Man threatens woman with knife and steals phone on Grant Ave, Jersey City NJ
A man known to the woman threatened to stab her with a butcher knife and took her iPhone. The incident occurred near Grant Ave in Jersey City. The victim was not injured and the suspect fled north toward the light rail. The victim knows the suspect from previously living at a homeless shelter in Hoboken. The woman wants to speak with a detective.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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We have a female figure that she was approached by a male that is known to her.
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She brandished, butcher knife,
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threatened to stab her as to her phone.
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Go on 4. 5.192, please.
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Sorry, Fargo-Govett.
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Yeah, call me at (number withheld).
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Sure.
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Sorry, boss, that message was unclear on my end.
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Is that victim injured if she went to the hospital and the actor he's known? How is he known?
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The victim is not injured. She's not going to the hospital and I just want to clarify the phone was taken.
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She knows the actor because they used to reside at the homeless shelter in Hoboken in the past.
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Where did this happen and does she want to speak to a detective tonight?
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So she said this happened at 8.50 a p.m.
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on Grant and I'm okay.
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And she has wanted to speak to a detective.
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Location mentioned:
Grant Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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