60-yr.-old struck person with lantern: Police

OAKLAND GARDENS — Police said a 60-year-old woman was arrested on assault charges last week after allegedly striking another person with a lantern.

Authorities said Diane Del Pesce was arrested and charged with assault at 11 a.m. July 21 after she allegedly used a lantern to attack another person during a dispute. The incident took place at a home on the 213th Street block of 73rd Avenue, according to authorities, where Del Pesce allegedly struck a person in the head.