UNION CITY AND BEYOND — Last January, an article in the Reporter noted that eight of 11 homicide victims in Union City were killed by machetes, and that in the four years before that, there were an additional 129 victims of machete violence. This prompted Union City’s Board of Commissioners to introduce an ordinance on Jan. 4 that prohibited the sale of machetes within the city. It stated that any store, individual, facility, or entity that attempted the sale of the weapon would receive up to a $1,000 fine, up to 90 days in jail, up to 90 days of community service, or any combination thereof as punishment for violating the ordinance.
But the rules did not stop a Union City machete attack this week, according to a newspaper article.
A 15-year-old was taken to Jersey City’s Christ Hospital after being cut by a machete found in the possession of a 19-year-old Union City man this week, according to NJ.com. The man has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, obstruction of administration of the law and resisting arrest.