1. On November 28, 2024, around 12 a.m., Police Officers Alyssa Rivera, Roberto Cuevas, Anthony Rutkowski, Keven DeLaCruz, and Jason Montalvo, responded to the 300 block of Marshall Drive, on reports of two men yelling at each other outside of a Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) building. When they arrived, they saw a man who fit the description given by the caller, later identified as 34-year-old Reymundo Melendez of Union City, and it was learned he did not live on HHA property. A second man, later identified as 33-year-old Angel Lopez-Sierra of Hoboken, was also located standing in a playground area on HHA property and did not live there. During the on-site investigation a woman, later identified as 38-year-old Daniela Diaz of West New York, approached officers. It was discovered both Melendez and Diaz had warrants for their arrest. A search incident to arrest of Diaz discovered two cylindrical glass pipes with burnt ends commonly used to smoke CDS crack cocaine, a metal push rod commonly used for CDS, and four plastic straws that were cut into small pieces. She was placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters for processing on a new charge of possession of drug paraphernalia, and on the warrants, which were from West New York and Wayne. She was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility. Melendez was also placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed on the warrants from Roxbury, Wharton, and Teaneck, and released from custody. Lopez-Sierra was issued a summons for defiant trespassing and released from custody on the scene.
2. On November 29, 2024, at approximately 5:05 p.m., Police Officers Nasir Willey and Andrias Bonilla responded to residential building on the 1200 block of Willow Avenue, on reports of an unhoused individual sleeping on a second-floor landing. They recognized the woman as 55-year-old Ivecka Leonard of North Arlington and told her she couldn’t be inside the building, which she had been advised of multiple times before. She was issued a summons for trespassing, informed about a local warming center and shelter, and released from custody.
3. On November 29, 2024, at approximately 10:10 p.m., Sgt. Francis McCourt and Police Officers Marc Lombardi and Keven De La Cruz responded to the 300 block of Grand Street on reports of an individual exiting the building with a large number of packages in a cart. When they arrived, officers saw a woman they recognized as 53-year-old Jennifer Smith of Hoboken, exiting the building and watched her put a package into a laundry cart that already had a handful of packages in it. When Smith saw the officers she ran back into and through the building, to exit on the other side. Officer Rose Kanan arrived on the scene to assist. Smith was arrested for burglary and theft and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where she was processed. She was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
4. On November 30, 2024, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Police Officers Rose Kanan and Nathaniel Arocho responded to the 300 block of River Street on reports of a trespassing where a tenant confronted two strangers he found in his unit. The pair left before the officers arrived, but during an on-site investigation, they were able to recognize one of the people as 33-year-old Alyssa Anderson of Hoboken, who they knew stayed at the Hoboken Shelter, which is where they later located her. She was arrested and charged for criminal trespassing and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters for processing, before being released with a summons.
5. On November 30, 2024, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Police Officers John Rodriguez and Shyenna Vega responded to ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on reports of a shoplifting where store security had detained the actor. An on-scene investigation revealed that store security saw 45- year-old Arkadii Kryvosheia of Jersey City put seven items in a backpack, paid for a few items, but tried to walk out without paying for approximately $80.38 worth of items. He was stopped by security before he could leave. He was charged with shoplifting, processed, and released with a summons and a court date.
6. On November 30, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Police Officers Rose Kanan and Remy Garcia-Marte responded to the Hoboken Shelter, 300 Bloomfield St., to assist the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps (HVAC) with a disorderly intoxicated person. They located the individual, later identified as 59-year-old Joginder Sharma of Union City, outside the shelter shouting at bystanders. He yelled racial slurs and offensive language at the EMTs and officers. They attempted to help him into an ambulance, but Sharma became increasingly agitated and refused assistance. At one point, he stepped towards the officers tensing his body in a threatening manner. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and was ultimately released on a summons.
