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JC Penney

South Passaic
Police & Fire
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD
Shoplifters Fresh Off Heist Busted With Ecstasy, $5K In Merch On Route 23: Wayne PD Police arrested three shoplifters found with more than $5,300 in stolen merchandise after keen-eyed stopped their car on Route 23 last week in Wayne, officials said. Dugleidy Gonzalez-Riera, 28; Yefferson Prieto-Galviz, 23; and Morelis Blanco-Cineros, 41; all of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, were being held in the Passaic County Jail on various theft and drug charges, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. Trouble began around 3:35 p.m. last Valentine's Day when Wayne Officers Harrison Kirby and David Talerico saw the Toyota sedan following another vehicle too…

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by Cecilia Levine
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Montgomery County Mall: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed
Hours-long Standoff At Wheaton Mall Ends With Suspect In Custody; Store To Stay Closed The barricaded suspect who went through an hours-long standoff with police at a Maryland mall has been taken into custody, authorities announced. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday to JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall, where a person barricaded themselves inside the store, which had to be evacuated. For hours, police and SWAT teams swarmed around the store in an attempt to resolve the situation peacefully, and at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, the agency said that the barricaded suspect has been taken into custody. MCPD h…

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by Zak Failla
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
JC Penney Evacuated At Wheaton Mall For Barricaded Person: Police (DEVELOPING) JC Penney Evacuated At Wheaton Mall For Barricaded Person: Police (DEVELOPING)
JC Penney Evacuated At Wheaton Mall For Barricaded Person: Police (Developing) A JC Penney location at a Maryland mall had to be evacuated on Wednesday morning when a man barricaded himself inside the store, police say. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday to the mall in an attempt to peacefully resolve the standoff, and the store was evacuated as a precaution to allow them to manage the incident. MCPD has responded to Wheaton Mall for a barricaded person inside of JC Penney. The store is being evacuated to allow officers to manage the incident. It is contained to the one area and there is no threat to …

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by Zak Failla
Trumbull-Monroe
News
2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say 2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say
2 Teen Girls Busted In Stolen Car At Westfield Trumbull Mall, Police Say Two young Connecticut girls have been arrested for being inside a stolen vehicle at an area mall. The incident took place in Trumbull around Noon on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. Trumbull officers arrested two teenage girls after they were located sitting inside a stolen blue Hyundai Sonata parked by itself in the JC Penney lot, according to Lt. Brian Weir of the Trumbull Police. Both girls, one 14, and the other 15 years old, are from New Haven County in Meriden, and were wearing ankle monitors, Weir said. Trumbull police learned that the vehicle had been reported stol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Woman In Bay Shore JC Penney Seen Him? Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Woman In Bay Shore JC Penney
Seen Him? Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Woman In Bay Shore JC Penney Authorities asked the public for information about a man who is accused of exposing himself to a woman in a Long Island store. A man exposed himself to a woman who was working at JC Penney, located in the Westfield South Shore Mall in Bay Shore, at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported on Monday, Dec. 19. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.  Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Baltimore
Business
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard
Clarks Americas Recalls Women’s Shoes For Potentially Dangerous Chemical Hazard Eight styles of women’s shoes are being recalled across the globe by Clarks due to concerns about toxins inside the product, the retailer announced. The US Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert regarding a recall of approximately 113,000 shoes under the "Breeze" style name that were sold stateside and an additional 10,000 in Canada that pose a potential chemical hazard. "Prolonged and direct contact with the shoes’ upper material can expose the wearer to the chemicals benzidine and/or dimethoxybenzidine, which are toxic and can cause adverse health effects,” accordin…

