Police & Fire

BAYONNE, NJ - A 37-year-old Jersey City man was taken into custody by members of the Bayonne Police Department for being in possession of a motor vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Jersey City on April 29.

According to Captain Eric Amato, Tijera T. Sims was arrested at approximately 1:35 a.m. Sunday and charged with Receiving Stolen Property.

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BAYONNE, NJ - A 36-year-old Jersey City man was taken into custody by members of the Bayonne Police Department after he is said to have shoplifted $911.10 worth of merchandise from Rite Aid at 1097 Broadway.

According to Captain Eric Amato, Marquise Wilson was arrested at approximately 1:59 p.m. Sunday and charged with Shoplifting.

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NEW JERSEY — A nationwide safety recall of certain Kidde smoke detectors that have reportedly failed to sound off during smoke conditions or a fire has been announced.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on May 6 announced the recall of 225,000 Kidde smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms — Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070, which have a TruSense ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A 21-year-old female reported to police that while patronizing K&J Smoke Shop, 682 Broadway, a store employee, identified as Vijaykuma Shah, 62, made unwanted advances towards her, including by touching her body’s “intimate areas” and kissing her.

Shah, Bayonne Police Captain Eric Amato announced, was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with Criminal ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Jason Rosenfeld, 54, Bayonne, was taken into custody at approximately 1:46 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at 88 Dragon and Phoenix Restaurant, 787 Broadway. 

Upon arrival, officers found the glass door shattered and later identified Rosenfeld hiding inside the walk-in freezer. Rosenfeld was charged with burglary and criminal ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A 20-year-old Jersey City man was arrested by Bayonne police Sunday night after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttocks while the two were inside the ShopRite on Avenue C.

According to Captain Eric Amato, Akila N. Labib was arrested after the 29-year-old female victim alerted an officer inside the store to the incident. After he touched her inappropriately, the victim said, ...

BAYONNE, NJ - Two Jersey City teens, 15 and 14, were arrested in the early hours of Thursday after being found to be in possession of a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Bayonne shortly prior to the recovery.

According to Captain Eric Amato, the vehicle and the two juveniles were located in the area of New Heckman Street, Jersey City where they were taken into custody at ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A Louisiana man was arrested by Bayonne police Wednesday after he was identified as the actor of a shoplifting that had been reported a short while prior at Metro Cellphone Shop on Broadway.

According to Captain Eric Amato, an investigation showed that Reginald A. Wilson Jr. fled the store with an iPhone 12 Pro Max without paying for it leading to a shoplifting charge.

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BAYONNE, NJ - A 16-year-old Jersey City boy was arrested Wednesday after he was  caught on camera stealing a purse from a parked vehicle, Bayonne Police Captain Eric Amato reported. 

According to Amato, officers in the area of East 47th Street were alerted to the incident by the 48-year-old victim who said that when she returned to her vehicle after visiting a story her purse was ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Here's yet another reminder that leaving an unoccupied vehicle running in urban North Jersey is a bad idea...

Just after 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 24 the owner of a 2012 Kia van reported his vehicle stolen from the area of 3rd & Jackson Streets. An employee had left the van running and unoccupied as he ran into a local business for a few minutes. When he returned, the ...