Man Arrested After Brandishing Scissors At Hoboken City Hall: Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — A Bayonne man was arrested on Sept. 8 after having brandished scissors at security personnel at Hoboken City Hall days earlier, the Hoboken police said.

They said that on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at approximately 1:25 p.m., Police Officers Frank Lombardo and Jessica Pizanie responded to City Hall, 94 Washington St., "on reports of a man ... brandishing a pair of scissors at security personnel."

Police said that a man had refused to go through a metal detector and then "became irate, grabbing what turned out to be broken scissors out of his pocket."

The security officer struggled with the man, who ultimately left the building, police said.

After observing the video surveillance footage, officers issued a complaint against the man, but did not catch him right away.

Then, on September 8, at approximately 9 a.m., off-duty Lt. David Olivera observed a man he knew to be Joseph Dietz, 44, of Bayonne walking through Stevens Park.

Lt. Olivera knew Deitz to have an active warrant out for three charges: aggravated assault, unlawful possession of weapons, and possession of weapons for unlawful purposes.

Sgt. Roary Miller and Police Officer Michael Aviles approached Dietz near the intersection of Fourth and River Streets, police said.

He was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters, where he was processed, and then transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.