Man in Wheelchair Arrested for Stealing from Hoboken ShopRite

Around 2:31 PM on November 7, 2024, Officers Jason Montalvo and Nathaniel Arocho with the Hoboken Police Department responded to a report of a shoplifting at ShopRite on 900 Madison Street. They walked upstairs to the loss prevention office and made contact with a loss prevention employee. They were informed that this man was being detained by store security after attempting to shoplift. The loss prevention employee also told the officers that the man had shoplifted from the same ShopRite a day earlier.

He did not have any identification with him, but he was eventually identified as 62-year-old Eugenio Pulido. According to official records, he was listed as a non-domicile. Officer Montalvo placed Eugenio under arrest. Based on his apparent mobility issues, Eugenio was escorted down the stairs and walked to the car before being handcuffed and placed in the patrol car. A search of his bag incident to arrest yielded a prohibited item.

Eugenio was transported by the officers to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. He was charged with shoplifting, hindering apprehension, and being in possession of a prohibited item. He was also listed as a fugitive from justice.

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