7. On December 1, 2024, at approximately 2:25 a.m., Police Officers John Rodriguez and Marc Mooreman responded to the 500 block of Bloomfield Street for a parked car being hit by another vehicle. As they arrived, they observed a man, later identified as 24-year-old Jesse Savinon of Bloomfield, get into his car and begin to rev the engine. Officers told him to shut off the car, which he did. Sgt. Harold Milne arrived on the scene to assist. Savinon had difficulty locating his proper identification and documents. Officers observed him to have slow speech and glossy eyes. Police Officer Dylan Allegretta arrived on the scene to conduct a field sobriety test, after which Savinon was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters. He refused a breath sample. He was charged and issued summonses on driving while intoxicated, refusal to provide breath sample, refusal to submit to test, and reckless driving. As per John’s law, Savinon was released into the custody of a responsible party.
8. On December 1, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Police Officers Bianca Arroyo and Nathaniel Arocho responded to Sparrow Liquors, 1212 Shipyard Ln., on reports of a shoplifting, where employees were trying to keep the suspect on scene. Officers arrived on scene and saw two employees holding the suspect, later identified as 42-year-old Raheem Gadsden of Jersey City, who was also holding his bag. When officers told the employees to let Gadsden go, he tried to walk away and then ignored officers' commands to stop and put his hands behind his back. Police Officers Joshua Campoverde, Cynthia Rivera, and Marco Grossman arrived to assist, and Gadsden was placed under arrest. His bag was found to be holding multiple bottles of wine, totaling approximately $265.50. Gadsden was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters. He was charged with shoplifting and resisting arrest, processed, and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
9. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Police Officers Alexander Miller and Daniela Simone were conducting a regular check of Maxwell Park, when they observed an orange tent and other belongings under bushes and trees near the beach area. The owner of the items, known to police as 37-year-old Brittany Kennedy of Union City, had been told many times prior to this incident that she could not set her tent up on City property. Officers once again told her she could not be there. Kennedy was issued a summons for defiant trespassing and released.
10. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 9:11 a.m., Police Officer Nathaniel Arocho responded to the Blue Ribbon, 400 Jefferson St., on reports of a shoplifting where the actor had fled the area. Upon arrival, he met the caller who pointed out the actor, who was walking west on Third Street. Officer Arocho stopped the actor, later identified as 29-year-old Anthony Bevilacqua-Smith of Florida. Sgt. Roary Miller, Sgt. Jason Falco, and Police Officers Bianca Arroyo and Frank Lombardi arrived on the scene to assist. An on-scene investigation revealed Bevilacqua-Smith had taken a pre-rolled CBD cigarette worth $10 and left without paying. It was discovered that Bevilacqua-Smith had an outstanding warrant out of the State of Florida, and he was arrested for being a fugitive from justice. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where he was processed and then transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
11. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 9:54 a.m., Police Officers Michael Aviles and Jennifer Lee responded to the 200 block of Adams Street on reports of a man sleeping in an eighth-floor stairwell. Upon arrival, they found property, including a cell phone, that appeared to be left behind by someone who had been staying in the stairwell landing. They also found two syringes with an unknown liquid in them and a cylindrical container containing a light-colored rock believed to be CDS crack cocaine. They later located a man, later identified as 33-year-old Angel Lopez of Hoboken, who did not live in the building, and an on-scene investigation revealed the property left behind belonged to him. A search incident to arrest found Lopez to be in possession of a clear glass cylindrical pipe commonly used to smoke CDS crack cocaine. He was transported to Police Headquarters where he was processed on the charges of defiant trespassing, possession of CDS, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
12. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Sgt. Roary Miller and Police Officers Nicholas Losurdo, Anthony Rutkowski, and Marvin DeJesus responded to the Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC), 308 Willow Ave., on reports of a patient who had assaulted medical personnel. On on-scene investigation revealed the woman, known to officers as 19-year-old Crystal Reynoso of Union City, acted erratically toward hospital staff including nurses, one of whom she struck on the face and arm causing pain. Reynoso was placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and processed on charges of assaulting medical personnel. She was issued a summons and released from custody.