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Shooting At Lancaster's Park City Center Mall Captured In Horrifying Video Shooting At Lancaster's Park City Center Mall Captured In Horrifying Video
Shooting At Lancaster's Park City Center Mall Captured In Horrifying Video Horrifying video posted to Twitter shows Sunday's active shooter scene at the Park City Mall in Lancaster. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m., injuring three males and one female. Two other females suffered minor injuries while trying to flee the area, police said. Footage posted to Twitter shows a man shooting a victim in front of the Tabarek store before chaos erupted (WARNING: the video below contains disturbing footage). Shooting at our local mall today. pic.twitter.com/zIPT4lYuiD — To The Republic App (@Slider_Blaze) October 17, 2021 The shooting stemmed from an altercatoin b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Suffolk NY
Business
Long Island Mall Sells For Nearly $30M, Report Says Long Island Mall Sells For Nearly $30M, Report Says
Long Island Mall Sells For Nearly $30M, Report Says The Sunrise Mall on Sunrise Highway on Long Island sold for nearly $30 million, a fraction of what it went for when it was previously sold in 2005. Sunrise Mall Holdings LLC, a joint venture led by Manhattan real estate investment trust Urban Edge Properties, paid $29.7 million to purchase the Massapequa mall from Westfield, the company announced this week. The 1.2 million-square-foot mall previously sold for more than $140 million in 2005. The new deal also calls for upwards of $6 million in contingency consideration funds. Key tenants at the mall include Macy’s Sears, and Dicks Sporting…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
Lifestyle
Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good
Another Giant Clothier Falls: These NJ, NY, CT Brooks Brothers Stores Are Closed For Good It was the clothier that dressed 40 presidents, brought us the button-down polo shirt and survived not only the Great Depression and two world wars but also casual Fridays. But like so many other traditional retailers, Brooks Brothers was no match for the coronavirus. The 202-year-old company – considered America's oldest apparel seller -- on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection while announcing that 38 stores that it closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic weren't reopening. The shuttered stores in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut include: The Shops at Riverside, Hackensack; 2381…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ocean
Business
Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores
Tuesday Morning Retailer Struck By Coronavirus Closing 7 NJ Stores Home goods retailer Tuesday Morning is the latest national outlet to seek bankruptcy protection, company officials said. Tuesday Morning's closing is a result of the "immense strain of the COVID-19 pandemic," the Dallas-based retail chain said in a statement.  At least seven Tuesday Morning stores in New Jersey will close as a result of the bankruptcy. The discount home retailer has 11 stores in the Garden State, Tuesday Morning Corp., founded in 1974, said it expects to close about 230 of its 687 stores nationwide. New Jersey stores that will remain closed are in East Hanover, Middl…

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by Jon Craig
Suffolk NY
Business
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria’s Secret will permanently close about 250 stores in the United States and Canada this year, parent company L Brands announced.  Ohio-based L Brands did not detail the closure locations, but there are 1,635 stores nationwide.  L Brands also announced that 51 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada will close this year.  The popular retail chain joins others in announcing permanent store closures in recent weeks including J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JC Penney, Macy's and Pier 1, accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.  L Brands said it is evaluating all …

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by Jon Craig
Mercer
Business
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide
Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Permanently Closing Stores Nationwide Victoria’s Secret will permanently close about 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada this year, parent company L Brands announced.  Ohio-based L Brands did not detail the closure locations, but there are 42 Victoria's Secret stores in New Jersey and 1,000 nationwide.  L Brands also announced that 51 Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada will close this year. There are 10 Bath & Body stores in New Jersey and 1,635 stores nationwide. The popular retail chain joins others in announcing permanent store closures in recent weeks including J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JC Pe…

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by Jon Craig
Warren Hunterdon
News
Owners Of Struggling Philippsburg Mall Want To Sell: Report Owners Of Struggling Philippsburg Mall Want To Sell: Report
Owners Of Struggling Philippsburg Mall Want To Sell: Report An official with the company that owns the Phillipsburg Mall said he and his partners would "ideally" like to sell the property, News 4 New York reported.  The mall, opened in 1985 along Rt. 22 at the Pohatcong-Lopatcong border,, has lost key anchor stores J.C. Penney, Sears and Bon-Ton in recent years. The property's assessed value has dropped by about $5 million since last year, to $24 million.  Kohl's and an antiques store are still located at the mall.  Elliot Nassim, president of Mason Asset Management, said the company was initially going to try to redevelop the site b…

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by Paul Milo
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing $400 Worth Of Women's Clothing From Long Island JC Penney Man Wanted For Stealing $400 Worth Of Women's Clothing From Long Island JC Penney
Man Wanted For Stealing $400 Worth Of Women's Clothing From Long Island JC Penney A man has been accused of petit larceny after stealing merchandise from a Long Island retailer, police say. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are on the lookout for a man, pictured above, who is suspected of stealing female clothing from JC Penney in Bay Shore (1701 Sunrise Highway) on Thursday, Oct. 24 around 2:30 p.m. The merchandise was valued at approximately $400, according to police. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is urged to contact Suffolk County Police. To submit an anonymous tip, call 1-800-2…

