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UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor
Update: State Authorities Leave Review Of Armed Gunman's Shooting By Passaic PD To Prosecutor UPDATE: State authorities signaled their faith Thursday that the wounding of an armed man by a Passaic police officer on Wednesday was what everyone involved agrees was a clean shoot. A mandatory review of the incident that is required of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has been left in the hands of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, the prosecutor herself said on May 11. Officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun in the area of Passaic Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the train station encountered the suspect shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, Passaic Mayor …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive UPDATE: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive
Update: Gunman Shot By Police In Passaic Expected To Survive UPDATE: State authorities signaled their faith Thursday that the wounding of an armed man by a Passaic police officer on Wednesday was what everyone involved agrees was a clean shoot. A mandatory review of the incident that is required of New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has been left in the hands of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, the prosecutor herself said on Thursday, May 11. Officers responding to a call of a man shooting a gun in the area of Passaic Avenue and Lackawanna Place near the train station encountered the suspect shortly before 6:30 p.m. May 10, Pass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In South Jersey: AG Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In South Jersey: AG
Police Involved Shooting Kills Man In South Jersey: AG The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating a police-involved shooting that left one man dead in South Jersey over the weekend. Deptford police responded to a Fox Run Road home for an undisclosed reason after a 9-1-1 call around 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, NJ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. One officer fired his service weapon at 1:22 p.m., wounding one male, authorities said. Emergency personnel rendered aid, but the man was pronounce dead at 1:55 p.m., according to Platkin. This investigation is being conducted pursuant to Attorney General Directive 2019-4, as…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Shot Dead By Cherry Hill Police Officer: AG Man Shot Dead By Cherry Hill Police Officer: AG
Man Shot Dead By Cherry Hill Police Officer: AG A man was shot and killed by a Cherry Hill police officer Tuesday, Oct. 11, state officials said. The State Attorney General's Office released few details, noting only that the incident occurred around 2 p.m. near the  3000 block of Chapel Avenue West in Cherry Hill. This investigation is being conducted by the Integrity Bureau within the Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, as is protocol with all police-involved shootings in New Jersey. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time.

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds
NJ Officers Justified In Shooting PA Man Who Rushed Them With Broken Bottle, Grand Jury Finds UPDATE: Police in South Jersey had no choice but to shoot a Pennsylvania man who rushed at them with a broken bottle, a grand jury has found. Grand jurors had crystal-clear bodycam video of officers alternately imploring and commanding Amir Johnson, 30, to drop the bottle during a late-afternoon standoff in the middle of an Atlantic County highway in August 2020. “We don't wanna do this, man. Stop! Stop!" a Ventnor police officer shouts over and over in the video. “Put it down, bro, we don’t wanna do this,” another officer yells. Johnson, of Wilkes-Barre, keeps coming, however, and is onl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Paterson Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Paterson
Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Paterson Authorities confirmed an overnight police-involved shooting in Paterson on Saturday. They provided few details, however, citing an ongoing investigation of the incident. Police were arresting someone else on a gun possession charge on Garrison Street on the city’s west side shortly before 3:30 a.m. when they heard gunshots, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. “Upon responding to the location of the gunshots, a Paterson [o]fficer encountered an individual,” Valdes said in a brief release. “During the course of that encounter, the Paterson [o]fficer discharged his service iss…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police-Involved Shooting Reported In South Jersey: Prosecutor Police-Involved Shooting Reported In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Police-Involved Shooting Reported In South Jersey: Prosecutor There was a police-involved shooting in South Jersey, authorities said. The shooting occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24 at the Dollar General Store on the 700 block of South New Road in Absecon, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Jalal Whitted allegedly fired a shot inside the store before police arrived, sources told BreakingAC. He reportedly was wounded by police. Jalal WhittedFacebook Per the New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines, the Attorney General’s Office has been notified and members of Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit are on scene…

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by Jon Craig
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Police-Involved Possibly Fatal Shooting Reported In Edison (DEVELOPING) Police-Involved Possibly Fatal Shooting Reported In Edison (DEVELOPING)
Police-Involved Possibly Fatal Shooting Reported In Edison (Developing) There was a police-involved shooting, possibly fatal, in Middlesex County, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The shooting was reported at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12 on Judson Street in Edison, initial reports said. A police officer reportedly fired at a suspect, who died at the scene, according to an unconfirmed report. There were no reports of any injured patrol officers. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office was not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Central Jersey: Developing Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Central Jersey: Developing
Police-Involved Shooting Reported In Central Jersey: Developing There was a police-involved shooting in Central Jersey, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. The shooting occurred about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 on the 1900 block of Ravens Crest Drive in Plainsboro, initial reports said. Plainsboro police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
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AG: 9MM Handgun, Spent Casings Found Near Paterson Man Shot, Killed By City Detective AG: 9MM Handgun, Spent Casings Found Near Paterson Man Shot, Killed By City Detective
AG: 9MM Handgun, Spent Casings Found Near Paterson Man Shot, Killed By City Detective A Facebook video recorded by a civilian was included in recordings released Wednesday by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office as part of a required investigation into the fatal shooting last month of a Paterson man by a city police detective. A 9mm handgun was recovered -- along with nine 9mm shell casings -- near the body of Thelonious McKnight, 25, in a backyard alleyway off East Main Street shortly before 9 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. It all happened in an instant. Storefront and city surveillance cameras shows a group of men hanging out and…

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by Jerry DeMarco