On Monday, April 17, 2023, the Hoboken Police Department responded to what was later determined to be a swatting incident on Grand Street between First and Newark Streets. At approximately 6:25 p.m. dispatchers received a call from someone claiming to have shot another individual inside the building. All Hoboken Police units on duty, along with the Hoboken Fire Department, Hoboken EMS, and Stevens Police Department immediately responded to the area, closing Grand Street between Newark and First Streets to the public. Police Officers Christopher Barral, Ramon Estrella, Rose Kanan, and Ricky Truppner, under the supervision of Sgt. Francis "Duke" McCourt entered the building [...]

On March 23, 2023, at 10:57 a.m., Police Officer Tyrone Huggins responded to 311 Harrison St. after being advised there were unidentified non-residents in the building. During the investigation, 51-year-old Chandler Hawkins of Jersey City was located and arrested for defiant trespass. While being transported to police headquarters, a glass pipe commonly used to inhale CDS Crack/Cocaine, fell out of Hawkins’ pocket and was collected as evidence. He was charged with defiant trespass, hindering apprehension, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hawkins was processed and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.   On March 23, 2023, at 3:20 p.m., Det. [...]

Hoboken police officers arrest bank robbery suspect

                                                                                                                                                                           Hoboken reminds qualified candidates to apply to join the Police Department          [...]

The CAPS (Community And Public Safety) Forum is held by the City of Hoboken and the Hoboken Public Safety Department every few months, in different neighborhoods throughout Hoboken. Representatives from the Police and Fire Departments, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are at each event to connect with the community, answer questions, and have conversations about best practices for public safety in the Mile Square City.  

The City of Hoboken and the Hoboken Public Safety Department today announced that Hoboken is seeking to hire 17 new police officers. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and have never been convicted of a felony. Interested applicants must apply by March 31. Click here to apply. "Very few make as much of an impact on our community as the members of the Hoboken Police Department do," said Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla. "I witness them day and night, not only working to prevent, investigate and solve crime, but also engaging [...]