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Woman reportedly held hostage at Jersey City residenceJersey City NJ

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audio iconFamily Offense
Virginia Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304

According to the dispatch call, a third party from Georgia reported a woman is being held hostage by her boyfriend in the bathtub at a residence near Virginia Avenue in Jersey City. Attempts to contact the woman and her mother have been unsuccessful.

Audio|Heard on: Jersey City Police
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01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Okay, West Three, just isn't an update from your call.
00:02
I'm getting it from a third party now, saying that the call is calling from Georgia as being the mother concerned about her daughter.
00:08
Her boyfriend is apparently holding her hostage in the bathtub.
00:16
Yeah, let's see that.
00:18
Just get by a lot of traffic on the police.
00:24
Receive West Six, can you guys also make your way or are you guys covering the Hudson Mall?
00:30
All right, West Commandant, get a heat team United from that East unit.
00:38
On Grand, I'm sorry, on Columbus and Barrow, as we speak.
00:42
Going west down.
00:48
All right, which is the location of this supposed kidnapping, hostage, holding?
00:54
Near Virginia Avenue, suspicious circumstances.
01:02
We have a number for the daughter?
01:08
I have the male and the mother's number.
01:11
I do not have the daughter her daughter.
01:15
I can see you get the number from the mother.
01:18
We're pursuing.
01:26
That's one.
01:27
One.
01:31
All right, you first off my 7-11, let me G-OA, no plan the police action needed.
01:35
We're going to back up that unit.
01:38
First, you.
01:44
Man, I got the callback from the mother, and that callback go straight to a voicemail.

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Virginia Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304

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