1. On July 6, 2023, at approximately 12:55 p.m., Police Officers Jason Montalvo and Nathaniel
Arocho responded to CVS, 59 Washington St., on reports of a shoplifting in which a man put
items in a bag, threatened employees when they tried to stop him, and left without paying. It was
later revealed the items taken totaled $529.69. Sgt. Wilfredo Gomez arrived on scene to assist
with the investigation. A man fitting the description of the suspect, later identified as 32-year-old
Mario Henen of Jersey City, was spotted in Bayonne, and stopped by Bayonne Police Officer
Mike Insalaco. Sgt. Gomez and Officer Arocho transported Henen from Bayonne to Hoboken
Police Headquarters, where he was processed on charges of robbery, and then transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility. During the arrest process CDS was located on his
property, and Henen was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, and
possession of CDS.
2. On July 6, 2023, at approximately 7:26 p.m., Sgt. Roary Miller and Police Officer Jennifer
Lee responded to Hudson Smokes, 22 Hudson Place, on reports of an attempted robbery. Store
employees reported a man came in, grabbed a clerk, and left with a lighter that was worth 99
cents without paying. The investigation revealed that the same male was in the store the week
prior and threatened the same clerk. Further investigation by Detectives Bret Globke, Vito
Gigante, Conner Milne, and Fabian Quinones revealed the suspect to be 18-year-old Anthony
John Diaz of Hoboken. Diaz was charged with robbery. On July 12, 2023, Detectives Quinones,
Milne, and Mark Mullins, and Det. Sgt. William Collins observed Diaz near the intersection of
Clinton and Second Streets, and he was placed under arrest. He was taken to Hoboken Police
Headquarters for processing and then transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
3. On July 7, 2023, at approximately 3 a.m., Police Officers Marc Lombardi, Garcia Marte,
Anthony Rutkowski, and Keven De L Cruz responded to Church Square Park, on reports of an
unconscious woman being held upward by a man. Officers observed both the woman, and the
man later identified as 30-year-old Cristian Alpizar of Jersey City, to be intoxicated. Alpizara
was found to have an outstanding warrant out of Mercer County. He was charged with bail
jumping.
4. On July 7, 2023, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Police Officers Harry Montalvo and Mark
Mooreman observed a vehicle traveling on Paterson Street striking multiple cones that were set
up at a construction site near the intersection with Harrison Street. The car then turned onto
Harrison Street and stopped. The officers approached the vehicle and observed the driver, later
identified as 57-year-old Julio Gutierrez-Marroqui of Union City, slurring his speech. They
asked him for his license, registration, and insurance, which he could not provide. Sgt. Francis
McCourt arrived on scene. Police Officer Brandon Fitzgibbons also arrived and conducted a field
sobriety test, after which Gutierrez-Marroqui was placed under arrest for driving while
intoxicated. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where Gutierrez-Marroqui
vomited multiple times, was unsteady on his feet, and could not keep his head upward. A search
of the vehicle for intoxicants produced a clear plastic container with pink liquid, believed to be
an alcoholic beverage. Gutierrez-Marroqui was issued summonses for driving while intoxicated,
reckless driving, driving on a closed roadway, and having an open alcoholic beverage in a motor
vehicle. As per John’s law he was released into the custody of a responsible party.
