
Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey
The police chief of a New Jersey town is recovering after he was attacked by a woman armed with a knife late Thursday morning, investigators said.
The ordeal began around 11:15 a.m. when Runnemede Police officers responded to the intersection of the Black Horse Pike and Clements Bridge Road for a report of a woman armed with a knife and yelling.
A short time later, Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey left the police station on North Black Horse Pike when he was attacked by a woman armed with a small pocket knife. Chief Dailey managed to disarm and subdue the woman, later identified as Bridget Morelli, 52, of Runnemede.
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Chief Dailey told NBC10 Morelli’s fingernail cut his cheek during the attack. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated for a facial laceration and later released.

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Morelli was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon on a police officer, unlawful possession of a weapon and resisting arrest. She was remanded to the Camden County Jail where she awaits a detention hearing.
Officials told NBC10 Morelli is well-known to the department.