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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
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15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel 15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …

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by Jillian Pikora