Police placed a woman in custody yesterday afternoon and charged her with assault after she reportedly slashed a woman in a neighborhood in the city's South Ward according to authorities.
The incident unfolded in the area of Clinton Avenue and Hillside Avenue at around 4:30 p.m. when police were called to the scene on reports of an injured woman who was attacked by another woman at that location.
Units working a separate incident nearby rushed over to Clinton Avenue where they located the injured woman suffering a non-life threatening slash wound to the face.
Witnesses told police that the suspect was a female who committed the violent act then fled the scene pushing a shopping cart.
Officers canvassed the area for a few minutes before they were flagged down by witnesses who spotted the woman.
The woman was placed in custody without further incident.
The Newark Police Department is handling the investigation.