Police: Woman stabs coworker in the chest at Hasbrouck Heights bar

Authorities say Juana Galvez Genaro was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon after stabbing her co-worker in the chest during an argument.

Lanette Espy

Aug 13, 2024, 10:59 AM

Updated 28 days ago

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A woman from Passaic was arrested after police say she stabbed her coworker in the chest Saturday night at a bar in Hasbrouck Heights.
Police say they responded to a 911 call around midnight at The Heights Bar & Grill located at 163 Boulevard. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit also responded to the scene.
Authorities say 23-year-old Juana Galvez Genaro, an employee of the establishment, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon after stabbing her co-worker in the chest during an argument.
Galvez Genaro is being held in Bergen County Jail in Hackensack pending a court appearance.
The co-worker was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and is expected to be OK, police say.