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ShopRite Cashier Pepper Sprayed: Newark PD

A cashier at ShopRite was pepper sprayed by a 17-year-old in Newark on Thursday May 23, authorities said.

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At 12:20 p.m., the cashier was pepper sprayed following an altercation with the 17-year-old at the ShopRite on Springfield Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The cashier was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment and is in stable condition, Fragé said.

The juvenile was arrested and faces charges of aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and harassment, Fragé said.  

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