A Newark woman accused of shoplifting racked up additional charges yesterday when she assaulted a Secaucus police officer and spit in the face of another as she was being put in a holding cell, authorities said.
Makeedah S. Hayes, 25, is charged with shoplifting, escape, aggravated assault on a police officer, throwing bodily fluids at a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and obstructing a government function, the criminal complaint says.