1. On January 14th, 2025, during a motor vehicle stop, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division
arrested 27-year-old Christian O. Padron of Guttenberg, NJ, after discovering that he an active warrant, issued by the
Union City Municipal Court. Mr. Padron was then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department for his arrest
processing. During his arrest processing, an additional warrant was found to be active for his arrest, issued by the
Hudson County Sheriff’s Office. Upon the completion of his arrest processing, Mr. Padron was transported to the
Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, where he was turned over into their custody.
2. On January 14th, 2025, during a motor vehicle stop, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division
arrested 34-year-old Daffton A. Bloomfield of Jersey City, NJ, after discovering that he had two active warrants, issued by
the Union Township Municipal Court and he Woodbridge Municipal Court. Mr. Daffton was then transported to the
Guttenberg Police Department for his arrest processing. Upon the completion of his arrest processing, Mr. Daffton was
transferred into the custody of officers from the Woodbridge Police Department.
3. On January 15th, 2025, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division observed a vehicle running,
with the driver appearing to be asleep behind the wheel. During their on-scene investigation, officers arrested 45-year-old Florencio E. Avelar-Hernandez of West New York, NJ, for driving while intoxicated [39:4-50]. Mr. Avelar-Hernandez
was then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department for his arrest processing. Upon the completion of his arrest
processing, Mr. Avelar-Hernandez was issued his traffic summons and then released to the custody of a responsible
adult.
4. On January 17th, 2025, while addressing a parking complaint, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol
Division arrested 30-year-old Andersson J. Granados of North Bergen, NJ, for driving while intoxicated [39:4-50]. Mr.
Granados was then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department for his arrest processing. Upon the completion of
his arrest processing, Mr. Granados was issued numerous summonses for traffic violations and then released to the care
of staff at the Palisades Medical Center.
5. On January 17th, 2025, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to a report of a
motor vehicle accident. During their on-scene investigation, officers arrested 29-year-old Liana Alvarez of Englewood,
NJ, for driving while intoxicated [39:4-50]. Ms. Alvarez was then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department for
her arrest processing. Upon the completion of her arrest processing, Ms. Alvarez was issued numerous summonses for
traffic violations and then released to the care of a responsible adult.
6. On January 19th, 2025, during a motor vehicle stop, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division
arrested 24-year-old Evan W. Perez of Guttenberg, NJ, after discovering that he had an active warrant for his arrest. Mr.
Perez was then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department for his arrest processing. Upon the completion of his
arrest processing, Mr. Perez was issued multiple summonses for traffic violations and then released on his own
recognizance, pending his next court appearance.
7. On January 19th, 2025, during a motor vehicle stop, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division
arrested 35-year-old Hugo Cruz-Mateo of West New York, NJ, for driving while intoxicated [39:4-50]. While officers
attempted to sit Mr. Cruz-Mateo inside of a police vehicle, he attempted to kick and strike officers with his feet and
resisted being seated inside of the police vehicle. Officers also found multiple credit cards with a white powdery residue
on them, believed to be cocaine, on his person. At the Guttenberg Police Department, Mr. Cruz-Mateo was charged with
aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer [2C:12-1B(5)(A)], two (2) counts of obstructing the administration of
law [2C:29-1A], the possession of a controlled dangerous substance [2C:35-10A(1)] and possession of drug paraphernalia
[2C:36-2A]. Upon the completion of his arrest processing, Mr. Cruz-Mateo was issued is complaint warrant, numerous
summonses for traffic violations and then lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Center.
The charges above are merely accusations. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven
guilty in a court of law
