Woodbridge Assault Under Investigation
On December 7, 2024, at approximately 6:42 P.M., authorities responded to a residence on Sherry Street in Woodbridge following a report of an unconscious male who suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
Upon their arrival, authorities located the victim, a 48-year-old man of Woodbridge Township. The victim was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.
A preliminary investigation led by Detective Perry Penna of the Woodbridge Police Department and Detective Javier Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the victim’s stepson, Ronald Javier Polanco-Barrera, 22, of Woodbridge, struck his stepfather with a hammer several times in the head.
Polanco-Barrera was arrested without incident and charged with first-degree Attempted Murder, second-degree Aggravated Assault, third-degree Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, and fourth-degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon.
This investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked
to call Detective Penna of the Woodbridge Police Department at 732-634-7700 ext.
7326 or Detective Morillo of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-8843.
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