said.

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A Jersey City man was arrested after he pushed and punched a female officer, reports say
By The Jersey Journal
February 24, 2010, 1:49PM
Police arrested a Jersey City man after he pushed and punched an officer on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.

Officers responded to a complaint that a man was harassing women who were shopping in the Height Plaza.

When officers arrived, they asked Mario Jerezano, 40, to leave the area, but he refused. One officer exited the car and asked him to again to leave. He again refused and pushed the female officer, reports said.

Jerezano then punched her in her right shoulder and ran south on Summit Avenue before the other officer could get to him, officials said.

The officers caught Jerezano at Secaucus Road and Kennedy Boulevard and were able to apprehend him with the help of an unknown civilian, reports said.

He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer.