1. On September 4, 2024, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Police Officers Robert
Cuevas, Brandon Fitzgibbons, Carmen Benitez, and Ronald Kibitlewski responded
to Blue Eyes Cafe, 525 Sinatra Dr., on reports of an attempted assault. Police
Officer Joseph DiMartino arrived to assist. An on-scene investigation revealed that
an individual, later identified as 31-year-old Debby Torres who has no known
address, threw someone else's property on the ground, yelled at the victim, and
pushed him down while forcibly taking an umbrella from his hands. Torres was
arrested and charged with robbery. During transport to Hoboken Police
Headquarters by Sgt. Roary Miller and Police Officers Jonathan Figueroa and
Marc Lombardi, Torres refused to listen to commands, threatened to throw her
shoe at them, started to scream and pull her arms, and at one point kicked officers
in the leg. She was additionally charged with aggravated assault on police officers
and resisting arrest. She was transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
2. On September 5, 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Police Officers Aaron Font
and Shawn Sodora responded to the 1400 block of Garden Street on reports of an
individual sleeping inside the hallways of a residential building. When they
arrived, they found the person, later identified as 48-year-old Zailong Jin with no
known address, sleeping behind a door. An on-scene investigation revealed Jin
regularly trespasses in the same building. When he was asked to stand up, he
refused and continued to be defiant toward officers who informed him he could not
be in the building. When he was told he was being arrested, he refused to stand up
and pulled his arms away and tensed up, to avoid being handcuffed. He was
eventually placed under arrest. Police Officers Teddy Santiago and Alexander
Miller arrived on the scene to assist. Jin was transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters and charged with defiant trespassing and resisting arrest. He was
processed and released with a summons.
3. On September 5, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Sgt. Roary Miller and
Police Officer Kyle Seper responded to the 300 block of 13th Street on reports of
two people involved in a dispute, with one possibly in possession of a knife. When
they arrived, they identified the person believed to have the knife as 40-year-old
Derrick Moore of Hoboken. Moore continued to yell and attempt to engage with
the other person. He was handcuffed for safety reasons. Sgt. Dennis Figueroa Jr.,
and Police Officers Harry Montalvo and Nicholas Protopapadakis arrived on the
scene to assist. An on-scene investigation revealed Moore engaged in a verbal
altercation with the other individual, which became physical, during which the
other person was injured. Moore was placed under arrest and a search incident to
arrest revealed a knife with a 3¼ inch blade. Officers also found a clear bag
containing six tablets believed to be CDS ecstasy. Moore was transported to
Hoboken Police Headquarters and charged with making terroristic threats,
aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, unlawful
possession of a weapons, possession of CDS, and possession of drug
paraphernalia. He was released with a summons.
4. On September 6, 2024, at approximately 4:20 a.m., Police Officers Anthony
Ingraffia and Christopher Soto were patrolling the 600 block of Sixth Street and
observed an individual, on Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) property who they
knew did not live there. They approached the man, later identified as 29-year-old
Angel Landa-Vasquez, of Hoboken. He was given a summons for defiant
trespassing and released from custody.
5. On September 7, 2024, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Police Officers Anthony
Rutkowski and Marvin DeJesus were patrolling on the 300 block of Washington
Street when they observed a man who appeared intoxicated walk up to a large
decorative flowerpot, pull out the flowers, and through the pot to the ground before
dragging it several feet. When officers activated their lights and sirens, the actor,
later identified as 25-year-old Justin Monaco of Somers, NY, started to run away.
Officers caught up to him quickly and he was issued a summons for disorderly
conduct and released from the scene after Monaco and his friends fixed the
flowerpot, which was not damaged.
6. On September 8, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Police Officers Christopher
Barral, Frank Lombardo, Nasir Wiley, and Damian Bates responded to Dino &
Harry’s, 163 14th St., on a report of a dispute. When they arrived, they saw one
individual, later identified as 60-year-old John Bennett of New York City, standing
up against the fence with several other males around him. Bennett began to yell
obscenities at employees. An on-scene investigation revealed Bennett ate a meal at
the restaurant and left without paying his bill of approximately $141. He was
confronted and stopped by patrons outside, who called the police. When Bennett
did try to pay the bill, the credit card was denied. He was charged with theft of
services and released with a summons.
7. On September 10, 2024, at approximately 9:05 a.m., Police Officers Daniel
Barron and Jonathan Figueroa responded to the 1000 block of Jefferson Street, on
reports of a non-resident, believed to be homeless, sleeping on the seventh-floor
rooftop of a residential building. Officers located the man, identified as 57-year-old
David Lorente of North Bergen. Sgt. Saverio Binetti arrived to assist. It was
discovered Lorente had an active warrant out of Hoboken for trespassing. He was
placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters. He was
issued a summons for defiant trespassing and transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
8. On September 10, 2024, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Sgt. William Collins and
Police Officers Valentino Salgado, Ronald Kibitlewski, Carmen Benitez and
Alyssa Rivera responded to the 1400 block of Garden Street on reports of an
individual laying down in an alleyway. Officers located a person who fit the
description of the actor on the 200 block of 14th Street, and he was identified as
51-year-old Michael Dispoto of Bayonne. Dispoto had an outstanding warrant out
of the Hudson County Sheriff's Department. He was arrested and transported to
Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and ultimately transported to the Hudson
County Correctional Facility.
9. On September 11, 2024, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Police Officers Shyenna
Vega and Marl Mooreman responded to Pier A Park, 100 Sinatra Drive, on reports
that someone purposefully struck a goose with an e-bike. They found a person who
fit a description of the individual on the e-bike and identified him as 30-year-old
Andrew Mullin of Hoboken. Lt. David Olivera arrived on the scene to assist.
Mullin was placed under arrest and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters.
He was charged with cruelty to animals and issued a complaint summons for riding
an e-bike on a walkway. Mullins was transported to the Hudson County
Correctional Facility.
10. On September 11, 2024, at approximately 8:10 p.m. Police Officers Jaydan
Gonzalez and Remy Garcia-Marte were on walking patrol on the 300 block of
Jackson Street, when they heard a commotion nearby. They approached and
observed a verbal dispute taking place on Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA)
property, involving two men they identified as 24-year-old Mickey Mendez of
Jersey City and 29-year-old Darnel Walker of Hoboken. Officers observed the two
men get into a car but stopped them from leaving when a witness indicated there
may be a firearm in the vehicle. Sgt. Adam Colon, Lt. David Olivera, and Police
Officers Bianca Arroyo, Rose Kanan, Jason Montalvo, John Rodriguez, Marc
Lombardi, Christopher Barral, Matthew Bonanno, and Ramon Estrella arrived on
the scene to assist. While officers were conducting an on-scene investigation,
Mendez began walking away, ignoring orders to stay. It was learned he was not a
resident of HHA, and he was placed under arrest for defiant trespassing and
obstruction of justice. During the arrest, Mendez resisted by tensing up and flailing
his arms and his body, causing multiple officers to fall on the grass. He also bit one
of the officers on the arm and once in handcuffs, he spit, hitting one officer in the
eye. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and charged with
aggravated assault, resisting arrest, throwing bodily fluids, obstruction, and defiant
trespassing. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
Walker was also arrested for defiant trespassing and transported to Hoboken Police
Headquarters. It was discovered he had a warrant out of Jersey City. He was
released from custody with a summons. The witness statements regarding firearms
remain under investigation.
