‘Knockout game’ suspect arrested in JC

JERSEY CITY — Police responded on April 24 to Ocean Avenue on the report of an unconscious male.
Several individuals told the police that the man had been knocked down by a group of black males who appeared to be playing the “knockout game.” Witnesses claimed the men fled east on Forrest Street.
The police then attempted to apprehend the culprits. On Clerk Street, the police saw a group of men walking, whom the witness claimed was with the group he saw earlier.
Nineteen-year-old Gerald Rosenberg was identified and arrested.

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