Monsey - Man slashed across neck in dispute

RAMAPO — Police continued searching today for a 28-year-old man as they investigate the slashing of a rival across the neck during a confrontation.

Kleber Toaza of Spring Valley had an ongoing dispute with the slashed man, 30-year-old Manuel O. Morocho-Verdugo, Ramapo police said in a news release.

Morocho-Verdugo was slashed at 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday during a confrontation at a medical business at 84 Route 59 in Ramapo where he worked, police said. He was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern for what police described as a non-life-threatening neck injury.

The police didn’t disclose the nature of the dispute.

Police are looking for Toaza. Police said they found Toaza’s red Toyota in Memorial Park in Spring Valley.

Anyone with information on Toaza or the incident is asked to contact the Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400.