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UPDATE: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd UPDATE: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd
Update: Man Shot By Law Enforcement After Threatening Officers With Blow Torch ID'd UPDATE: The man who was shot by law enforcement on Tuesday, following a standoff, has been identified as Zachary Robert Gilbaugh, 38, of Chester County, according to Lancaster Online citing East Earl Township police. Gilbaugh is in critical condition, according to Lancaster County media specialist Sean McBryan. UPDATE: The subject involved in the officer-involved shooting earlier this morning is currently under guard at a local area hospital and believed to be in critical condition. — Sean McBryan (@SeanMcBryanLanc) February 2, 2022 ORIGINAL: A man was shot by law enforcement on Tues…

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by Jillian Pikora
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AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE) AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (UPDATE)
AG: Armed Robber Shot, Killed After Stabbing Officer At Jersey Shore Drugstore (Update) UPDATE: An armed robber who stabbed a Keansburg police officer was shot and killed by police at a local drug store Thursday afternoon, authorities said. Multiple officers fired at the robber at the Keansburg Pharmacy in Keansburg Plaza on Main Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, the attorney general said. His identity was temporarily being withheld. The officer was taken to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Three other officers were hospitalized for evaluations, responders said…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Video Footage Shows Deadly Police Shootout That Killed Gunman In Long Branch Video Footage Shows Deadly Police Shootout That Killed Gunman In Long Branch
Video Footage Shows Deadly Police Shootout That Killed Gunman In Long Branch The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has released video footage of a deadly police shootout that left a gunman dead in Long Branch. Mark D. Walker, 34, of Woodbridge, Va. shot a detective in the leg before barricading himself inside the Chelsea Avenue apartment Nov. 5, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. The incident occurred as the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office was attempting to carry out a search warrant. Several hours later, Walker fled the building with the infant, firing several rounds from a handgun at officers, who returned fire, killing him. …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Suburban Philly Officer Fires Shot Through Car Window Of Driver With Firearm, DA Says Suburban Philly Officer Fires Shot Through Car Window Of Driver With Firearm, DA Says
Suburban Philly Officer Fires Shot Through Car Window Of Driver With Firearm, DA Says A police officer in the Philadelphia suburbs fired a shot through the window of car as the driver attempted to flee during a traffic stop, authorities said. An investigation later identified the driver as Takeshia Landry, of Ohio, who had a colt revolver firearm in her purse, Chester County DA Deborah Ryan said. Landry, 41, was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing and eluding, and related offenses. The trouble began around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, when a uniformed officer in a marked …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff
Chester Man, 34, Critical After East Goshen Police Standoff A 34-year-old Chester County man is in critical condition after being shot in a police standoff Thursday in East Goshen, authorities said. Westtown East Goshen police received a call about a suspect who was having a mental health crisis and had threatened to shoot his mother and sister at a home in the 900 block of Cornwallis Drive, around 6:15 p.m., according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The mother and sister were able to safely flee the house to notify police, District Attorney Deborah Ryan said. During an attempt to communicate with the man, he fired …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania
Authorities Release ID Of Samurai-Sword Wielding Man Shot, Killed By Police In Pennsylvania Authorities have identified a sword-wielding man shot and killed by police Tuesday night as a 27-year-old Pennsburg man. Upper Perk police officers responded to 8th Street and Long Alley after one of Trey Bartholomew's family members called 9-1-1 reporting a man armed with a sword threatening to harm others around 7:40 p.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. A responding officer who arrived with his vehicle lights and sirens activated was charged at by Bartholomew, who was wielding a samurai-type sword, Steele said. Neighbors reported hearing three sh…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine