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Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
To fight the recent rise in shoplifting and retail theft, shoppers could see store security employees wearing body-worn cameras to help catch thieves red-handed.
TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Serria, HomeSense, and HomeGoods, said will begin equipping some employees with body-worn cameras similar to those worn by police, the Boston Globe reported. The company started testing the initiative last year.
The company operates nearly 3,400 stores nationwide.
A call to the Framingham, Massachusetts, headquarters of TJX for comment was not immediately r…
Man Drove Nearly Five Times Over Legal Limit During Morning Commute, Mass State Police Say
A 41-year-old man was busted driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike with a blood alcohol content nearly five times the legal limit, State Police said.
State troopers in Middlesex County were called at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 to assist with a motor vehicle stop after an erratic driver of a Chevy Cruze was stopped on Route 90 in Framingham.
Police said that during the stop, it was determined that the driver, Worcester County resident Ryan Carey, of the Town of Douglas, was allegedly intoxicated, showing signs that included speech, bloodshot eyes, and the smell of alcohol …
Covid-19: These 15 'Red' Cities And Towns Pose Highest Infection Risk
More than 50 Massachusetts cities and towns are now considered to be at “high-risk” for spreading COVID-19 infections, according to the most recent state data.
Among the communities where the risk is highest - 8 or more new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, per day - are 15 Western and Central Massachusetts municipalities.
The community with the highest daily incident rate is Marlborough - 19.9 new cases per day per 100,000 and going up.
Though the risk is still high, infections in Amherst, Southborough, Springfield, and Sunderland are decreasing.
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Massachus…