A monitored location outside Washington Township police headquarters is meant to limit the chance of an assault or robbery.
If you're conducting business online, Washington Township police are offering a way to make sure the deal doesn't turn bad.
A "safe exchange location" has been set up in the township municipal building parking lot, 211 Route 31 North. Anyone arranging a trade or purchase in person can meet at two spaces marked with a sign and under 24-hour surveillance, according to the department's Facebook page.
Robberies, assaults and thefts have occurred elsewhere in the state during meetings to complete transactions started on various websites, police said in the post, and the monitored location aims to discourage that from happening.
Police in Forks Township also set up an "Internet purchase exchange location" in April for the same purpose.
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