Lindenwold man accused of stabbing Camden County police officer

A Camden County Police officer was stabbed in the neck during an apparently random attack on Sunday, authorities say.

The 28-year-old officer, a two-year veteran of the county department, was attacked from behind shortly before 6 p.m. while checking on a grocery store at Broadway and Chestnut Street, according to a police department spokesman.

A Lindenwold man, 38-year-old Richard Dennis, was charged with the attack.

The officer was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where his condition was not known.

“All New Jerseyans are hoping for his recovery as he undergoes treatment,” Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement. “We are grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to the scene to render aid and who have detained a potential suspect.”

Dennis is accused of attempted murder, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He also is charged with a weapons offense.

The charges are allegations. Dennis has not been convicted in the case.

The attack was the second apparent random attack in the area over the weekend.

An unidentified man attacked a patron at Raccoon Taproom in Collingswood on Saturday night. The locations are about three miles apart.

This story may be updated.

Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: Jwalsh@cpsj.com.

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