Around 8:44 PM on November 11, 2024, officers with the Hoboken Police Department responded to a report of a fight at a Hoboken Housing Authority apartment. They walked up to the unit and made contact with a male and a female who were reported to be involved in a dispute. The officers attempted to deescalate the situation but both individuals were uncooperative. The man was identified as Jermaine while the woman was identified as Vanessa. As the officers were placing Jermaine in handcuffs, Vanessa attempted to physically interfere and ignored the officer’s warning that she would be placed under arrest if she continued to interfere. When she became physically aggressive, Vanessa also had to be placed under arrest. After she was placed in handcuffs, she was transported by 2 of the officers back to the station. Her boyfriend was transported separately to the station as well. At the station, Vanessa was interviewed by the officers and admitted that she had been drinking earlier that day. It was also discovered that Vanessa had multiple outstanding warrants out of Hoboken and Jersey City. Vanessa was charged with obstruction under 2C:29-1A and resisting arrest under 2C:29-2A(1). ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are 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. 2024, c.16). 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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