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Hoboken Police Arrest Blotter: November 6 to November 12, 2025

Posted Thu, Dec 4, 2025, From Hoboken Police
Hoboken Police Blotter

1. On Nov. 6, 2025, at approximately 6:05 a.m., Police Officers Ronald Kibitlewski and Domenick Allegretta responded to the Aberdeen Township Police Department to take custody of 37-year-old Alicia Hurtado of Hoboken, who was arrested by Aberdeen Police on a warrant out of Hoboken for harassment. Hurtado was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where Police Officers Ryan Capogna and Michael Miranda processed Hurtado on the warrant and transported her to the Hudson County Correctional Center.

2. On Nov. 6, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Police Officers Thomas Graziano and William Vera were conducting a sweep of a Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) building on the 300 block of Marshall Drive, when they located a man, later identified as 43-year-old Philip Steed of Hoboken, sitting in the fifth-floor stairwell. Sgt. Harold Milne and Police Officers Adrian Comayagua, Daniel Barral, and Shawn Sodora arrived on the scene to assist. It was determined Steed did not live in the building, and he was arrested for defiant trespassing. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and released on a summons.

3. On Nov. 7, 2025, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Police Officers Donovan Ortiz and Jaydan Gonzalez observed a vehicle driving on Harrison Street near Second Street, with no lights on. They pulled the car over and the driver was identified as 32-year-old Victor Jones of Newark.

4. On Nov. 8, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Police Officers Domenick Allegreta and Anish Bhisey, were on patrol in the area of Fifth and Adams Streets when they observed a vehicle traveling at an extremely high rate of speed through the intersection. They located the vehicle a few blocks away and conducted a motor vehicle stop on the corner of Seventh and Clinton Streets. Sgt. Daniel Grossi and Police Officer Daniella Simone arrived on the scene to assist. The driver was identified as 29-year-old Christopher Fox of Albertson, NY, and his eyes were observed to be bloodshot and watery. A standardized field sobriety test was conducted, after which Fox was arrested for driving while intoxicated. An empty vodka shooter was located in the car. He was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and having an open container inside a motor vehicle. After being processed, as per John’s Law, Fox was released into the custody of a responsible adult.

5. On Nov. 8, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Police Officers Mark Mooreman and Marc Lombardi responded to Dunkin’ Donuts, 40 Hudson Pl., on reports of a disorderly individual refusing to leave. They located the individual, later identified as 45-year-old Ebony King of Hoboken, in the shop, and it was discovered she had a warrant out of Hoboken for harassment. She was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters, processed, and taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

6. On Nov. 9, 2025, at approximately 1 a.m., Sgt. Michael Straten and Police Officers Andrias Bonilla and Marvin DeJesus responded to the area of Third and Clinton Streets on reports of a multi-vehicle car crash, with injuries reported. An on-scene investigation revealed one of the drivers, identified as 18-year-old John Rapp of Stanhope, had driven at a high rate of speed and with a suspended driver's license. He was issued summonses for assault by auto, driving after suspension, and reckless driving, and released from custody at the scene.

7. On Nov. 9, 2025, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Police Officer Kyle Seper was on patrol on First Street near Harrison Street, he observed a vehicle fail to fully stop at a stop sign. An automatic license plate reader determined that the registration was suspended. The vehicle went through another stop sign at First and Jefferson Streets and was pulled over. Police Officers Zachary Guido and Keven De La Cruz arrived on the scene to assist. The driver, identified as Mario Moreno, was issued a summons for failure to stop. It was discovered he had a warrant out of Newark. He was issued a new court date and released from custody at the scene.

8. On Nov. 11, 2025, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Police Officers Ronald Kibitlewski and Brandon Cappelluti observed a man they could recognize as 45-year-old Damont Dyer of Hoboken at Dunkin’ Donuts, 400 Newark St., and knew he had an open warrant. A warrant out of Hoboken for possession of drug paraphernalia, and another out of Hudson County were confirmed, and Dyer was arrested and transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters where he was processed. He was ultimately transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

9. On Nov. 11, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Police Officer Brian Kim was on patrol near the intersection of Observer Highway and Garden Street, when he observed a vehicle make a right turn, without coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. He put on his lights and sirens, but the vehicle continued to head westbound. It stopped on the 300 block of Observer Highway. Police Officers Nicholas Losurdo and Marvin DeJesus arrived on the scene to assist. The driver was identified as 57-year-old Dennis Grupe of Jersey City. Officers could smell alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath and observed his speech to be delayed. Police Officers Daniella Simone and Zachary Guido arrived on the scene to conduct a field sobriety test, after which, Grupe was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Grupe was transported to Hoboken Police Headquarters and issued summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and failure to stop at a stop sign. After being processed, as per John’s Law, he remained in custody for 12 hours prior to release.

10. On Nov. 11, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Police Officers Alexander Miller and Jennifer Lee, responded to ACME, 614 Clinton St., on reports of a shoplifting. An on-scene investigation determined a man hid a laundry product in his jacket and walked out of the store without paying. Officers identified the actor as 46-year-old Larone Ferguson of Hoboken. At approximately 5:15 p.m., Police Officers Valentino Salgado and Rose Kanan observed Ferguson on the 300 block of Harrison Street and knew he was wanted in the earlier incident. They placed him under arrest and transported him to Hoboken Police Headquarters. He was wanted on eight other warrants out of Hoboken for multiple charges, including shoplifting, theft, disorderly conduct, obstruction, and receiving stolen property. After processing, Ferguson was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

11. On Nov. 12, 2025, at approximately 9:25 a.m., Police Officers Teddy Santiago and Marco Grossman responded to Hoboken Police Headquarters to take custody of 23-year-old Henry Contreras and 20-year-old Rodolfo Contreras, both of West New York. Both men were brought in by West New York Police after it was determined they had warrants out of Hoboken. Henry Contreras had an outstanding warrant for the original charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Rodolfo Contreras had an outstanding warrant out of Hoboken for the original charges of theft, loitering, and failure to pay a fare. Both were processed and ultimately transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

12. On Nov. 12, 2025, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Police Officers Nicholas Losurdo and Stephen Chowanec responded to the Passaic County Jail, to take custody of 41-year-old Moises Zorrilla of Paterson, who had a warrant out of Hoboken, for failure to appear. The original charge was for trespassing. Zorrilla was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
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