Crime & Safety
Hoboken Police And SWAT Rescue Child, Charge Man In Incident
Sources said a 5-year-old child was rescued and a 41-year-old man was charged after an incident near Eighth and Garden streets.
[UPDATE: For the most recent report on this incident, in which a 5-year-old child was rescued from the home, and is now with his mother, see the latest story on Hoboken Patch.]
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken police Tweeted Friday afternoon that residents should avoid a two-square-block area in the center of the mile-square city, and a local news site said there was a "possible hostage situation" occurring. Followup reports said a child was rescued.
The area, at Eighth Street and Garden Street, is a normally quiet residential block.
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HOBOKEN POLICE ADVISORY - Please avoid the area of 6th to 8th Street from Bloomfield Street to Park Avenue due to Police activity!
— Hoboken Police (@HobokenPD) October 16, 2020
A resident Tweeted that he saw a Hudson County SWAT vehicle on the scene.
[UPDATE: For the official details of the incident, in which a 5-year-old child was rescued from the home, and is now with his mother, see the latest story on Hoboken Patch.]
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