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Residents urge more school and street security after youth stabbed; council pledges coordination
Summary
Family members described a youth stabbing and delayed police response at a March 24 council meeting; the council expressed sympathy, said an investigation is ongoing and pledged to coordinate with police and school officials to prevent spillover into the streets.
Family members and residents told the Hackensack City Council on March 24 that a youth had been stabbed and that police response arrived about 30 minutes after the incident, prompting calls for increased school and street security.
At the podium, Luz Diaz said of the victim, “He’s in surgery right now,” and described repeated prior incidents and slow responses…
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