Crime & Safety
Man Arrested After Urinating on Merchandise in Downtown Store
Hoboken police arrested a 34-year-old Jersey City man and charged him with criminal mischief.
A 34-year-old from Jersey City was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly urinated on more than $500 in merchandise at Vic's News Stand on Hudson Place, police said.
Omar Bustamante was arrested by Hoboken police around 2:30 a.m. on Friday.
Bustamante entered the store to buy $1 worth of candy, according to the police report, until he started urinating on several boxes below the counter and nearby merchendise. Police said 35 boxes were touched by the urine.
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When Bustamante left the downton store, he allegedly walked toward the PATH station before police stopped him, according to the report.
Bustamante was charged with criminal mischief, police said.
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