Around 10:35 PM on March 12, 2024, Detective Michael Losurdo with the Hoboken Police Department entered the CVS on 59 Washington Street. As he entered, he observed a suspect placing products from the makeup aisle into an oversize coat. He immediately made contact with the shoplifting suspect and asked him to empty his pockets. The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Joseph Burigo, and Detective Losurdo informed him that he was under arrest for shoplifting. Within a few minutes, Officers Daniel Barron and Daniel Grossi arrived on scene to assist. He was handcuffed, searched, and escorted to the patrol car. Detective Losurdo had a store associate scan the items that he had retrieved, and he initially estimated that the total value of stolen items was $269.40. Officers Barron and Grossi transported Joseph to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At police HQ, he was searched in more detail and they found additional makeup products on his person. The total value of stolen items was determined to be $289.65. Detective Losurdo finger printed and photographed him. Joseph was subsequently charged with shoplifting (2C:20-11B(2)) and released with a summons pending his court appearance in the Hudson County Superior Court on April 3, 2024. ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Donations will be used to acquire more public footage related to law enforcement activities. Our content is educational and in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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