Girl Spits on Security Guard After STEALING from Hoboken ShopRite

Around 9:45 AM on May 19, 2025, Officers Teddy Santiago and Marco Grossman with the Hoboken Police Department responded to a report of a shoplifting at ShopRite on 900 Madison Street. They walked into the vestibule area and immediately made contact with the alleged shoplifter. Security guards were holding her purse, which contained items that she had allegedly attempted to steal. As they walked towards the customer service desk to take a look insider her bag, the woman spat at a security guard in front of Captain David Olivera. He immediately placed her in handcuffs and informed her that she was under arrest.

The alleged shoplifter did not have any identification on her and initially gave the officers a false name, but she was eventually identified as 23-year-old Ashley Gonzalez. Ashley was escorted to the patrol car, placed inside, and transported to the Hoboken Police Department for further processing. At the station, it was discovered that she had an outstanding warrant from Bayonne for Simple Assault (2C:12-1A(1)). Ashley was charged with shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) and harassment (2C:33-4C) before she was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility.

Court records indicate that Ashley had previously been arrested for 1 count of simple assault, 2 counts of unlawful possession of a weapon (2C:39), and 1 count of criminal mischief (2C:17-3A(1)) in Bayonne, New Jersey on January 24, 2024. She also has an active case out of North Bergen, New Jersey on allegations of simple assault (2C:12-1A(1)) on June 20, 2024.

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