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by Valerie Musson
Clarkstown
Business
Lord & Taylor To Close Palisades Center Mall Store Lord & Taylor To Close Palisades Center Mall Store
Lord & Taylor To Close Palisades Center Mall Store The Lord & Taylor store in the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack will close its doors after the holiday season, making it the second large retailer to exit the shopping mecca. The once behemoth luxury retailer has served shoppers at Palisades Center since 1998. The retailer’s departure follows J.C. Penney’s closure in June 2017. Clarkstown Councilman Donald Franchino confirmed the closure of the store, saying the center needs to diversify and become a mixture of retail and entertainment. "The Palisades is Clarkstown's largest taxpayer and our number one tourist attraction," Franchino…

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by Kathy Reakes
Putnam
Police & Fire
Man Caught After Attempted Robbery Of Woman At Mall In Town Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man Caught After Attempted Robbery Of Woman At Mall In Town Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Man Caught After Attempted Robbery Of Woman At Mall In Town Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say .A 24-year-old man was nabbed by police after he allegedly attempted to rob a woman of her purse and shopping bag in a mall parking lot in the Town of Poughkeepsie. According to police, the woman was walking to her vehicle around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, outside of JC Penney's at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, when Ethan J. Awaise, of Los Angeles, approached her and attempted to forcibly take her purse and shopping bag, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. The woman managed to fight off Awaise, who then fled the area. When police arrived the woman was able to provide a descri…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Rockland
Police & Fire
Man Gives Fake ID After Shoplifting At Mall, Police Say Man Gives Fake ID After Shoplifting At Mall, Police Say
Man Gives Fake ID After Shoplifting At Mall, Police Say A 25-year-old man who gave officers a fake name after shoplifting has been charged, police say. Officers with the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department say they received a larceny complaint at J.C. Penney in Galleria Mall (2001 South Road) on Friday, June 28. Further investigation revealed that the suspect, identified as Dominique Hobbs, 25, of Newburgh, had fled the business on foot after stealing clothing, police say. Officers canvassed the area and located Hobbs. He was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit, police say. After processing, police say they determined that Hobbs h…

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by Valerie Musson
Paramus
Real Estate
Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan
Garden State Plaza Reveals Overhaul Plan The Westfield Garden State Plaza that many shoppers have come to know and love could have a very different look. The mall's owners recently revealed a plan to repurpose three vacant spaces at the mall and bring a new downtown to Paramus, according to report by NorthJersey.com and the USA Today Network. A redevelopment of the mall's former J.C. Penney, Uniqlo and freestanding Best Buy will kick off the project as the first phase, the report says. Three acres of green space connecting the mall to the residential building -- to be constructed on a Paramus Road parking lot -- will be one …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus
Business
Last Look Inside Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney; Store Closing Saturday Last Look Inside Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney; Store Closing Saturday
Last Look Inside Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney; Store Closing Saturday J.C. Penney at Westfield's Garden State Plaza was nearly empty Friday evening. Shoppers hoping to snag one last item lingered near the entrances, picking through markdown items on the remaining few racks. J.C. Penney began closing stores across the U.S. in 2014. The store will close Saturday after more than 60 years at the mall.

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk
Business
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees
J.C. Penney To Close More Stores, Lay Off Hundreds Of Employees J.C. Penney says it will close eight stores in 2018, resulting in 480 job cuts. This comes after the department store chain shuttered 140 stores in 2017. The eight stores scheduled for closure this year are: Hampton Village Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Illinois Viking Plaza in Alexandria, Minnesota Washington Park Mall in Bartlesville, Oklahoma Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington Calexico Store in Calexico, California Knox Village Square in Mt. Vernon, Ohio J.C. Penney had announced earlier this week, 600 jobs would …

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by Joe Lombardi
Paramus
Business
Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney Prepares To Close Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney Prepares To Close
Garden State Plaza J.C. Penney Prepares To Close The J.C. Penney at the Garden State Plaza will be closing in the spring, the store announced. The closing date will be Saturday, March 10. J.C. Penney last year announced it would be closing 140 of its stores. Call 201-843-2910 for more.

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by Cecilia Levine