On March 21, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., Detective Michael Losurdo
conducted a follow-up investigation into a bicycle theft. The theft happened in
February and was reported to police on March 18, after the victim saw the stolen
bike listed for sale on eBay. The detective contacted the seller and along with
Detectives John Quinones, Fabian Quinones, Luis Rodgriguez, and Christine
Collins and Police Officer Jesse Castellano located the man, later identified as 45-
year-old Jacob Alvarez of Hoboken, on the 300 block of Sinatra Drive. Alvarez
had the stolen bicycle with him. He was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters and charged with receiving stolen property and fencing/ dealing
stolen property. Alvarez was found to have a warrant from Hoboken for simple
assault. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 21, 2024, at approximately 11:25 p.m., Police Officers Harold Milne
and Mark Mooreman responded to Walgreens, 1320 Shipyard Ln., on reports of a
shoplifting where the actor had just left the store pushing a shopping cart full of
stolen items. Police Officers Paul Quinn and Shelby Seickendick observed a man
who fit the description of the suspect on the 1000 block of Garden Street. A search
incident to arrest of the man, identified as 30-year-old Darin Jones-Morre of North
Arlington, located a clear glass vile which contained a white residue, suspected to
be CDS cocaine. The search also located items stolen from the store, totaling
approximately $141.61. Jones-Morre was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters and charged with shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia.
He had a warrant out of Brielle and was given a new court date on that warrant. He
was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 22, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Police Officers Harold Milne
and Nasir Willey responded to Hoboken University Medical Center, 308 Willow
St., on reports of a disorderly female inside. When officers arrived, they saw the
woman, who they recognized and identified as 49-year-old Patricia Lavacchi of
Jersey City, outside the building arguing with security staff. They observed
Lavacchi approach the security guards in an aggressive manner, placing her hands
directly in their faces. She stopped when officers activated their lights and sirens
but began to act aggressively toward the security guards again and threatened to
assault them. Lavacchi was placed under arrest. Police Officers Mark Mooreman,
Jessica Pizzane, and Paul Quinn arrived on the scene to assist. The investigation
revealed that Lavacchi had refused to leave the hospital when first asked, arguing
with staff and grabbing items off a desk, including a gallon jug of hand sanitizer
and throwing it at staff. Lavacchi was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters
where she refused to be fingerprinted. During processing she also became verbally
abusive yelling racial, sexual, and anti-religious slurs at police officers. She also
made threats towards their families. She was charged with aggravated assault,
possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon,
disorderly conduct, and refusal to be fingerprinted. She was transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 23, 2024, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Police Officers Alexander Miller
and Harold Milne picked up 40-year-old Lamar Woodward of Hoboken at the New
Jersey Transit Terminal, where New Jersey Transit Police had arrested him on a
municipal warrant. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 24, 2024, at approximately 2:05 a.m., Police Officers Harold Milne and
Mark Mooreman were patrolling Washington Street when they saw crowds
gathering near, and pointing toward, The Shannon Pub, 106 First St. When the
officers pulled over, they observed two men fighting and separated them. One of
those men, later identified as 34-year-old Alvin Lee Ndegwa Gakomo of Jersey
City became aggressive and attempted to start the fight again. He was arrested for
disorderly conduct, transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and released with
a summons. As they were arresting Gakomo, the other man, who officers
recognized and identified as 34-year-old Marquis High of Hoboken, began to walk
away, ignoring verbal commands to stop. Sgt. James Barbro arrived and stopped
High near the intersection of Newark and Washington Streets. High was escorted
back to the initial scene where he became aggressive and tried to re-start the fight.
He was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing the administration of the
law, transported to Hoboken Polce Headquarters and released with a summons.
Another man involved in the altercation, later identified as 23-year-old Raymond
Machuki of Jersey City, was found to have an open warrant complaint out of
Jersey City. He was released on his own recognizance with a new court date.
