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Jersey City Man Bit, Spat On Hoboken Police: Authorities Jersey City Man Bit, Spat On Hoboken Police: Authorities
Jersey City Man Bit, Spat On Hoboken Police: Authorities A 24-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with biting and spitting on police officers on Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 8:10 p.m., officers were on the 300 block of Jackson Street when they observed a verbal dispute between Mickey Mendez and a 29-year-old Hoboken resident on Hoboken Housing Authority property, Hoboken police said.  The two men got into a car, but police stopped them from leaving when a witness reported a firearm may be in the vehicle, officers said. While officers were conducting an on-scene investigation, Mendez began walking away, ignorin…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say
Missing Hoboken Mom Found Dead At Jersey City Motel, Loved Ones Say The body of a Hoboken mom who went missing last week was apparently found at a Jersey City motel, according to those who knew her and the Hudson County View. Kyelia Colon was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A body found at the Skyway Motel on Tonnele Avenue in Jersey City was believed to be that of Colon's, Hudson County View reports. Jersey City police confirmed a female's body was found at at the Tonnelle Avenue hotel around midnight Friday, Aug. 19, but could not confirm identity. Colon, a mom and longtime advocate for the Hoboken Housing Authority, had dozens of Facebook tribut…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DISTURBING: North Bergen Mom Let Janitor Brutally Abuse Son, 5, Authorities Say DISTURBING: North Bergen Mom Let Janitor Brutally Abuse Son, 5, Authorities Say
Disturbing: North Bergen Mom Let Janitor Brutally Abuse Son, 5, Authorities Say A North Bergen mom failed to protect her 5-year-old son from a Hoboken man's abuse, leaving the boy with bruises all over his body including his genitals, authorities said Friday. Earlier this week, Ivan Sanchez, a 30-year-old Hoboken Housing Authority janitor, was charged with beating Heather Cruz's son, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was found with bruises on his face, ear, buttocks, lower back and genitals, the prosecutor said. An investigation found Cruz, 28, let it happen, Suarez said. It was not clear how…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hoboken Janitor Accused Of Bruising 5-Year-Old Boy's Genitals Charged With Sex Assault Hoboken Janitor Accused Of Bruising 5-Year-Old Boy's Genitals Charged With Sex Assault
Hoboken Janitor Accused Of Bruising 5-Year-Old Boy's Genitals Charged With Sex Assault A Hoboken Housing Authority janitor has been accused of abusing a 5-year-old boy in his care causing bruising all over his body including his genitals, authorities charged Wednesday. Acting on a tip from the state's division of child protection services, Hudson County investigators on Monday launched an investigation into the case involving Ivan Sanchez, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy had bruises on his face, ear, buttocks, lower back, upper back and genitals, caused by 30-year-old Sanchez, Suarez said. Sanchez was arrested Tuesday on charges of endangering the w…

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by Cecilia Levine