Shoplifting Duo Arrested AGAIN at Hoboken ShopRite After Being Banned

Around 8:35 AM on June 24, 2024, Sergeant Severio Binetti and Officers Marco Grossman, Nathaniel Arocho, Tyrone Huggins, and Christopher Hatfield with the Hoboken Police Department responded to the Shoprite at 900 Madison Street on a report of a shoplifting in progress involving 2 males that had previously been banned from the store. They immediately made contact with Felix at the front entrance, and they subsequently apprehended the 2 males as they attempted to leave the store with unpaid items. The alleged shoplifters were identified as 47-year-old Michael Fortune and 51-year-old Antonio Kelly.

Both men were handcuffed and placed under arrest. The loss prevention officer was able to generate a receipt for the officers showing that the total value of the items they attempted to steal was about $292. They were transported in separate vehicles to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At the police station, they were searched in more detail by the officers.

It was learned that Michael had 1 outstanding warrant from Hoboken. They were each charged with shoplifting and trespassing. After they were processed at the Hoboken Police Department, they were transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

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