Crime & Safety

Man Intrudes Apartment, Urinates on Couch

The incident happened over the weekend at 1 Independence Court in Hoboken.

One Hoboken man woke up to an uninvited guest on Sunday morning at his apartment at 1 Independence Court. 

Around 8:30 a.m. the 35-year-old resident of the apartment found an unknown man sleeping on his couch, police said. When he woke the unknown man up, the uninvited guest said that he thought he was in his friend's apartment. As the two continued talking, the man realized he was in the wrong apartment, according to police reports. 

The man was able to get into the apartment, because the door was unlocked, police said. 

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While nothing appeared to be vandalized or stolen at first glance, the Hobokenite later found that the overnight guest had urinated on the couch and had caused multiple large gashes in the cushions, police said. 

The guest had also left his iPhone in the apartment, by mistake, police said.

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When the Hobokenite made a phone call with the phone he got the alleged intruder's roommate on the phone, police said. When the Hobokenite and his girlfriend went to the Union City Address to look for the man and return his phone, nobody answered the door, police said. The phone is now police evidence.

No arrests were made. 


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