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Braihan Collado-Collado |
Jovanny Delacruz-Vasquez |
On June 1st, 2024, at approximately 01:16hrs, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division
responded to the intersection of 68th Street and Bergenline Avenue, after receiving a report of an assault outside of a
local bar. Officers arrived on-scene and located the victim, who was suffering from multiple head injuries and bleeding
profusely. The victim was quickly transported to a local hospital for immediate medical attention. Following the initial
response, the Guttenberg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau began a criminal investigation to identify
and locate two suspects, one of which utilized his motorcycle helmet to strike the victim in the head during a verbal
dispute.
Following a lengthy criminal investigation, Detectives successfully identified the two involved suspects as 25-
year-old Braihan Collado-Collado of Union City, NJ, and 30-year-old Jovanny Delacruz-Vasquez of North Bergen, NJ. At
the time of their identification, both suspects were unapprehended. On August 2nd, 2024, Detectives of the Guttenberg
Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau located and arrested Mr. Collado-Collado. Mr. Collado-Collado was
charged with endangering an injured victim [2C:12-1.2A]. Upon the completion of his arrest processing, Mr. ColladoCollado was issued his complaint warrant and then lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Center. On August 12th, 2024, Detectives of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau located Mr. Delacruz-Vasquez in
Union City, where he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault [2C:12-1B(1)], possession of a weapon for an
unlawful purpose [2C:39-4D], endangering an injured victim [2C:12-1.2A], and disorderly conduct [2C:33-2A(1)]. Upon
the completion of his arrest processing, Mr. Delacruz-Vasquez was issued his complaint warrant and lodged in the
Hudson County Correctional Center.
If anyone has any information pertaining to this incident, they are encouraged to contact the Guttenberg Police
Department at 201-868-3300 or email:
1. Lt. Steven Diaz sdiaz@guttenbergpolice.org
2. Det. Sgt. Marcin Rysiec mrysiec@guttenbergpolice.org
The charges above are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven
guilty in a court of law.
