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Attempted carjacking with five suspects near Kennedy BlvdJersey City NJ

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John F. Kennedy Blvd & Virginia Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304

At the intersection near Virginia Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, five suspects, including one possible juvenile, attempted to carjack a victim. One suspect was on a scooter and the rest were in a silver Buick vehicle. The suspects threatened the victim by holding an unknown object to his side, believed to be a weapon. The vehicle was later seen traveling eastbound on Forest Avenue from Martin Luther King Drive toward Ocean Avenue.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
06:37
Transcript:
00:00
All right, yeah, that's going to be an attempted carjacking here.
00:02
It happened at Virginia Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
00:04
It's going to be five individuals, one possible juvenile.
00:07
One was on a scooter, the other four were inside of a vehicle.
00:10
That was the plate that was provided to you by the unit.
00:12
The victim here, (name withheld), they held something to his side.
00:15
He's unaware of what that was, but he felt there was some sort of a weapon.
00:19
If you could, just notify the NDC and make sure the captain's aware.
00:23
No, south-west units, the channels are no longer going to be passed at this time.
00:26
If you switch during the past, switch the channel one, south-unit-on-one, one, west-unit-on-two.
00:30
21, 59 on time.
00:32
And south-office lieutenant, south-west.
00:34
With the missing two, I'll hold on to the west.
00:37
See. What's most told?
00:38
The Amish for Residential.
00:39
We can get a release from you.
00:40
That car, Bravo 98, Whiskey Alpha Uniform,
00:43
is driving northbound on Martin Luther King Drive from Virginia.
00:47
And it just made the right turn on the 4th, West Ocean from Mokay.
00:51
It has the same car, wonderful robbery, GFK and Virginia.
00:55
You guys get a time to stop it?
00:57
Two light is already gone.
00:59
We're on foot.
01:00
I received.
01:01
Last thing hanging towards Virginia, correct?
01:02
No, last seen, I made a eastern turn on Forest Avenue from MLPA towards ocean.
01:07
City, Channel 2, NDC, Channel 2, City Captain, Channel 2, City Captain, Chapter 2.
01:13
Captain. Captain.
01:14
I'm going to notify you for attempted carjacking.
01:17
2203 Kennedy Boulevard.
01:18
This incident occurred Virginia and the boulevard, five actors, one of them is a possible juvenile.
01:23
One was on a scooter, the rest was in the vehicle.
01:25
The victim can ID, he said that they held something to his side.
01:28
He's unsure if it was a weapon or not.
01:30
A quick update on the Bolo, the Bravo 98 Whiskey Alpha Uniform.
01:34
That vehicle is last seen on Forest heading eastbound from Ocean and Martin Luther King Drive, around 2,200 hours.
01:40
That's for the Bravo 98 Whis Whiskey Alpha Uniform, eastbound on Forest from Martin Luther King Drive in Ocean.
01:44
That's right, the last time of that cut out, made the case to be notified of this.
01:49
Yeah, that's correct.
01:50
Um, maybe NDC can call them.
01:53
Really, too.
01:54
NDC, do you get that on two?
01:55
That's it?
01:56
Two. NDC, Channel 2, NDC, Channel 2.
01:59
Yeah, we're transporting this juvenile back to 243 Randolph.
02:03
Starting mileage 28777.7.6.
02:06
Procissive.
02:07
Detective Sergeant, on D.C.
02:09
Channel 2. Detective Sergeant, NDC, Channel 2. Detective Sergeant, NDC, Channel 2.
02:11
Virginia, I'm okay detail.
02:13
That car was a Silver Buick, Lease Haverick.
02:16
I repeat, Silver Buick, Lee Sabres.
02:18
It's a Silver Beulich, so it's kind of expectation points.
02:21
That's correct. I'm on at 2141.
02:23
Your file number 175-760, 175-760.
02:28
I'll see you, thank you.
02:30
Reach now for Detective Sergeant, or NDC, Channel 2.
02:34
Detective Sergeant, or NDC, Channel 2.
02:36
Hey, I saw the Scali on Channel 2.
02:39
NGC on 2. NGC on 2.
02:40
NBC, good evening, notifying you 2203 Kennedy attempted carjacking of a moped.
02:45
Five actors, one possible juvenile.
02:47
It occurred in the area of Virginia Avenue and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
02:50
A male Cannot D.
02:51
is willing to speak to detectives.
02:52
He said that D.R.
02:53
actors held something to his sides.
02:54
He's unsure if it was a weapon or not.
02:55
Sergeant Scaligar.
02:56
Hey, Sergeant Scali on the channel 2.
03:00
I think that vehicle's parked on Ocean and Union.
03:03
Um, if you want to have a car go over and check now, okay, if that is the car.
03:06
What's just going to be on off the area? What's that?
03:08
Okay, Steve. Looks like it's an ocean union on the southeast corner, like before the crosswalk.
03:15
It looks like somebody might have gotten out the driver's side and it was out to prime by the others also.
03:20
I have wanted to take to see if they're still on the car.
03:23
All right, NBC, and where's the victim right now?

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John F. Kennedy Blvd & Virginia Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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