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County officers summoned by Little Ferry police went to Huyler Street and James Hansen Way in Teterboro just after 8:30 a.m. on a report of a robbery in progress, Higgins said tonight.
There they found an injured 22-year-old Ishmel Wallace, who “claimed he was a victim of an attempted robbery,” the chief said.
Wallace was out on $25,000 bail after being arrested on pot-selling charges during a drug sweep in Hackensack last month, records show.
He told county police he didn’t know his assailant. But he “was able to provide a description and a direction of flight,” Higgins said.
County Police K9 team Officer Les Lorenc and his partner, Harry, then tracked and found Teddy Wilson, 25, of Hackensack hiding behind a fence nearby, the chief said.
Both men “previously shared an apartment, as well as worked together,” he said.
There was no robbery, Higgins said, adding: “The assault occurred after Ishmel Wallace confronted Teddy Wilson over money he believed Wilson owed him.”
Wallace was being held on $5,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail charged with simple assault and falsely incriminating another perso.
Wilson, meanwhile, was released on a single count of hindering by flight.
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