On March 24, 2024, at approximately 1:50 p.m., Police Officers Matthew
Bonanno and Jessica Arebalo were serving a temporary restraining order on the
300 block of Jackson Street when it was learned the individual, 47-year-old
Muhammad Gonzalez of Hoboken, had an open bench warrant from the Hudson
County Sheriff's Office. He was placed under arrest, transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters, and processed. He was ultimately transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
On March 24, 2024, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Police Officers Nasir Willey
and Harold Milne responded to the 600 block of Sixth Street to conduct a sweep of
a residential building, in response to complaints of non-residents trespassing. They
located an individual they recognized as 42-year-old Phillip Steed of Hoboken,
sitting on the steps of a stairwell. Police Officers Anthony Hochstadter and Marc
Lombardo arrived on the scene. Steed was placed under arrest for defiant
trespassing. A search incident to arrest was conducted and located 152 clear plastic
bags each tied in a knot containing a rock like substance suspected to be CDS
crack cocaine, 151 white wax folds with various stamps suspected to be CDS
heroin, and two glass vials containing a brown liquid suspected to be CDS PCP.
He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where he took off all his
clothes and refused to be photographed and fingerprinted. He was charged with
possession with intent to distribute CDS heroin/cocaine, possession with intent to
distribute narcotics, possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school
property, possession with intent to distribute within 500 feet of public housing
property, possession of drug paraphernalia, and refusal to be fingerprinted. When
officers attempted to transport Steed to the Hudson County Correctional Facility on
March 25, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., he refused to put his clothes back on,
and became verbally abusive, combative, and physically violent with officers. He
flailed his arms while officers were trying to handcuff him, lunged toward officers,
kicked one in the stomach and another in the leg, and spit at officers. Police
Officers Kyle Seper, Jessica Pizanie, Andrias Bonilla, and Mark Moreman were
eventually able to place Steed in handcuffs, but he continuously refused to get
dressed and refused to walk out of the cell. Officers placed a sheet over him and
carried him to the car for transport to HCCF. He was further charged with
aggravated assault on law enforcement, throwing bodily fluids, and criminal
mischief.
On March 25, 2024, at approximately 12:55 a.m., Police Officers Andrias Bonilla
and Keven De La Cruz responded to the 400 block of Marshall Drive on reports of
a domestic incident which turned out to be a verbal argument. Sgt. Luke
Zeszotarski arrived to assist. It was learned one of the individuals involved, later
identified as 28-year-old Jermaine Womack of Jersey City, had two open warrants
out of Hoboken for simple assault and harassment. He was arrested and transported
to the Hudson County Correctional Facility. Police Officers Cynthia Rivera, Chris
Soto, and Damien Bates arrived on the scene to assist. It was learned a second
individual on the scene, identified as 34-year-old Vanessa Kelly of Hoboken had
two open warrants. One was out of Hoboken for failure to pay a fare and one was
from Jersey City for simple assault. She was placed under arrest and transported to
the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 25, 2024, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Police Officers Jonathan
Figueroa and Domenick Allegretta responded to Second and Washington Streets
on reports of a man harassing female pedestrians walking by while drinking a beer
outside. They located a man, later identified as 35-year-old Cortavios Hampton of
Mississippi, who fit the description of the suspect. It was discovered that Hampton
had multiple warrants including two out of Secaucus, one from Lawrence, and one
from West New York. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters by
Police Officers Anthony Azzoline and Alexander Miller. He was issued a
summons for having an open alcoholic container and was transported to the West
New York Police Department for processing on their warrant.
On March 25, 2024, at approximately 10:25 a.m., Police Officers Michael Aviles
and Frank Losurdo were in the area of Third Street and Marshall Drive when they
saw a woman they recognized as 42-year-old Elizabeth Torres of Union City. The
officers knew Torres had a warrant on charges of receiving stolen property. Those
charges were filed by Police Officer Shelby Seickendick following an investigation
into an e-bike theft reported on March 12, 2024. During a search incident to arrest
the officers found drug paraphernalia including a copper strand cleaner pad, a
metal push rod, two metal hair pins altered so they could be used to compact
copper scrubber strands into a glass pipe which is commonly used for
ingesting/inhaling CDS crack/cocaine. Torres was additionally charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters where it was discovered she was wanted on two warrants in Hoboken
and one in Union City. Torres also matched the description of the actor in a
shoplifting at ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on March 21, 2024., where employees
were able to retrieve stolen items. The stolen e-bike was left behind at that scene.
That report was taken by Police Officer Roberto Cuevas. Torres was charged with
shoplifting and hindering in connection to that case. She was ultimately transported
to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 25, 2024, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Police Officers Alexander Miller,
Anthony Azzoline, Rose Kanan, and Arturo Gonzalez responded to CVS, 59
Washington St., on reports of a man causing a disturbance behind the registers.
