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Woman Stabbed in Newark's West Ward

Newark

Police in Newark are looking for a suspect who is wanted for a stabbing incident n Newark's West Ward on Thursday morning. 

Authorities said police responded to reports of an injured person in the single-digit block of Chelsea Avenue around 1:20 a.m.

Officers arrived and found a female suffering a non-life-threatening cut to her arm after an altercation with a male at that location.

Police say the suspect is believed to be covered with dry chemicals from a discharged fire extinguisher during the encounter. 

The motive for the attack is under investigation.

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