On November 6, 2016 at approximately 5:17 am, Lt. Scott Crater was on patrol when he noticed a suspicious vehicle parked behind the Station Center mall; all of the businesses in the mall were closed at that time. Inside the vehicle were Cary Donawa, 22 years old from Jersey City, NJ, and Kareema Davis, 24 years old, also from Jersey City, NJ.

A records check revealed Donawa was wanted on multiple criminal and traffic warrants out of Newark, NJ and Jersey City; total amount of bail was $3,833. Davis was wanted out of Jersey city on a criminal and traffic warrant, total bail was $600. The pair was arrested and later turned over to officers from the Jersey City Police Department.