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GF Mourns Loss Of BF Killed By Police During Car Meet On I-95 GF Mourns Loss Of BF Killed By Police During Car Meet On I-95
GF Mourns Loss Of BF Killed By Police During Car Meet On I-95 Condolences were pouring in for 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr., who was shot and killed by police during a car meetup on I-95 early Sunday, June 4. Allegrini failed to yield to troopers trying to contact him during a car meet on the highway at mile marker 21 near Penn's Landing around 3:25 a.m. Sunday, June 4, Pennsylvania State Police said. The Glen Mills man struck two troopers, prompting one to fire his service weapon. Allegrini was struck by a bullet and pronounced dead at the scene. The involved Troopers sustained minor injuries. Meanwhile, Allegrini's girlfriend, Reagan Hocking, o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Young Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia Young Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia
Young Driver Shot Dead By Police During Illegal Street Racing Event On I-95 In Philadelphia An 18-year-old driver from Delaware County was shot and killed by police trying to control an illegal and dangerous street racing meet-up overnight on I-95 in Philadelphia. Troopers were trying to contact Anthony Allegrini Jr. in a vehicle near mile marker 21 near Penn's Landing around 3:25 a.m. Sunday, June 4, State Police said. ALSO SEE: 'Act Of Racial Profiling:' GF Mourns Loss Of BF Killed By Police During Car Meet On I-95 Allegrini, however, struck two troopers in failing to yield, authorities said. That's when one of the troopers fired his service weapon and struck Allegrin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds
Officers Justified In Downing Gunman In Jersey Shore Shootout, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police in Long Branch were justified in taking out a gunman who wounded a detective, started a fire and then came out shooting while trying to flee with an infant in his arms, a grand jury has found. New Jersey law requires that all civilian deaths involving police be investigated and presented to a grand jury no matter the circumstances. Grand jurors in this case had plenty of evidence supporting the Nov. 6, 2021 shooting death of Mark D. Walker II, 34, of Woodbridge, Virginia, after a nine-hour standoff. A Monmouth County prosecutor's detective was trying to serve a warrant that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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.44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor .44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor
.44 Magnum Recovered From Violent Ex-Con Shot By Passaic Police: Prosecutor UPDATE: A violent ex-con who’d fired several shots into the air from a .44 Magnum was brought down by a Passaic police officer last week after he pointed the powerful pistol at the officer's partner, authorities said. Jason Urban, 42, of Passaic was carrying the revolver made famous by Clint Eastwood’s character in the movie “Dirty Harry” when officers responding to a call of shots fired at Lackawanna Place and Passaic Avenue near the city train station found him shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, they said. Urban “fired several rounds from the handgun into the air,” Passaic County Prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified
Ex-Con Shot Dead By Police Following Killings Of Boy, 8, Man In Nearby Home Identified UPDATE: A gunman shot by Newark police following the homicides of a city man and 8-year-old boy earlier this month was identified by authorities as a local ex-con with an extensive criminal record. A basic background search turned up a six-year history of arrests for Everett Rand, 29, of Newark after New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified him on Tuesday, May 16, as the man shot and killed by police two weeks ago. Responding to a 911 call, officers found 27-year-old Newark resident Wyleek Shaw dead and young Zahmire Lopez mortally wounded in a home on Johnson Avenue shortly …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer
Funeral Services Announced For Slain South Jersey Police Officer Funeral services were announced for Deptford Police Officer Robert J. “Bobby” Shisler, 27, who died Sunday, May.7 as a result of a gunshot wound in March. Shisler’s service is scheduled for noon on May 17 at Rowan University’s Pfleeger Concert Hall in Glassboro.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend a pass and reflection from 9 a.m. to noon that day at the same hall at 201 Mullica Hill Road. The burial is private. Shisler is survived by his mother, Tracy; father, Robert; brother, Tyler; and sister, Ashley; grandparents, godparents and others, according to his obituary. The 20…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Officer Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian NJ Officer Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian
NJ Officer Dies Nearly 2 Months After Shootout With Civilian Robert "Bobby" Shisler fought hard for nearly two months. But the Deptford police officer, who was wounded during a shootout with a civilian on March 10, died on Sunday, May 7, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Deptford police officer Robert "Bobby" ShislerGoFundMe photo/NJSPBA "His passing in the line-of-duty illustrates the risks facing law enforcement, and how every day when they put on the uniform, New Jersey’s police officers also put their lives on the line to make their communities safer," the attorney general said.  "I am grateful for the service and sacrifice o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Police Down Gunman After Killing Of City Man, 8-Year-Old Boy: NJ Attorney General Newark Police Down Gunman After Killing Of City Man, 8-Year-Old Boy: NJ Attorney General
Newark Police Down Gunman After Killing Of City Man, 8-Year-Old Boy: NJ Attorney General A mandated review is being conducted of the shooting death by two Newark police officers of an armed man moments after another city man and an 8-year-old boy were slain in a nearby apartment. Officers responding to a call on Johnson Avenue found the adult victim dead and the boy gravely wounded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Thursday. The child was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 9:14 p.m., Platkin said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was taken to Beth Israel Medic…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CHILLING VIDEO: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman CHILLING VIDEO: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman
Chilling Video: Sharp-Shooting Officer Downs Rifle-Wielding NJ Madman Who Threatened Woman Gripping video shows an irate man with a rifle threatening to kill a female homeowner before a steady-nerved local New Jersey police officer takes him down from a distance with a single shot. The fatal encounter from earlier this year plays out in a collection of video -- including one from the hero officer's body cam and another from a surveillance camera pointed directly at the house -- that was released by state Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The video is part of a state-mandated investigation into the police-involved death of Daniel Nevius Sr., 55, of Sicklerville this past January.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions
Hudson Dad Of Middlesex County Man Shot Dead During Domestic Call Questions Officer's Actions A Hudson County man whose son was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a domestic dispute at his Middlesex County home called the incident an "indiscriminate" shooting. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin identified the man killed by an Old Bridge police officer in the Laurence Harbor section of town earlier this week as Luke Mendez, 26. "According to the preliminary investigation, police responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a dispute on Monday, April 24, 2023 at approximately 3:09 p.m. on Woodland Avenue in Laurence Harbor," Platkin said in a statement on Friday, April …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General
Civilian Shot, Killed During Dispute In Old Bridge: NJ Attorney General A civilian was shot and killed by police responding to a dispute call in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge on Monday, authorities said. Officers responded to a 911 call on Woodland Avenue -- a tiny residential street less than a half mile from Cheesequake State Park -- shortly after 3 p.m. April 24, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. An officer shot a civilian who was taken to Old Bridge Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:47 p.m., the attorney general said. " The identity of the decedent and the officer are not being released at this time," Platkin said late Mon…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey
Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Shooting At Officers In South Jersey A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey state prison for firing at two police officers, authorities said. Arthur DiSanto, 42, struck one of the officers with gunfire, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. The shooting occurred on Aug.. 23, 2021. On Jan. 31, 2023, DiSanto pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree attempted murder, for shooting the officers. On Friday, April 14, the court imposed a sentence of 12 1⁄2 years on each first-degree count to run consecutively. DiSanto must also serve two separate five-year terms of paro…

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by Jon Craig