13. On December 3, 2024, at approximately 2:10 a.m. Police Officers Alexander Miller and Ricky Truppner responded to PNC Bank, 111 River St., on reports a man was sleeping inside the vestibule. Police Officers Nicholas Valerius and Shyenna Vega also responded. Officers woke up the individual and recognized him as 24-year-old Tyrese Buckhanon of Hoboken, who they knew had been told multiple times prior that he cannot sleep in vestibules. He was issued a special complaint summons for defiant trespassing. He was offered a ride to a shelter and resources to combat homelessness, both of which he declined. Buckhanon was released from custody on the scene.
14. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 7:35 a.m., Police Officers Nicholas Valerius, Jayden Gonzalez, Valentino Salgado, and Mark Mooreman responded to Walgreens, 1300 Willow Ave., on reports of a disorderly individual who had already been removed from the store earlier that morning by officers. At that point, she was told if she went back into the store, she would be issued a summons for defiant trespassing. The woman, later identified as 45-year-old Ivecka Leonard of Hoboken, was escorted out of the store, and due to her behavior, transported to an area hospital by the Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps. She was issued a summons for defiant trespassing.
15. On December 3, 2024, at approximately 8:45 a.m., Sgt. Steven Kranz, Sgt. Jason Falco, and Police Officer Bianca Arroyo responded to Walgreens, 1300 Willow Ave., on reports of a shoplifting. Det. Nicholas Protopoppadakis arrived on the scene to assist with an on-scene investigation which discovered approximately $66 in toys was taken from the store. Sgt. Kranz located a man who fit the description of the suspect on the 700 block of Jackson Street. Sgt. Falco and Police Officers Arroyo, Nasir Wiley, Ramon Estrella, and Teddy Santiago also responded. The man was identified as 45-year-old Larone Ferguson of Hoboken and a search incident to arrest located the missing toys in his bag. Ferguson was arrested and charged with shoplifting. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and ultimately transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
16. On December 3, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Police Officers Trevor Thomas, Roberto Cuevas, and Alyssa Rivera responded to Ninth Street between Madison and Adams Streets on reports of an individual exhibiting suspicious behavior. They located a man fitting the description, who was also reported to attempt to enter two businesses in the area. An employee of one of those stores waved officers down and explained the man, later identified as 38-year-old Christopher Parker-Young of Jersey City, was staring blankly into the store door window with a ski mask covering his face, which made her nervous. Even after she locked the door, he attempted to enter multiple times. Parker-Young was asked multiple questions by officers but had a blank stare and was off-balance. While being transported to a local hospital, officers smelled an odor of phencyclidine (PCP) emanating from him and a search located a wet half-smoked cigar which is commonly known to be used to inhale PCP, along with aluminum foil that had the strong odor of PCP permeating from it. Parker was placed under arrest for possession of CDS and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was ultimately released on a summons with a court date.
17. On December 4, 2024, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Police Officer Aidan Gonzalez responded to the intersection of Washington and Seventh Streets, on reports of a man sleeping in the driver’s seat of a car parked in a bike lane, with the ignition still on. Sgt. Michael Straten and Police Officer Enrico Gnassi also responded and observed a half-full bottle of cognac in the cup holder. Officers also smelled the strong odor of alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath. He was identified as 28-year-old Ulises Luis-Cruz of Union City, and he was observed to be slurring his speech. He didn’t provide any documents when asked. Police Officer Dylan Archilla arrived to conduct standardized field sobriety test, after which he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. During the arrest, Luis-Cruz attempted to resist by tucking his arms to his chest and trying to flee the scene on foot. He was arrested and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters for processing. It was learned that Luis-Cruz did not have permission to drive the car he was found in. He was further charged with unlawful taking means of conveyance and resisting arrest and was issued summonses for refusal to provide breath samples, reckless driving, prohibited parking, and unlicensed driver. As per John’s Law he was released into the custody of a responsible party.