1. On June 22nd, 2023, at approximately 4:12 p.m., Police Officers Andrias
Bonilla and Mark Mooreman responded to Shoprite, 900 Madison St., on reports of
a shoplifting, during which store security stopped a man later identified as 23-yearold Jiale Wang of Hoboken. An investigation revealed Wang attempted to leave
the store with 32 unpaid items worth a total of $221.99. Wang was arrested,
transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, issued a summons for shoplifting,
and released.
2. On June 22, 2023, at approximately 7:35 p.m. Detectives Fabian Quinones and
Connor Milne and Det. Sgt. William Collins arrested 34-year-old Felix Dilone of
Hoboken on warrants for theft and burglary out of Hoboken and Union City. He
was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and then taken to the
Hudson County Correctional Facility.
3. On June 23, 2023, at approximately 8:39 a.m., Police Officers Rose Kanan and
James Barbaro responded to the 200 block of Hudson Street on a report of a
package theft. While heading to that location, Police Officer Samuel Flores
observed a male matching the suspect’s description near the intersection of Third
and Bloomfield Streets. Investigation revealed that the suspect, later identified as
75-year-old Ricardo Ramirez of Union City, entered the vestibule of the building,
took a package that did not belong to him and left. He was arrested and charged
with theft and burglary. He was found to have three warrants out of Hoboken for
theft, burglary, and failure to appear. Detectives Nicholas Losurdo, Fabian
Quinones, John Quinones, and Detective Sgt. William Collins also assisted in this
investigation and arrest.
4. On June 24, 2023, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Police Officers Matthew
Bonanno and Remy Garcia-Marte were patrolling the area of Third and Jackson
Streets when they observed a car driving with an expired temporary license plate.
They conducted a motor vehicle stop and the driver, identified as 36-year-old
Dante Perkins of Newark, could not produce a valid driver's license. It was also
revealed that the license place was fake. Sgt. Luke Zeszotarski arrived on scene to
assist. Perkins was found to have multiple warrants from Jersey City for simple
assault and obstruction. He also had a warrant on a traffic summons from
Burlington Township. He was issued numerous motor vehicle summonses in
Hoboken and transported to Jersey City for processing of his warrants there.
5. On June 25, 2023, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Police Officers Harold Milne,
Mark Mooreman, James Barbro, Jessica Pizanie, Frank Lombardo, and Arturo
Gonzalez responded to a building on Monroe Street on reports of an attempted
package theft where the suspect was run off by the resident who provided a
description. Sgt. Dennis Figuero and Police Officers Mooreman, Roberto Cuevas,
and Harold Milne located and stopped a man who fit that description, later
identified as 42-year-old Marcus Morales of Jersey City. A search incident to arrest
found a cylindrical glass pipe burnt at one end with copper mesh, commonly
referred to as a "Crack Pipe.” He was processed and charged with theft and
possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also found to have an open warrant out
of Union City. He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
6. On June 26, 2023, at approximately 4:25 p.m., Police Officers Anthony
Azzoline and Matthew Bonanno responded to Police Headquarters to process the
arrest of 18-year-old Justin Villafane of Hoboken who turned himself in on prior
warrants in connection to the theft at Losurdo Bros/Tony’s Italian Deli, 410
Second St., on June 1, 2023, during which a suspect, identified as Villafane,
ordered three sandwiches, worth a total of $50, and left without paying. He also
took the tip jar containing approximately $200. Police Officers Roberto Cuevas
and David Chicara took that initial report. A follow-up investigation by Det. Sgt.
William Collins and Det. Fabian Quinones resulted in a complaint summons
against Villafane. When he turned himself in, he was processed on charges of theft
of movable property and theft of services and released on a summons.
7. On June 26, 2023, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Police Officers Mark Mooreman,
Harold Milne, and Ricky Truppner responded to Church Square Park, 400 Garden
St., on reports of a male exposing himself in public. They observed a man, later
identified as 42-year-old Damont Dyer of North Bergen, who fit the description
given by a caller. Dyer was also found to have a warrant for failure to appear on an
assault charge in Jersey City. Damont was transported to Police Headquarters,
charged with public urination, and transported to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
8. On June 27, 2023, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Police Officers Harry Montalvo
and Rose Kanan responded to the Hoboken University Medical Center, 308
Willow Ave., on a report of a patient refusing to leave. Officers recognized the
patient, identified as 31-year-old Glendell Murray of Hoboken, as someone wanted
by the Port Authority Police Department in connection to an incident at the
Hoboken Path Station on May 17, 2023. A second outstanding warrant was found
out of the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office. Murray was placed under arrest,
transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters for processing, and then turned over
to Port Authority Police.
9. On June 28, 2023, at approximately 2:40 a.m., Police Officers Jessica Arebalo
and Mark Lombardi responded to Police Headquarters to process the arrest of 20-
year-old Karen DeJesus of Newark who was brought in by New Jersey State Police
Troopers. DeJesus was wanted on a warrant issued on June 1, 2023, for
trespassing. She was processed and remanded to the Hudson County Correctional
Facility.
10. On June 28, 2023, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Police Officers Rose Kanan,
Geovanni Cruzado, and Brandon Fitzgibbons responded to the intersection of
Fourth Street and Willow Avenue on reports of an emotionally disturbed male
standing in the middle of the street. The man, later identified as 28-year-old Jesus
Ortega of California, jumped in front of a patrol car as it arrived and began yelling
about locating his glasses, which he claimed were inside Hoboken University
Medical Center (HUMC). Officers observed him go inside HUMC and then jump
behind a reception desk, before quickly exiting the building. Officers attempted to
de-escalate the situation by speaking with Ortega and trying to help locate his
glasses, but Ortega jumped onto the roof of a parked car. Police Officers Samuel
Flores and Domenick Allegretta arrived to assist. When Ortega jumped down from
the car, he became combative, threw himself on the ground and held his arms
against his body in an attempt to resist arrest. Officers were able to gain control
and place Ortega under arrest. He was transported to Police Headquarters, charged
with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, and released on a summons. A use of
force report was completed.
