Six People In Hoboken And Jersey City Charged With Fencing

HOBOKEN, NJ — The Hoboken police charged two Hoboken residents and four Jersey City residents with "fencing" and other crimes on Monday, in connection with an incident on April 10.

Fencing, according to the federal Department of Justice, is defined as criminal redistribution of stolen property.

According to police, at 11:54 a.m. on April 10, Officer Samuel Flores was on patrol when he was flagged down by an employee of a residential building located on the 100 block of Harrison Street. The employee reported to Officer Flores that earlier in the morning, around 12:30 a.m., three unidentified parties pried their way into the building, began to open packages, and made off with some.

Detective Fabian Quinones was assigned to the case. According to police, Quinones investigated and identified three suspects as Elias Abreu, 34, of Jersey City, Jessica Kottori, 37, of Jersey City, and Jasmine Santiago, 34, of Jersey City.

Quinones said the trio then interacted, a few blocks away on Marshall Drive, with Juana McCall, 54, from Hoboken, Ricardo Burgos, 57, from Hoboken, and Mario Cruz, 34, from Jersey City.

Police said that around 1:20 a.m., a silver vehicle pulled up. The proceeds were placed in the trunk. Police said the vehicle left with Cruz in the front passenger seat.

On April 27, Quinones filed charges and placed them all on summonses. Abreu, Kottori, and Santiago were charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, theft, criminal mischief, burglar’s tools, and fencing.

McCall, Burgos, and Cruz were charged with fencing and receipt of stolen property.

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