Police & Fire

HOBOKEN, NJ - As residents are working from home and/or self-quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are relying more and more on package delivery. Meanwhile, package theft continues to be a significant criminal enterprise in Hoboken.

Accordign to Hoboken Police, Luis Medina, 40, from Jersey City, forced his way into three residential buildings on three different occasions, using ...

HOBOKEN, NJ — A man who allegedly broke into three restaurants in Hoboken a few weeks ago is still at large, and Hoboken Police are looking for him.

Less than a week after reopening for outside service due to COVID-19 restrictions, three restaurants in Hoboken were burglarized between the hours of 2:10 a.m. 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 21. All three locally owned hospitality venues were ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A 42-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in connection with a string of burglaries across Hoboken.

According to Hoboken police officials, Detective Sergeant William Collins was alerted that Juan Jimenez, who was wanted locally for incidents stretching from June 6 until June 24, had been arrested by Jersey City Police Department.

According to a statement, Jimenez’s ...

HOBOKEN, NJ- Police have arrested two Hoboken men after they allegedly shot fireworks at a building along the city's west side.

Shortly after midnight on Monday, June 22, the Hoboken Police Department responded to the vicinity of 3rd and Jackson Streets for a fireworks complaint. Officers found no one on the scene upon their arrival.

However, on Tuesday, June 23, evidence was forwarded ...

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - With complaints skyrocketing over the past two weeks, officials in Hoboken and Jersey City are fired up about snuffing out the ongoing fireworks barrage currently lighting up the skies and social media alike. 

"A major quality of life problem in the tri-state area right now is fireworks being set off from 10pm thru 4am nightly," said Hoboken Police Chief ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - A 26-year old Jersey City man was arrested early Sunday morning after driving his Toyota through the steel railings at Stevens Park near the corner of 4th & River Streets in Hoboken.

At about 1:47 a.m. on June 21, Sgt. Anthony Russo was on patrol when he observed a black Toyota traveling northbound on River Street which appeared to be traveling above the speed limit. The ...

HOBOKEN - A man who has subsequently been identified as a Jersey City Police Officer was arrested in Hoboken for charges related to driving while intoxicated.

On Thursday, June 18 at 11:36 AM, Sergeant Steven Kranz observed a white Toyota driving through a street that was closed off with traffic cones due to construction. The driver ended up dragging cones as he drove south near 6th and ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - Following up on a promise made just prior to the 10,000-strong peaceful protests that came to Hoboken nearly two weeks ago, Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Chief Kenneth Ferrante have announced the establishment of a Policing Policy Task Force.

The task force is a central component of former President Barack Obama’s “Commit to Action” pledge, calling for the review ...

HOBOKEN, NJ - On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Officer Shelby Seickendick and Officer Michael Aviles met with a female victim after her cellphone was snatched out of her hand by a male on a bicycle. The incident occurred in the area of 8th and Clinton Street, and although the female victim yelled out to a nearby bicyclist for help, apparently the bicyclist was an accomplice.

After an ...

HOBOKEN , NJ - A man was arrested after allegedly using a knife during an argument with another man on Bloomfield Street in Hoboken on Saturday.

At about 7:23 AM, Officer Domenick Allegretta and Officer Tyler Soto responded to the area of 201 Bloomfield Street to find a male yelling for help with a puncture wound to his left forearm and a laceration on top of his right wrist. The victim ...