Massive Hoboken Street Fight; ‘Unruly Crowd’ Injures 2 Cops

A massive brawl outside a Hoboken bar early Sunday morning ended with several injuries and arrests. Multiple police agencies were called to the scene in “an attempt to restore order” after chaos erupted in the “unruly” crowd, authorities said.

According to the Hoboken Police Department, the incident took place around 4:07 a.m. when two patrolling officers came across a large fight outside of the Hoboken Bar & Grill on Washington Street. As the officers attempted to break up the melee – which included several men and women - smaller pockets of fights began to form.

Overwhelmed by the “unruly” crowd, the officers called for backup and continued their attempt to stop the fight. At that time, a man later identified as Christian Caputo, 23, of Jersey City, allegedly threw one of the officers to the ground.

While the officers struggled to take control of Caputo, two other men allegedly charged at them and unsuccessfully tried to pull Caputo away before fleeing the scene. They were later identified as Robert Rosario, 21, of Jersey City, and Frank Henderson, 22, of Hoboken, police said.

As the officers placed Caputo in a police car and backup began to arrive, a crowd began to form around them. As one of the arriving officers began to clear a path around the car, Hashim Dyer, 21, of Hoboken, allegedly “jumped” him from behind. However, officers were able to gain control of Dyer and arrest him as well, authorities said.

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According to a statement from the Hoboken Police Department, other local law enforcement agencies soon arrived on the scene and helped to break up the “moment of chaos,” including officers from NJ Transit, the NJ State Police, the Port Authority of NY/NJ and the North Bergen Police Department.

The officer who was allegedly thrown to the ground by Caputo suffered a leg, ear and head injury. He was treated at Hoboken University Medical Center and later released and cleared for duty, authorities said.

The officer who was “jumped from behind” by Dyer sustained an injury to his back and has not been cleared to return. He was treated at the Hoboken University Medical Center and will be re-evaluated in one week, police said Sunday.

Authorities filed the following charges:

• Police charged Caputo with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officers, Hindering Apprehension, Failure to Disperse.
• Police charged Dyer with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officers, Hindering Apprehension & Resisting Arrest.
• Police charged Henderson with Aggravated Assault on a Police Officers, Hindering Apprehension, Failure to Disperse.
• Police charged Rosario with Hindering Apprehension and Failure to Disperse.

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