Hoboken, NJ - The Hoboken Police Department announces the arrest of two men on multiple drug charges. The arrests follow a weeks-long investigation by the Street Crimes Unit (SCU) that was prompted by complaints of trespassing and drug activity made by residents, as well as administrators of the Hoboken Housing Authority. On May 11, 2023, at approximately 12:20 p.m. SCU detectives observed a man, later identified as 19-year-old Luis Tamat of West New York, making a purchase of a suspected controlled dangerous substance near 318 Harrison St. He was approached by officers and found to have a plastic bag containing [...]

The City of Hoboken and the Hoboken Public Safety Department will host the next Community and Public Safety (CAPS) forum on Thursday, May 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Multi-Service Center. The event will feature representatives from the City's Police Department, Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, EMS, and others.    The City and Public Safety Department host the CAPS Forum every other month in different Hoboken locations as a way for the public to meet and engage with public safety officials and learn more about public safety best practices through a casual setting.     This month's CAPS forum will also include a job and volunteer expo. Residents of all ages are invited to learn about employment and volunteer [...]

Hoboken Police arrest man for driving drunk with a child in car Hoboken, NJ - On May 8, 2023, at approximately 3:23 p.m., Det./Sgt. William Collins, Det./Sgt. Anthony Russo, Sgt. Francisco Rosa, Lt. James Peck, and Police Officers Ramon Calderon, Dylan Archilla, Damien Bates, and Jonathan Figueroa responded to reports of a car crash at the intersection of Second and Hudson Streets. When officers arrived, they found a Nissan Rogue facing the wrong way on Hudson Street. The driver of that vehicle told officers he was pulling out of a parking spot when another car rear-ended him. The driver of [...]

Hoboken Police offer advice on deceptive utility worker and trespassing scams, after an off-duty officer makes an arrest at his own home The Hoboken Public Safety Department and Police Department today encouraged residents to educate themselves about potential fraudulent utility workers and deceptive and possibly dangerous trespassing scams, following a recent arrest by an off-duty police officer in his own home. On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Police Officer James Barbro was off duty and in his home in Hoboken when someone rang his doorbell, claiming to be from Fed-Ex. The officer buzzed the man, later identified as 26-year-old Mattew Van [...]

Hoboken, NJ - The City of Hoboken today thanks the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for recognizing the Hoboken Police Department for its compliance with Attorney General internal affairs mandates, which are meant to encourage the public reporting of police misconduct. The OSC randomly selected 100 municipal police departments for a review of their websites. A new report of those findings shows that Hoboken was one of just five departments that fulfilled key requirements and best practices laid out in the Attorney General's Internal Affairs Policies and Procedures, and corresponding Law Enforcement Directives, which govern the police [...]

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