Four men who took off with the victim's 2006 Cadillac CTS remain at large
Newark police are searching for four people who assaulted and carjacked a 67-year-old man late Saturday night. (Star-Ledger file photo)NEWARK - Police are searching for a group of men responsible for a violent carjacking in the city's South Ward late Saturday night.
Newark police spokesman Capt. Derek Glenn said the 67-year-old victim was sitting in his 2006 Cadillac CTS on the 100 block of Peshine Avenue when he was approached by one of the assailants.
The man attempted to strike up a conversation with the victim before being joined by three other men, who assaulted the victim before pulling him out of the car and taking off with it.
The victim was taken to University Hospital to be treated for unspecified injuries, and was released Sunday.
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Both the assailants and the blue Cadillac, with a New Jersey license plate of B95-EMR, remain at large.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Newark Police Department's Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (877) NWK-TIPS (877-695-8477) or (877) NWK-GUNS (877-695-4867).
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