Man slashed in face Sat. on Greenville streetcorner

Monday, December 07, 2009

A Jersey City man said he was slashed in the face while standing on a Greenville corner late Saturday night, officials said.

At 11:20 p.m. police responded to Danforth and Old Bergen Road on a call of an aggravated assault and spoke to the 24-year-old Danforth Avenue victim who had a cut on the left side of his face, reports said.

The victim said he was standing at the intersection when he was approached by a man who slashed him with an unknown object before running away, reports said.

An ambulance responded from the Jersey City Medical Center but the victim refused medical attention, reports said.

MICHAELANGELO CONTE