1. On July 25, 2024, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Police Officers Nicholas Losurdo and Andrias
Bonilla were -in the area of the 900 block of Garden Street when they observed a man acting
suspiciously while standing in front of a mailbox. When they circled back around the area, the
man was gone, but they found a thin black belt wrapped with black electrical tape and sticky
residue on it inserted into the mailbox. This is how “mail phishing” is done, which is a tactic to
steal mail out of mailboxes. The officers searched the area for the actor they’d observed earlier
and found him lying underneath a parked car on the 800 block of Garden Street. The man, later
identified as 22-year-old Wili Peguero of New York, was arrested. Officers noticed he was not
wearing a belt and was struggling to walk due to his pants falling. Sgt. Adam Colon and Police
Officers David Chicara, Anthony Ingraffia, and Joshua Campoverde arrived on the scene.
Peguero was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and charged with burglary, conspiracy
to commit burglary, theft, and possession of burglary tools. He was transported to the Hudson
County Correctional Facility.
2. On July 26, 2024, at approximately 6:10 a.m., Police Officers Anthony Ingraffia and Joshua
Campoverde were on patrol on the 300 block of Marshall Drive when they saw a man they knew
was 26-year-old Kevin Nguyen of Hoboken. He was walking on Hoboken Housing Authority
property, where he is not a resident. They approached him and it was learned he had an open
warrant for his arrest out of Newark for theft. Police Officers Nicholas Losurdo and Andreas
Bonilla arrived on the scene. Nguyen was placed under arrest and a search located a small glass
cylindrical pipe with burnt ends and a metal push rod, commonly used to ingest crack cocaine.
Police Officer Alexander Miller arrived on the scene. Nguyen was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters where he was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and processed before
he was transported to the Hudson County Correction Facility.
3. On July 26, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Police Officers Frank Francolino and Michael
Aviles responded to the 500 block of Marshall Drive on reports of a loud argument. An on-scene
investigation revealed that 33-year-old Raymond Turner of Hoboken had gotten into a verbal
argument with his teenaged child in their apartment, but both had since left. Officers located
Turner outside the building, where he was irate and yelled at the officers and his daughter. At
one point, he pushed past officers to charge towards his daughter. He ignored the officers'
commands to calm down and charged toward them again. Turner was then arrested for
obstructing the administration of the law. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters
where it was discovered Turner had an outstanding warrant. He was released with a summons
and a new court date.
4. On July 26, 2024, at approximately 11 a.m., Police Officers Jason Montalvo and Jonathan
Figueroa responded to ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on reports of a shoplifting where the actor
was detained by store security. An on-scene investigation revealed the actor, later identified as
72-year-old Deborah Hetzel of West New York, was seen attempting to leave the store with
approximately $283 worth of items she did not pay for. She was arrested and transported to
Hoboken Police Headquarters where she was charged with shoplifting. She was released with a
summons.
5. On July 27, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Police Officer Harold Milne responded to Eco
Convenience store, 249 11th St., on reports of a shoplifting. By the time he arrived, the actor had
left the store, but he saw a woman he knew as 55-year-old Ivecka Leonard of North Arlington
right outside with a bag of peanut M&M’s, which is what store employees reported the shoplifter
had taken. Police Officers Kyle Seper, Nicklas Valerius, and Nicholas Protopapadakis stopped
Leonard near the corner of 11th and Garden Streets. A check for wants and warrants revealed an
open warrant out of Hoboken for urinating in public. She was released on the scene with a
summons and a new court date.
6. On July 28, 2024, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Police Officers Anthony Ingraffia and Shyenna
Vega responded to PNC Bank, 111 River St., on reports of a non-domicile male sleeping in the
vestibule. They woke up the man, identified as 24-year-old Tyrese Buckhanon of Hoboken, and
issued him a summons for defiant trespassing. He was informed he cannot sleep in vestibules of
businesses or residential buildings, corridors, or other areas where individuals are not permitted
to sleep. He was released on the scene with the summons.
7. On July 29, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Police Officers Anthony Azzoline and Kyle
Seper were approached by a bystander who told them two people were actively fighting near the
intersection of Newark and Washington Streets. They, along with Sgt. Michael Straten and
Police Officers Aidan Gonzalez, Anish Bhisey, and Jonathan Figueroa responded. Upon arrival,
officers saw the two men arguing. An on-scene investigation revealed one of the men, later
identified as 68-year-old Samuel Lopez of Hoboken, got into an argument after he accused the
other man of almost hitting him with an e-bike. During the argument, Lopez pulled a knife on the
other man. Lopez was arrested and officers located the knife. A search of his bag revealed a
small silver handgun, and five gold .22 short rim fire rounds. He was transported to Hoboken
Police Headquarters and charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon for the
gun and knife, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for the gun and
knife, and making terroristic threats. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
8. On July 29, 2024, at approximately 4:55 p.m., Police Officers John Rodriguez and Shelby
Seickendick responded to the 400 block of Washington Street on reports of an accident between
a motor vehicle and an e-bike. An on-scene investigation revealed that the e-bike rider, later
identified as 24-year-old Yusuf Erdem of Jersey City, demanded money from people he falsely
claimed hit his e-bike with a U-Haul truck. When the victims didn’t agree to give him money,
Erdem climbed into the truck, picked up an end table as if to take it as repercussion. He
eventually dropped the table. He was arrested for burglary and transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters. He was released with a summons.
9. On July 30, 2024, at approximately 9 a.m., Sgt. Jason Falco and Police Officer Frank
Lombardo responded to ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on reports of a shoplifting where the actor
was detained by loss prevention officers. Store security told officers the actor, identified as Diana
Silencieux, was seen placing products worth approximately $326.62, into her cart, before
walking out without paying. She was stopped by security officers just outside the store.
Silenciuex was placed under arrest for shoplifting. A search incident to arrest located a glass
cylindrical pipe with burn marks on one end and a small, thin piece of metal, both of which are
commonly used to ingest CDS crack cocaine. She was further charged with possession of drug
paraphernalia. She was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters for processing and
transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
10. On July 30, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Sgt. Tyler Soto and Police Officers Jairo De
La Cruz, Valentino Salgado and Zackary Guido, responded to ShopRite, 900 Madison St., on
reports of a shoplifting where the actor was detained by loss prevention. The actor, identified as
61-year-old Alcira Mojica of Hoboken, was seen by store security placing multiple items, worth
approximately $45.44, into her bag and then walk past registers without paying. She was stopped
by store security outside. She was charged with shoplifting and transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters for processing. Mojica had three warrants out of Union City. She was given new
court dates on those warrants and released with a summons for the shoplifting charge in
Hoboken.
11. On July 31, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Police Officers Nasir Willey and Andrias
Bonilla were on routine patrol near the 100 block of Sinatra Drive when they saw 31-year-old
Glenn Harris of Williamsburg, NY and knew he had an open warrant out of Hoboken. They
stopped him and the warrant for criminal mischief was confirmed. Sgt. Adam Colon arrived on
the scene. Harris was placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters.
Harris had another warrant out of the Hudson County Sheriff's Department for stalking and
aggravated assault of a bus driver. He was processed and transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
