Fair 92°
Tag:

Dollar General

News
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG
Dollar General Dinged $1.2 Million For NJ Pricing Violations: State AG Did the item at Dollar General not actually cost $1? The discount retailer chain was forced to pay a fine of $1.2 million after repeatedly engaging in merchandise pricing violations at several stores throughout New Jersey, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Dollar General sold a variety of merchandise that scanned at the register for higher prices than were posted where the merchandise was displayed for sale, Platkin said.  New Jersey's Office of Weights and Measures visited 58 stores between November 2022 and February 2023, and found more than 2,000 instances  in which the p…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Business
Dollar General Celebrating Remodeled Market Stores In North Jersey (UPDATED) Dollar General Celebrating Remodeled Market Stores In North Jersey (UPDATED)
Dollar General Celebrating Remodeled Market Stores In North Jersey (Updated) Get your George Washington's out. Dollar General is opening a new version of its store in Bergen County. The discount retailer announced they are holding two grand opening celebrations for its Dollar General Market  market  in Saddle Brook and North Arlington on Saturday, August 12. The stores were previously Dollar Generals.  The Saddle Brook event will be held at 8 a.m. at 419 Market St. while the North Arlington event will be held at 10 a.m. at 11 River Road Suite 35 at 10 a.m. Each celebration will include $10 gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote ba…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS) Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS)
Ocean Prosecutor Releases Police Cam Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting (Videos) Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer released video footage from multiple body-worn cameras, as well as 911 audio recordings, in connection with a police officer-involved, non-fatal shooting The shooting of Jalial Whitted, 37, of Pleasantville, occurred in Pleasantville, Atlantic County, on May 24, 2022.  The Office of the Attorney General requested that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office undertake an independent investigation of the shooting. Preliminary investigation has revealed that on May 24, 2022, Pleasantville Police received a 911 call at approximately…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say KNOW HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say
Know HIM? Man Snatches Purse, Knocks Woman To Floor At Newark Dollar General, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say knocked a woman to the floor and snatched her purse at a Newark Dollar General store. The suspect — pictured above — knocked a woman to the floor and snatched her at the Dollar General store on Market Street around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, March 14, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a Wednesday release. The suspect then fled west on Market Street and south on Washington Street. The man is described as standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with a dark complexion, police said. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gr…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face
Lakewood Dollar Store Shopper Says He Has Coronavirus, Charged With Spitting In Officer's Face A 26-year-old Lakewood man was arrested Monday after spitting in a police officer's face and resisting arrest at the Dollar General in Jackson, authorities said. Police were called to the store at Manhattan Street Plaza at 6:22 p.m. on a complaint of a disorderly person. A man had removed his face mask and refused a store employee's request to put it back on while purposely touching other customers in the store, Jackson police said in a news statement. The man refused to give police his name, resisted arrest and tried to escape on foot, police said.  The man was captured but refused to…

SHARE

by Jon Craig