Crime & Safety
After Declining to Buy Candy, Woman Gets Slapped and Shoved
One woman was cursed out after she declined to buy candy from a teenager, police reports stated.

Every Hobokenite has encountered them: the candy sellers.Â
One woman had quite an unusual interaction with one of the teenagers selling the sweet goods late last week.Â
Around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, a 26-year-old Hoboken resident walked north from the Hoboken Terminal when she was approached by a teenager between 14 and 16 years old, police said.Â
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"Do you want to buy candy?" he asked the woman.Â
When she answered she didn't want to buy anything, the teenager allegedly answered "f*** you," and slapped the woman, police said.Â
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The teenager also shoved her, police said. The incident took place in the area of Sinatra Drive and Second Street, according to the report.Â
The suspect fled on Sinatra Boulevard and no arrests were made, police said. The teenager in question wasn't found.Â
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