Crime & Safety
After Woman Is Attacked And Robbed, Hoboken Police Seek Answers
She told police that two men pepper-sprayed her on Bloomfield Street between 12th and 13th streets on Wednesday and stole her backpack.
HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken Police are seeking witnesses after a woman told them two men sprayed her with pepper spray on Bloomfield Street on Wednesday evening, then stole her backpack.
The police reported that as the woman was walking on Bloomfield between 12th and 13th streets around 9:06 p.m.: "One of the actors sprayed the victim in the face with some type of pepper spray. After being sprayed, the same actor grabbed the victim’s back pack and forcefully pulled it away from her. The [men] were last seen fleeing southbound from the area."
Police said one man was wearing black down winter jacket, black pants with a white stripe down the side, and white sneakers. The second man was wearing a black hooded sweat shirt, black winter jacket, black pants, and black sneakers.
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If anyone witnessed this incident or has information that may help, please contact Detective David DiMartino at 201-420-2108 or dimartinod@hobokenpd.org or Detective Michael Miranda at 201-420-2118 or mirandam@hobokenpd.org of the Hoboken Police Investigations Bureau. All callers may remain anonymous.
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