Hackensack Police: Woman Fights Off Attacker in Riverside Square Mall

HACKENSACK, NJ - A New Milford man was charged with attempted sexual assault, criminal restraint, criminal
sexual contact and simple assault, police said, after an incident in a Riverside Square Mall bathroom.

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Craig L. Herbert, 30, of New Milford, NJ, on the above listed charges.

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On July 26, 2024, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged attempted sexual assault that occurred at the Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack  the previous evening.

A joint investigation involving detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, the Hackensack Police Department, and with additional assistance provided by the New Milford Police Department and River Edge Police Department, revealed that an unknown suspect followed the adult female victim into a women’s restroom in the mall.

Police said the man then shoved the victim to the floor and attempted to sexually assault her.

The victim was able to fight off her attacker before calling 9-1-1. The suspect fled the scene but was captured on security surveillance footage.

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Working together, detectives identified the suspect as Herbert and located him on the afternoon of Friday, July 26, 2024. He was arrested and is being held at Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in court.

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