Cops working a second job?

Off-duty officers working OT as security. I worked at a grocery store in Norfolk, VA in college - it had the same thing. And this was 2011-2014, pre-any sort of riots.

I guess target coughs up what Wawa doesn't.

The one on Monument has had some awful murders happen the past few years, perhaps they upped police presence for that?

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-triple-shooting-dead-target-monument-road-city-avenue-20200122.html

https://6abc.com/target-shooting-philadelphia-police-wynnefield-heights-murder-suicide-philly/11209213/

“Extra good”?

They are reimbursed details.

Ok, money relationship I guess

Because bums always trot in bothering people and trying to touch products so they can get it free. That’s why the stores hire officers.

Can they wear the police uniform, badge and use the police cruiser for that off-duty second job? I guess the question is -- is that something on the officer-level or on the police department level

The Target at Synder Plaza has a cop posted there as well

Its on duty. Its within the dept. Its called reimbursable ot. Target pays the dept for it

I see. Make sense

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If by “money” relationship you mean “contractual” relationship, then yes.

What everyone else said, it’s police OT, and they’re at more than just targets.

Target pays the City/PPD for sworn, uniformed, off-duty police officers.

You sound mad that stores have extra security lol

You go to any store up here in Reading and there are 3-5 store employees on the register or whatnot in the late evening. You go to Walmart and there are 20+ people and 5 security with a security truck burning petrol in the lot. Some stores are just different.

purely out of curiosity

If we had a cop in every Wawa in the city would there be any left to be anywhere else?

Petrol? Reading on the M4 or little philly Reading?

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The fact that the city is becoming a crime-filled cesspool didn't give it away?

Are they actually anywhere else? Maybe they are off duty on disability pay.

That's fair. To be honest I used to see far more cops in rural southern Arizona than I do here on a daily basis.

People steal food

Target at Bustleton and Cottman has a cop in a cop car outside all the time.

A neighbor of mine does loss prevention at Target. He told me that they’re not allowed to engage anyone shoplifting anymore, so corporate made contracts with the PPD. He said they just page the cop who’s typically standing by the entrance on a walkie talkie to stop a shoplifter, then the processing gets started right there.

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> 2011-2014, pre-any sort of riots.

Lol

Feel like OP was trying to stick one to major corps here, being able to have extra security due to their resources

Not just the city:

https://morethanthecurve.com/video-of-atvs-boxing-in-a-vehicle-along-germantown-pike-in-plymouth-meeting-and-east-norriton/