When they arrived, a witness told them he saw another man, later identified as 33-
year-old Peter Jerome of Hoboken, try to steal hair products. Jerome pushed the
other man, when he tried to stop him from leaving the store. A search incident to
arrest located a glass cylindrical pipe commonly used to smoke CDS crack
cocaine. The search also found six stolen hair products, totaling $67.11. Jerome
was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and charged with
robbery and possession of drug paraphernalia. It was discovered that he had an
outstanding warrant from Bayonne. Jerome was ultimately transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 26, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Police Officers Shyenna Vega
and Police Officer Michael Straten responded to the 50 block of River Street on
reports of a man trespassing on the fifth floor. Police Officers Nassir Willey,
Andrias Bonilla and Paul Quinn also responded. A building manager says he found
a man, later identified as 32-year-old Sangmin Kim of Fort Lee inside a medical
office and informed the officers that Kim had previously been told he is not
allowed in the building. It was learned he had a warrant from the Hudson County
Sheriff’s Office. Kim was arrested for defiant trespassing and transported to
Hoboken Police Headquarters. He was processed and transported to the Hudson
County Correctional Facility.
On March 26, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Sgt. Adam Colon was driving on
Third Street near Clinton Street when he observed a man he recognized as 26-yearold Jourdan Maldonado of Jersey City, who he knew had multiple active warrants
for his arrest, entering the passenger side of a vehicle. He followed the car until it
stopped at a red light at the intersection of Observer Highway and Jackson Street.
Sgt. Colon approached the vehicle, had the driver pull over and asked Maldonado
to step out, which he did. Police Officers Joshua Campoverde, Jaydan Gonzalez,
and Michael Aviles arrived on the scene. Warrants were confirmed and Maldonado
was placed under arrest. A search incident to arrest yielded a small glass
cylindrical tube with a burnt spherical end commonly used to inhale/ingest CDS.
Maldonado was then transported to Police Headquarters for processing where he
was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was processed on multiple
warrants out of Hoboken in connection to a debit card theft and package theft on
the 400 block of Fifth Street on March 9, 2024, and a bicycle theft on the 300
block of Grand Street on March 9, 2024. He was charged with unlawful use of a
credit card and multiple counts of theft. He was transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
On March 27, 2024, at approximately 9:15 a.m., Det. Sgt. William Collins,
Detectives Connor Milne and Fabian Quinones, and Police Officer Jesse
Castellano responded to the 300 block of Marshall Drive where they located 44-
year-old Larone Ferguson of Hoboken, who was wanted on an open warrant for a
robbery at ACME, 614 Clinton St., on March 24, 2024. That report was taken by
Police Officer Frank Lombardo who observed surveillance video which showed
Ferguson hiding multiple items under his coat and then threaten employees when
they called security as he attempted to leave. A follow-up investigation by Officer
Castellano identified Ferguson as the actor. On March 27, Ferguson was
transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and processed on robbery charges. He
was ultimately transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On March 27, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Det. Sgt. William Collins was
patrolling near the Second Street Light Rail Station, 200 Marshall St., when he saw
a man, he recognized as 37-year-old Christopher Rosado and knew him to have
warrants for his arrest. When Sgt. Collins announced himself as an officer, Rosado
ran away up a hill toward Jersey City. Sgt. Adam Colon, Detectives Samuel Flores,
Michael Losurdo, and Jesse Castellano and Police Officers Tyrone Huggins, Frank
Losurdo, and Arturo Gonzalez joined the search for Rosado. He was located on the
200 block of Ogden Avenue in Jersey City, where officers convinced him to
surrender. He was placed under arrest. He was processed on the warrant and
charged with defiant trespassing and shoplifting. He was also charged with
resisting arrest. He was ultimately transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
On March 27, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Police Officers Paul Quinn and
Dominick Allegretta were patrolling on the 400 block of Marshall Drive and saw
what looked like about 15 people fighting. They activated emergency lights and
sirens. When they stopped the car, they saw a woman, later identified as 23-yearold Shakea Coleman of Hoboken, hit a man. Coleman was arrested. Sgt. Edward
Sellick, Detective Ryan Houghton, and Police Officers Jennifer Lee and Jessica
Pizanie arrived on the scene to assist. A follow up investigation revealed that
before hitting the male, Coleman approached another woman and instigated a
physical fight. She was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and charged
with simple assault. She was released with a summons.
