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Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him
Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him A Washington Township police officer was justified in shooting an assault suspect who disarmed him while trying to place him under arrest last summer because it was an act of self-protection, authorities said. Washington Township officers responded to a local home on reports of a man beating a female on July 25, 2019, Acting Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release Wednesday. When the officers arrived to the home on the 400 block of Washburn Avenue, they saw a female fitting the description of the woman being assaulted fleeing the scene in an SUV.  While poli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say UPDATE: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say
Update: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man Dead In Secaucus Domestic Incident, Authorities Say What began as a domestic incident at a Secaucus condo Sunday night turned into a shootout with police that left a man dead, authorities said. Following protocol, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said his office was investigation the police-involved shooting death in the 300 block of Sea Isle Key in Harmon Cove. Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli told reporters at the scene that the incident began as a domestic dispute that required a police response around 5:45 p.m. Responders said a subject was barricaded. Local police were joined by a Hudson County SWAT team, Hudson County sheriff’s of…

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by Jerry DeMarco