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Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested
Two Knives, One Firearm, Three Hoboken Residents Arrested Three Hoboken residents were arrested and charged after police spotted them with multiple weapons during a melee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. At 5 p.m., numerous officers responded to Fourth and Harrison streets on reports of a man with a firearm and a woman with a knife, Marci Rubin, senior public information assistant for the Department of Public Safety said. Upon arrival, officers saw Herbie Spann, 26, pulling a handgun from his bag, Rubin said. Officers were able to recover the loaded firearm, used to shoot paintballs, rubber balls and powder balls, Rubin said. Spann was als…

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by Sam Barron
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Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash
Bodycam Footage Shows Alleged DWI Union City Cop Moments After Hoboken Crash Newly-released bodycam footage obtained by Hudson County View shows Hoboken officers speaking with Union City Officer Kevin Roldan moments after a crash in which he was found to have been DWI. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck another driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, as reported by the Jersey Journal. Kevin RoldanKevin Roldan LinkedIn photo In the clip published by HCV, Hoboken Police Lt. David Olivera can be heard telling Officer Anthony Rutkowski, "Don’t let that change your judgement: if he passes, he passes, if he fai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report
DWI Officer Ran Red Light Causing Off-Duty Crash In Hoboken: Report A 24-year-old Union City police officer was apparently DWI when he ran a red light and struck another car while off-duty in Hoboken last month, the Jersey Journal reports. Kevin Roldan allegedly ran the light on Paterson Avenue and struck the other driver heading south on Harrison Street around 3 a.m. on Oct. 16, the outlet said citing a redacted criminal complaint. Roldan told police that the light was yellow and that his vehicle was struck, the criminal complaint apparently says. An investigating officer smelled alcohol on Roldan's breath, and he subsequently failed a field sobriety …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Pretending He Had Gun Threatened To Shoot Group In Hoboken Lot, Police: Authorities Man Pretending He Had Gun Threatened To Shoot Group In Hoboken Lot, Police: Authorities
Man Pretending He Had Gun Threatened To Shoot Group In Hoboken Lot, Police: Authorities A 31-year-old West New York man was arrested after threatening to shoot a group of people walking through a Hoboken parking deck and then police — even though he didn't have a gun, police said. The group of men told police they were walking to a lot on 700 1st St., when a man later identified as Harrison Vargas approached them and began yelling around 7:45 p.m. on Friday, March 4, Hoboken Police Detective Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Vargas then threatened to shoot them and pretended he had a gun, using his hands to imitate one, authorities said. He then fled north on Harrison Street, wher…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire 2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire
2 Bodies Recovered In Hoboken Warehouse Fire UPDATE: Firefighters recovered two bodies in a fire at a Hoboken warehouse Monday, authorities said. ORIGINAL STORY: A building in Hoboken went up in flames early Monday morning. The blaze broke out at 38 Jackson St. shortly after 12 a.m., according to a Tweet from Lena Maksad. A “massive blast” occurred at some point that “looked like it was about to explode all around,” Maksad said. Massive fire on Jackson st, Hoboken. They’ve been trying to put it out for ~30min now #hobokenfire #jacksonstfire pic.twitter.com/Bysp6GBsyh — Lena Maksad (@lena_yuri) December 20, 2021 Portions of Jack…

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by Valerie Musson