5. On July 8, 2023, at approximately 2:58 a.m., Sgt. Roary Miller, and Police Officers Bianca
Arroyo and Keven De La Cruz responded to the area of Fifth Street, between Park Avenue and
Garden Street, on reports of a car accident, where the driver took off on foot. The investigation
revealed that the vehicle involved in the crash, had been stolen by 22-year-old Eric Tripp of New
Milford, who had gotten into a verbal and physical altercation with the owner near the
intersection of Fifth and Wahington Streets, moments before the crash. Tripp jumped in the car
during the fight and drove the car the wrong way down Fifth Street before crashing the vehicle
and taking off on foot. Police Officers Anthony Rutkowski and David Chicara observed a man
matching Tripp's description as provided by multiple witnesses, on the 800 block of Willow
Avenue. Tripp was placed under arrest. Officers detected an odor of alcoholic beverage on his
breath and observed he had watery eyes. Tripp was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters
where he refused to provide breath samples. He was charged with driving while intoxicated,
carjacking, robbery, unlawful taking of means of conveyance, criminal mischief, refusal to
submit chemical breath samples, and simple assault. He was transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
6. On July 8, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Police Officers Paul Quinn, Christopher Barrel,
and Jennifer Lee responded to ResilienCity Park, 11th and Adams Streets, on reports of a woman
ripping up flowers in the park and throwing them in the garbage. Officers saw multiple discarded
plants in a trash can and holes in the rain gardens where the plants were supposed to be located.
Officers observed a woman, later identified as 50-year-old Ann Marie Viehweger of Hoboken,
who fit the description of the suspect near the 13th and Adams Street entrance to the park and
observed her to be pulling plants out of the flower bed in that location. She provided false
identification to the officers when first asked her name. She was placed under arrest, transported
to Police Headquarters, and charged with obstructing the administration of the law and criminal
mischief. She received a summons and was released from custody.
7. On July 9, 2023, at approximately 2:05 a.m., Police Officers Matthew Bonanno and Andrias
Bonilla responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident, where the driver hit several parked
cars, in the area of 88 Monroe St. Officers Jessica Pizanie and Christopher Soto, while on patrol
on the 500 block of First Street, observed a woman matching a description of the driver given to
police by the original caller. Det. Ryan Houghton and Police Officers Pizanie, Soto, and
Christopher Barral stopped the woman, later identified as 25-year-old Meia Moore of Brooklyn.
A field sobriety test was conducted, after which Moore was placed under arrest. A search of the
area near the accident, located an empty bottle of alcohol and a plastic cup, which had remnants
of suspected alcohol. Moore was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where she was
charged with driving while intoxicated and issued summonses for leaving the scene of an
accident, open container, reckless driving, and refusal to submit breath samples. As per John’s
law, she was released into the custody of a responsible party.
8. On July 9, 2023, at approximately 3:03 a.m., Detective Ryan Houghton and Police Officer
Christopher Barral were in the area of Newark and Washington Streets when they heard the
excessive honking of a horn on a Jeep that was driving on Newark Street. The horn continued to
blare for about one minute. Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop and asked the driver, later
identified as 24-year-old Robert Grigg of Hoboken. When asked for his documents, Grigg
appeared to be slow moving and to be having difficulty with hand/eye coordination. He did not
have a driver's license. Detective Houghton observed that Grigg had glossy and blood shot eyes
and asked him to exit the car. Officer Andrias Bonilla arrived on scene to conduct a field sobriety
test, after which Grigg was placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters
where he was processed and issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, improper use of a
horn, driving without a license, and reckless driving. As per John’s law he was released into the
custody of a responsible party.
9. On July 9, 2023, at approximately 8:13 p.m., Police Officers James Barbro and Nick Valerius
responded to the area of Observer Highway and Park Avenue on reports of a person falling off a
motorcycle. When they arrived, they found the vehicle was actually a gas powered moped, which
the driver, 23-year-old Asadbek Aminjonov of Jersey City, did not have registration or insurance
for. Further investigation found the vehicle he had purchased had been stolen out of New York
State. He was placed under arrest for receiving stolen property and released with a court date.
10. On July 10, 2023, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Police Officers Anthony Olivera and Jesse
Castellano responded to a building on the 600 block of Washington Street on reports of a man
aggressively banging on the front door. When they arrived, they approached the suspect, 38-
year-old Edgar Agramonte of Union City, who claimed he was renting a unit in the basement.
Agramonte was found to have a warrant out of Jersey City for criminal mischief, and another out
of Chester for driving with a suspended license. He was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters, where he was picked up by Jersey City Police on the warrant.
*The charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until,
proven guilty in a court of law.*
