On May 3, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Police Officers Ramon Estrella and
Damien Bates responded to the 800 block of Jackson Street on reports of a man in
a garage trying to enter several vehicles and refusing to leave. Upon arrival they
located the actor, later identified as 33-year-old Kenny Cordona of Jersey City,
who appeared to be under the influence and couldn’t answer questions about why
he was in the garage. It was discovered that Cardona had an outstanding warrant
out of Atlantic City, and he was placed under arrest. A search incident to arrest
found him with CDS crack cocaine. He was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters where he refused to be fingerprinted. He was charged with
possession of CDS, burglary, and refusal to be fingerprinted. He was transported to
the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Police Officers Geovanni Cruzado
and Tyrone Huggins responded to ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on reports of a
shoplifting where loss prevention officers had detained the actor, later identified as
33-year-old Arielle Mongon of Hoboken. Security had seen her place multiple
items in her shopping cart and then attempted to leave after only paying for some
of the items in her cart. She was stopped at the exit with $248.64 of unpaid
merchandise. She was transported to the Hoboken Police Headquarters where she
was processed on a charge of shoplifting. She was released on a summons with a
court date.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sgt. Adam Colon and Police Officers
Josh Campoverde, Frank Losurdo, Christopher Barral, and Enrico Gnassi
responded to the 500 block of Marshall Drive on reports of a group of individuals
believed to be in possession of a firearm trespassing in a stairwell. Once inside the
building, Sgt. Colon saw a man he knew to be 19-year-old Jamal Pitman of Jersey
City. Pitman ran when he realized police officers were there and ignored calls to
stop. Sgt. Colon chased Pitman on foot to the roof, where he observed Pitman
descending from the landing. He was detained and placed in handcuffs. Police
Officer Ramon Estrella arrived. Officers found a handgun and ammunition on a
part of the roof easily accessible from the landing. It was later learned the handgun
was reported missing out of Georgia. Pittman was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters where he was charged with burglary in possession of a firearm,
possession of weapons for unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon,
possession of prohibited weapons and devices, receiving handgun ammunition,
obstruction of the administration of law, obstruction of the administration of the
law for discarding a firearm, resisting arrest, and theft of property which is lost,
mislaid, or delivered by mistake. He was processed and transported to the Hudson
County Correctional Facility. Two other individuals in the original group, later
identified as 21-year-old Davante Gregory and 20-year-old Tyshawn Lane, both of
Jersey City, were issued summonses for defiant trespassing.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 6:10 p.m., Police Officers Rose Kanan and
Harry Montalvo responded to the 100 block of Willow Avenue, on reports of a
man causing a disturbance. When they arrived, they were told the actor, later
identified as 19-year-old Anthony Diaz of Hoboken was being disorderly inside a
convenience store and was asked to leave by the clerk. Once outside, he got into a
verbal argument with another man who had been in the store and threatened him
by saying “I'll be back” and implying with his hands that he had a weapon. He also
yelled profanities at patrons of a nearby restaurant, before walking into a nearby
residential building. Sgt. Anthony Russo and Police Officer Raymond Calderon
arrived on the scene. Diaz came back outside and witnesses, including the man he
threatened, pointed him out to police. Officers told him to stop, but he attempted to
walk back into the building. He was stopped and officers located a black stun gun
in his pocket. Diaz was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for
unlawful purposes, unlawful possession of a weapon, making terroristic threats,
and obstructing the administration of the law. He was transported to Hoboken
Police Headquarters, processed, and then transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 8:55 p.m., Police Officers Joshua Campoverde
and Christopher Barral responded to the South Orange Police Department to pick
up 47-year- old Raul Aponte of Jersey City, who was wanted on a warrant in
Hoboken. The warrant was for a package theft committed on the 100 block of 13th
Street on September 6, 2023. During a follow-up investigation, Det. Michael
Losurdo identified Aponte as the actor using video footage and issued the charges
on a warrant on October 11, 2023. Once he was at Hoboken Police Headquarters,
Aponte was charged with burglary and package theft, processed, and transported to
the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Police Officers Domenick
Allegretta and Marvin Dejesus were patrolling the area of Third and Jackson
Streets when a red laser beam was shined into their vehicle. They believed it to be
coming from a fourth-floor window of a building on the 300 block of Jackson
Street. Sgt. Ryan Houghton and Police Officer Matthew Bonanno arrived to assist.
