Long Branch Officer Released After Stabbing as NJ State PBA Reports Weekend Assaults on Police

Long Branch, NJ – A Long Branch police officer was released from the hospital after being stabbed in the head while attempting to stop a violent domestic assault, according to the New Jersey State PBA, which said officers in Fort Lee, Englewood, and Long Branch were assaulted during separate weekend incidents.

The most serious attack involved Long Branch Police Officer Geter Benitez, who was responding to a domestic violence call when he confronted a suspect allegedly assaulting a woman.