Around 4:48 PM on April 17, 2024, Officer Hochstadter Hoboken Police Department arrived at ShopRite on 900 Madison Street in response to a shoplifting involving 2 males. They entered the store and they walked upstairs to the loss prevention office. In the loss prevention office, they met with Felix as well as one of the alleged shoplifters, who was identified as 38-year-old Clement Jerome.

The loss prevention officer informed the officers that he was able to stop Clement and bring him to the loss prevention office with a duffel bag full of stolen items. The other male left the store because they were unable to stop him, but he provided the officers with a description of the other suspect. The officers inventoried what he attempted to steal, and it was determined that he attempted to steal the following items:

-4 bottles of 1800 Tequila Silver valued at $54.99 each
-1 bottle of 1800 Tequila Reposado valued at $52.99
-1 bottle of Strawberry Diaquiri valued at $12.99
-1 bottle of Hendrick’s Gin valued at $49.99
-Miscellaneous items such as body wash and deodorant totaling $76.26

The total value of the items he attempted to steal was determined to be $413.13. Clement was placed under arrest for shoplifting. He was handcuffed and searched, and the Officer Hochstadter found him to be in possession of prohibited items. Once he was preliminarily searched, he was escorted to the patrol car and transported to police HQ by Officers Shelby Seickendick and Sheynna Vega for further processing.

At police HQ, he was searched in more detail. While completing the paperwork related to this arrest, it was discovered that he had an outstanding warrant from Bayonne. He was subsequently charged with shoplifting under 2C:20-11B(3) and 2C:36-2 and remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.
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