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Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel
Video Shows Suspect Slashing One Officer, Shot At By Others In Clifton Hotel WATCH: Surveillance video released Thursday shows an armed suspect slashing a police officer's face with a knife before two colleagues shoot at him as he runs down the hallway of a Clifton hotel. State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal released the video along with others recorded in the Dec. 27, 2020 Clifton police encounter with Antwan Whitlock,, 35, of Union Township at a Route 3 Howard Johnson's. Whitlock, who wasn’t struck by gunfire as he ran down the hallway later stabbed himself in the chest when other SWAT team officers caught up to him, Grewal said. It began when three Clifton o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Fatal Trenton Police Shooting 'Justified' At 2018 Arts Festival, Mercer Prosecutor Says Fatal Trenton Police Shooting 'Justified' At 2018 Arts Festival, Mercer Prosecutor Says
Fatal Trenton Police Shooting 'Justified' At 2018 Arts Festival, Mercer Prosecutor Says A deadly gang-related gun battle involving four Trenton police officers during an arts and music festival was justified, authorities said. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced its findings on Thursday after investigating the fatal June 2018 shooting at the "Art All Night"  festival. The use of force by two detectives and two officers was legally justified, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri concluded. A rowdy crowd of early 1,000 people prompted the all-night festival to shut down early. But about 3:25 a.m., gunfire broke out between gang members, according to news a…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor Reviewing Plainfield Police Use Of Force During Arrest Prosecutor Reviewing Plainfield Police Use Of Force During Arrest
Prosecutor Reviewing Plainfield Police Use Of Force During Arrest Amid heightened sensitivity over law enforcement interactions, the Union County Prosecutor's Office is investigating an officer's use of force during an arrest Wednesday night. Police were arresting an 18-year-old man for an undisclosed offense on the 300 block of Liberty Street Wednesday evening when he sustained the injury, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. The injury required medical attention, which Plainfield police "timely facilitated," Ruotolo said. Officers promptly notified police officials and the Professional Standards Unit within the Union County…

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by Cecilia Levine