They went to the apartment where it was believed the laser came from and arrested
34-year-old Miguel Mongon of Hoboken. He was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters and charged with aggravated assault. He was transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 5, 2024, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Police Officers Brandon
Fitzgibbons and Frank Losurdo responded to the 1000 block of Madison Street on
reports of a burglary and theft. The building's security company advised the
officers that someone had entered the building and was stealing packages from the
mail room. While on their way to the scene, they observed a man who matched a
description given of the suspect, carrying a large black garbage bag. They stopped
the man, later identified as 39-year-old Flavio Ordonez of Union City, on the 900
block of Madison Street and found him to be in possession of packages addressed
to residents of nearby buildings. He was arrested, charged with burglary and theft
of packages of residential property, and processed at Hoboken Police
Headquarters. It was discovered he had an outstanding warrant out of Weehawken.
Ordonez was ultimately transported to the Weehawken Police Department to be
processed on that warrant.
On May 5, 2024, at approximately 4:40 a.m., Police Officers Joshua Campoverde
and Nassir Wiley responded to the 200 block of Adams Street on reports of a
dispute. When they arrived, they met a woman, later identified as 39-year-old
Takyra Kitchens of Hoboken leaving the building. An on-scene investigation
revealed that Kitchens and a man got into a verbal argument, and she hit him in the
back of the neck. The victim didn’t file any complaints. Kitchens was found to
have a traffic warrant out of Jersey City. She was released on the scene with a new
court date for failing to appear on that warrant out of Jersey City.
On May 5, 2024, at approximately 4:25 p.m., Police Officers Arturo Gonzalez and
Nasir Willey, responded to Church Square Park, on reports of a woman trying to
strangle a man with a cane. Police Officer Domenick Allegretta arrived on the
scene to assist. An on-scene investigation revealed that the actor, later identified as
49-year-old Patricia Lavacchi of Jersey City, had pushed the victim against a wall
knocking him unconscious, and then kicked him in the chest and stomach before
leaving the area. Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to treat the
victim who was taken to the hospital. Police Officer Christopher Barral observed
Lavacchi walking near the intersection of Fourth and Jackson Streets. Police
Officers Ramon Estrella, Harry Montalvo, and Remy Garcia-Marte responded and
placed Lavacchi under arrest. During the arrest, she pulled away and tensed up in
an effort to resist arrest, and she kicked one officer who was not injured. During
transport to Hoboken Police Headquarters, Lavacchi threated to kill officers and
she spit on the plastic partition between them. She continued to spit at officers and
threaten them once at headquarters, where she was processed on charges of
aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim, resisting arrest, aggravated
assault on a police officer, making terroristic threats, throwing bodily fluid at law
enforcement officers. She was transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
On May 5, 2024, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Sgt. Ryan Houghton, Sgt. Adam
Colon, and Police Officers Alexander Miller, Matthew Bonanno, Enrico Gnassi,
Arturo Gonzalez, Christopher Barral, and Nassir Willey were involved in the arrest
of a juvenile from Bayonne. After stopping five individuals who were seen chasing
another juvenile, they located a kitchen knife on one of them. That juvenile was
arrested and charged with possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a
weapon. He was released with a summons, into the custody of a parent. The other
juveniles were transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and placed in
protective custody until family members took custody of them.
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Police Officers Shyenna Vega and
Mark Mooreman were conducting a building sweep of a Hoboken Housing
Authority building on the 300 block of Marshall Drive when they observed a nonresident, later identified as 26-year-old Edin Navarrette of Jersey City, standing in
the area for a long period of time. It was learned that Navarrette had warrants out
of Jersey City, Union City, and Hoboken. He was arrested on those warrants and a
search incident to arrest located a wax fold in his possession. He was further
charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and defiant trespassing. He was
transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and ultimately transported
to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 7:55 p.m., Sgt. Ryan Houghton and Police
Officer Jaydan Gonzalez were on foot patrol of the Hoboken Housing Authority
and observed two non-residents engage in a drug transaction on the 300 block of
Harrison Street. After the transaction, one of the actors ran off, but the other, later
identified as 29-year-old James Maloney of Hoboken, walked toward the officers
and they stopped him on the 400 block of Marshall Drive. He was arrested. Police
Officer Kyle Seper arrived on the scene and conducted a search incident to arrest
and found a medical container containing an unknown pill, and drug paraphernalia
including an empty needle syringe, a small plastic bag, and a broken plastic straw
with a pill stuck inside. Maloney was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters
for processing. He was charged with possession of prescription legend drugs,
defiant trespassing, wandering or loitering to obtain or distribute CDS, and
possession of drug paraphernalia. He was wanted on four warrants out of Hoboken
and one in Jersey City. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility. Sgt. Ryan Houghton, Detective Fabian Quinones, and Police Officer
Samuel Flores were able to recognize and identify the other actor as 22-year-old
Jaden Crandell of Hoboken. He was charged with possession of prescription
legend drugs. The next day, on May 7, 2024, at approximately 10:55 a.m., Crandell
turned himself into Hoboken Police Headquarters. He was processed on the charge
by Police Officer Jennifer Lee and released with a summons.
