PCP-Carrying Man Hits Hoboken Cop In Face: Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken police charged a Jersey City man with aggravated assault and PCP possession on Wednesday after he allegedly struck an officer in the face while trying to resist arrest following a bicycle theft attempt, authorities say.

According to the Hoboken Police Department, the incident took place around 11:24 p.m. on the 500 block of Marshall Drive, when two officers saw Sammy Navarro, 36, “looking at his surroundings and at a bicycle rack.”

When he noticed the officers watching him, Navarro began to walk away, police said.

However, the officers then allegedly saw Navarro “peering into a vehicle’s window” and looking at bikes on another nearby rack, and approached him to investigate further, authorities said.

After speaking to Navarro, the officers determined that he had multiple outstanding arrest warrants. When the officers attempted to take him into custody, Navarro allegedly resisted by preventing the officers from handcuffing him. He then struck one officer in the face before eventually being subdued, authorities stated.

The officer didn’t sustain serious injuries during the encounter and remained on-duty, authorities said.

During a subsequent search of Navarro’s person, officers found a bottle containing suspected PCP, police said.

Authorities transported Navarro to police headquarters and charged him with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, possession of a CDS (PCP), three counts of bail jumping from Roselle Park, Springfield and Mount Laurel.

Navarro also had an open warrant from the Hudson County Sheriff’s Department, police said.

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