On April 26th, 2024, at approximately 4:40 p.m., while on patrol, officers were approached by a concerned citizen, who told them she observed a man smoking illegal narcotics nearby. They observed a man later identified as 38-year-old Clement Jerome of Jersey City sitting on a step on the 300 block of Third Street, holding a glass cylinder pipe commonly used to smoke CDS crack cocaine. He was holding a lighter and appeared to be in the process of sparking up. Here is what occurred. Stand up. What are you doing? Fixing my back. Let's go. Let's go. Stand up. All right. What What do you have in your hand? All right. What is that? It's a smoke block. 108. It's going to be the crawl space of 358. Uh, third street. Stand up. I'm not trying to get into Stand up. Stand up. Come on. Let me see. Stand up. Legal or what? You have to smoke crack? Yeah, it's it's illegal. Oh, what's going to happen now? I'm going to go to jail. Nothing. It's right there. The rock is right there. You got him? Yeah. I'm not going to jail for this, sir. I just came from jail, sir. Stand right here. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands behind your back. The rock fell on the floor, just so you know. [Music] Oh man, I was going to go home. 108. I'm going to have one male 1025 outside 358 Third Street. You have anything on you that's going to stick me, stick me, stab me, poke me? No, sir. I'm Face that way. Face that way. Do not turn around and call you guys on me. Someone cold on me or something? I didn't I was about to get out of here. You have anything, sir? Cuz I just came. You have anything that's going to cost us anything in here? No, sir. I'm not a bad guy. Yeah, I'm a I'm a Christian, sir. I'm not like that. Do me a favor. Don't face that way. Just let me know. Face that way. If you don't want me to come here again, can you can you I'm going to tell you one more time. I'm searching you. Face that way. I just came back from county last night. I don't got to get my records. All right. Sure. Um, face that way. I'm not going to tell you again. Um, while I'm knocking off the juvenile silver chain. Um, at this time we're trying to get on. Do you want additional charges? Face that way. All right. This This isn't your first uh your first rodeo. You know exactly what's going on right now. What town are you from? I'm homeless. Okay, no problem. No, your partner is going to be grabbing a car and coming down the traffic. 108. I just I got to He dropped the rock. There's nothing. Right. You guys got the out one 1025, correct? Yep. Guys, I had nothing. I think nothing. I just came back from Oh my god, guys. Best of luck, man. Please don't lock me up today, guys. [Music] You guys really taking me in? I just did six days of journey. Did you put yourself in the situation? I didn't put you in the situation, pal. I apologize, sir. You have a You have a what you call a bag? Evidence bag. Yeah, I don't. I have a glove, though. [Music] Come on, bro. So, you know the process already. Yeah. Uh, I have a kid 7. I'm making my way to now. What's his location? Harrison just taking you in. You arrest. That's it. [Music] [Applause] cigarette. Just so you know, everything's on body camera, just so you know. And you have you have CDS right there. That's exactly what that is. You have you have paraphernalia. And that's exactly why you placed under arrest right now. Where's the camera? Right here on my chest. I have no idea. Just check this real quick. Oh my god. I'm not no crime guy, man. So, uh I was supposed to go to New York to get the rest of my property and stuff. Hey, Jerome. Yes. You have anything else in this bag? No. Any other drugs? No, sir. They're going to get searched thoroughly, so now is the time for you to say. I'm a Christian. I'm not that. It's a question. No, sir. Is there anything else in the bag? No, sir. Okay. Very good. Just uh two Marro cigarettes somewhere in my pockets. Very good. I'm going to put them in the car, right? There was nothing wrong with what I was doing. Cuz I did nothing wrong. I'm a good guy. When I was locked up, I was talking to the people about Christianity. Come on, guys. Stand right here at the back. Don't move. [Music] All right, everyone. Just grab your seat belt on that side. Oh man, please let me go to my mother house, man. At least let me go, man. I just came home from jail. Another one. The door is locked to make it like you can use it on I So that was illegal. You think [Music] All right, stand by. Let me grab his uh property. Great. out in the open wall, please. Nah, bro. Another one. Damn, I got a ver some traffic. Oh, thank you. This is the you want to have to the people when I was last stand up face the wall. Just going to take off the cuffs. All right. stick your hand on the wall. I apologize for that, guys. I didn't know it was wrong, but now I know I'm not going to [Music] put your hand on the wall. I'm just going to fight it down. All right. First gun. 30 ft. You have nothing else on you. Cigarettes. What's up? Cigarette. Where's the cigarette? All right. All right. Take Keep your hands out of your pocket. All right. Just sit down. Take off the show. There's no one. Okay, man. You said it like I was doing something crazy. What is it? Take this license off just in case you go to the county again. Let's see. Listen, take your license off. This isn't a debate. He's telling you. He's not asking you. Get this over with quick jacket. All right. Take off the jacket. You don't have anything else on you, right? [Music] is secure. I'm just going to grab your ID from here. All right. Secure to the bench. Yeah. Anybody else need to walk in the south end? A search incident to arrest found him with a metal push rod and a small clear zip bag that contained more suspected drugs. He was transported to Hoboken police headquarters and charged with possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. [Music]