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Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
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…

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by Josh Lanier
News
'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG 'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG
'Suspicious Person' Dies In Police Custody In Prince George's County: Maryland AG An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a "suspicious person" died while in the custody of the Prince George's County Police Department on Friday night. At around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 16, officers from the department responded to a 911 call for a questionable person who was knocking on doors in the 10700 block of Lake Arbor Way in Largo, causing concerns for some residents, the Attorney General's Office announced on Saturday. Google Maps street view Upon arrival, an officer found a man in the area, who proceeded to walk onto a nearby lawn and laid down, prompting a call for para…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting
AG ID's Suicidal Man, Officer In Maryland Implicated In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has released new information after a reportedly suicidal man was shot and killed by police in Riverdale Park following a midday standoff with police. Riverdale Park resident Bryan Coupal, 75, was fatally shot by officer Chad Sunday following an armed standoff in the 4700 block of Oglethorpe Street on Sunday, Sept. 19, according to the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General. Sunday has 12 years of law enforcement experience, according to the IID, and has been with the Riverdale Park Police Department for…

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by Zak Failla
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Suicidal Man Killed By Officer In Police-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG Suicidal Man Killed By Officer In Police-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG
Suicidal Man Killed By Officer In Police-Involved Shooting: Maryland AG An allegedly suicidal man was killed by police in Riverdale Park following a midday standoff that ended when he pointed a handgun at officers, according to authorities. The Independent Investigation Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened in Riverdale Park on Monday, Sept. 19. Related story - Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, officers from the Riverdale Park Police Department responded to…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting
Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the officers and victim implicated in the police-involved shooting that happened over the weekend in Anne Arundel County. Harwood resident Anthony Hopkins, Sr., 48, was killed by police investigating a reported violent domestic incident after he allegedly fired gunshots at a cop car and pointed his gun at officers, who returned fire. The involved officers, according to the Attorney General: Cpl. Z. Devers, a 9.5-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department; Cpl. K. Slayton, a 9.5-year v…

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by Zak Failla
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VIDEO: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland VIDEO: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland
Video: Body-Cam Footage Released From Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Maryland Body-worn camera and dashboard footage has been released days after the Harford County State's Attorney's Office announced that no charges would be filed against those involved in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Maryland. In late June, State Attorney Albert Peisinger, Jr. announced that his office is declining to bring charges against the deputies involved in the Harford County shooting death of 53-year-old John Fauver on Saturday, April 23 in Forest Hills. On Thursday, July 7, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General released footage from th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Baltimore County Officers & Victim ID'd In Essex Police-Involved Shooting Baltimore County Officers & Victim ID'd In Essex Police-Involved Shooting
Baltimore County Officers & Victim ID'd In Essex Police-Involved Shooting The names of the officers, and the man they shot, in a police-involved shooting in Baltimore County this week have been released by the Maryland Attorney General.  The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Ralph Picarello III of Essex. The officers have been identified as Officers D. Manning and E. Pellegrino. Manning has been with the department for 1.5 years and Pellegrino for 11 months, the Attorney General said.  Police responded to call about a physical domestic dispute at a home on Boundbrook Way around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, according to a separate release fro…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Shot By Baltimore County Police Came At Officers With Knives (UPDATE) Man Fatally Shot By Baltimore County Police Came At Officers With Knives (UPDATE)
Man Fatally Shot By Baltimore County Police Came At Officers With Knives (Update) A man was shot and killed by a Baltimore County police officer during what began as a domestic dispute, the Maryland Attorney General said.  Police responded to call about a physical domestic dispute at a home on Boundbrook Way around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, according to a release. The caller told police that a man was throwing objects at family member inside the home. The same man picked up two knives when officers entered the home and tried speaking to him. The man refused orders to put the knives down and moved toward the officers. One officer deployed their taster and two others …

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by David Cifarelli