Around 3:19 PM on March 7, 2024, Officer Dylan Archilla with the Hoboken Police Department responded to a report of a shoplifting at ShopRite on 900 Madison Street. He entered the store around 3:20 PM and he walked upstairs to the loss prevention office. In the loss prevention office, he met with the loss prevention officer as well as the alleged shoplifter, who was identified as 35-year-old Jossy. The loss prevention officer informed Officer Archilla that he saw the woman place 2 packs of men’s t-shirts in a non-ShopRite bag. He returned to the loss prevention office and watched on camera as she attempted to leave without paying for $230.39 worth of items. Officer Damian Bates eventually arrived on scene as backup. After asking Jossy why she would want to steal because she was being recorded on camera, Officer Archilla placed Jossy under arrest for shoplifting. She was handcuffed and escorted to the patrol car. The officers loaded the items he had paid for into a police car and Jossy was transported to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At police HQ, she was searched in more detail by Officer Shelby Seickendick. Jossy was found to have no outstanding warrants or prior criminal history. She was subsequently charged with shoplifting under 2C:20-11B(2) and released pending her court appearance. ---------------------------------------------- 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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