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Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating
Man Shot By Police After Pointing BB Gun During Inspection: Philadelphia DA Investigating A 36-year-old man was shot by a Philadelphia police officer after pointing what appeared to be a rifle at authorities during a court-ordered inspection, officials said on Wednesday, March 19. The man, who lives on the 1900 block of Morris Street, was the subject of a visit from a city building inspector and sheriff’s deputies around 11 a.m., authorities said in a release from the Philadelphia Police Department. When deputies knocked and announced their presence, the man came to the door holding what looked like a rifle or long gun, police said. A sheriff's deputy pulled his weapon and order…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Police Officers In Fatal Shooting In Woodbridge: AG Grand Jury Declines To Indict Police Officers In Fatal Shooting In Woodbridge: AG
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Police Officers In Fatal Shooting In Woodbridge: AG Cranford police officers who fatally shot a Perth Amboy man on the Garden State Parkway in December 2023 will not face charges, the state attorney general's office announced Friday, Oct. 25. On Thursday, Dec. 28, officers from the Cranford Police Department were pursuing a stolen vehicle when it crashed in the area of Exit 131 on the Parkway southbound, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  After the crash, the driver of the vehicle, Kevin Harlfinger, exchanged gunfire with Cranford Police Officers Christopher Folinusz and Ryan McSharry, Platkin said. Harlfinger was pronounced d…

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by Sam Barron
Business
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting
Smile, You're On Body Camera: TJ Maxx To Equip Employees To Fight Shoplifting To fight the recent rise in shoplifting and retail theft, shoppers could see store security employees wearing body-worn cameras to help catch thieves red-handed.  TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Serria, HomeSense, and HomeGoods, said will begin equipping some employees with body-worn cameras similar to those worn by police, the Boston Globe reported. The company started testing the initiative last year.  The company operates nearly 3,400 stores nationwide.  A call to the Framingham, Massachusetts, headquarters of TJX for comment was not immediately r…

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by Josh Lanier