On May 6, 2024, at approximately 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Adam Colon and Police Officers
Matthew Bonanno, Domenick Allegretta, and Joseph Spano were doing a sweep of
a Hoboken Housing Authority Building on the 500 block of Marshall Drive when
they encountered a non-resident, later identified as 54-year-old Antonio Melendez
of Hoboken, in a stairwell, and observed open wax folds on the ground next to
him. While they were speaking with Melendez, another man, later identified as 60-
year-old Charles Bryant of Jersey City, walked into the stairwell and was stopped
for trespassing. It was learned that Bryant had an open warrant, and he was placed
under arrest. A search incident to arrest found him with two pipes with burnt ends
and copper mesh, both known to be used for CDS. He was also in possession of a
folding knife. Bryant was charged with defiant trespassing and possession of drug
paraphernalia. It was discovered he had two warrants out of Hoboken, one for drug
possession and the other for theft. Melendez was also arrested and a search
incident to arrest found two used needles and a clear tube with burnt tips both
known to be used for CDS. He was also in possession of a pocketknife, two clear
baggies with suspected CDS crack cocaine inside, and a green pill bottle with CDS
crack cocaine. A search of his bag located copper mesh commonly used to
consume CDS and five capped needles inside of a white bag. He was charged with
possession of CDS, possession of prescription legend drugs without a prescription,
possession of drug paraphernalia, defiant trespassing. Both Melendez and Bryant
were taken to the Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed on all, and ultimately
transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 7, 2024, at approximately 7:35 a.m., Sgt. James Barbro and Police
Officers Brandon Fitzgibbons and Alexander Miller responded to the area of
Eighth and Hudson Streets on reports of a missing person with warrants possibly
located. Upon arrival, they located the man, later identified as 43-year-old Damont
Dyer of Hoboken. It was discovered he was reported missing and had warrants out
of Hoboken and Hudson County for aggravated assault and lewdness. He was
placed under arrest and a search incident to arrest found a broken clear cylindrical
glass tube with burnt edges on both ends, commonly used to smoke CDS crack
cocaine, and a plastic wrapper containing several Brillo shreds, also commonly
used to smoke CDS crack cocaine. He was also found to have a thin metal stick
referred to as a push rod which is commonly used to pack crack cocaine into the
glass tube. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and transported
to Hoboken Police Headquarters where he was processed and transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 8, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Sgt. Salverio Binetti and Police
Officers Harry Montalvo, Samuel Flores, and Dylan Archilla were on walking
patrol on the 500 block of Jackson Street in the Hoboken Housing Authority
(HHA), when they observed a man unfamiliar to them and who they believed was
not a resident of the HHA, walking toward them in a manner that made them
believe he was under the influence. They approached the man, later identified as
44-year-old Gregory Almonte of North Bergen. It was discovered he had two
warrants out of Hoboken for harassment and obstructing administration of the law.
He was placed under arrest and additionally charged with bail jumping, transported
to Hoboken Police Headquarters, and processed. He was later transported to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
On May 8, 2024, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Detective Paul Quinn and Police
Officers Dylan Archilla and Samuel Flores responded to the 300 block of Jackson
Street on reports of a shoplifter. Police Officers Anthony Ingraffia and Daniela
Simone were already on the scene with the actor, who officers knew as 42-year-old
Shavon Smith of Jersey City. Sgt. James Barbro and Police Officer Alexander
Miller spoke with an employee of Super Foods, 301 Jackson St., who said Smith
has shoplifted many times in the past, and during this incident she was seen taking
a beverage and trying to leave without paying. She was arrested, transported to
Hoboken Police Headquarters, and charged with shoplifting. She was later
transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility
