Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch
Driver Who Gunned Down Berks Security Guard Portrayed In Newly-Released Composite Sketch Authorities have released a composite sketch of a person of interest sought in the deadly shooting of a security guard and his colleague in Berks County, WFMZ reports. Troy A. Rickenbach, 37, of West Reading, and his 43-year-old co-worker were told to keep an eye on vehicles that were parked in the old quarry area on the 200 block of Quarry Road in New Morgan Borough, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troy A. RickenbachGoogle Maps (Satellite View) The pair were approaching a suspicious vehicle when the driver opened fire just after midnight, police said. Rickenbach died, while the other g…

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by Nicole Acosta
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Security Guard Shoots Man Who Tried Grabbing His Gun In Baltimore Security Guard Shoots Man Who Tried Grabbing His Gun In Baltimore
Security Guard Shoots Man Who Tried Grabbing His Gun In Baltimore A security guard shot a man who tried to steal his firearm Saturday, July 30 in Baltimore, police said. The incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. on the 2000 block of Maryland Avenue, BPD said in a news release. After a brief struggle, the security officer gained control of the weapon and fired at the male, who went to a local hospital with a graze wound to his abdomen. Police responded to the hospital and arrested the male. Northern District Shooting detectives have assumed control over the investigation. Anyone with information is urged to contact Northern District detectives, at…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paramus, NJ
News
Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall
Man Hospitalized In Paramus Mall Fall A homeless man was hospitalized after he fell a dozen or so feet from a railing at a mall in Paramus over the weekend, responders said. The victim apparently tried to sit on the railing near the California Pizza Kitchen at the Garden State Plaza when he lost his balance and fell backward before flipping and landing on his feet, then his side, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, they said. The dazed man then got up and began walking away when a security guard, concerned for his safety, convinced him to wait for EMS, responders said. He was alert and conscious when taken to Hackensac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police
Man Who Broke NJ Mall Security Guard's Nose During Shoplifting Incident Sought By Police Newark police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who they say broke a store security guard's nose during a shoplifting incident last week. The guard was working at the Gap Outlet in the 100 block of Market Street on July 27 when a woman walked into the store around 1:15 p.m. and grabbed a bag with items from the storage area, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara When the guard went after the woman, the Black male suspect walked into the store and shoved him to the ground, authorities said. The suspects left the store, but the guard confronted…

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by Nicole Acosta
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant
Security Guard Charged In Dog Attack At NJ Restaurant A 33-year-old security guard whose K9 officer bit a man outside of a New Jersey restaurant has been charged with aggravated assault, authorities said. Steven T. Rudy was working as a private guard during the incident involving a 26-year-old man outside of Adelphia Restaurant in Deptford on July 29, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said. The man, Khalif Hunter, of Burlington City, began yelling at Rudy and other guards after getting up from a curb.  Hunter can be seeing in a 15-second clip posted to Facebook walking off as someone calls Rudy a "white p****y," at which poi…

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by Valerie Musson
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Drunk Hackettstown Man, 41, Acts Belligerent To Nurse, Throws Phone At Patrol Car Police: Drunk Hackettstown Man, 41, Acts Belligerent To Nurse, Throws Phone At Patrol Car
Police: Drunk Hackettstown Man, 41, Acts Belligerent To Nurse, Throws Phone At Patrol Car A 41-year-old Hackettstown man was intoxicated when he became belligerent toward a nurse during treatment of a head injury and threw his phone at a police cruiser, authorities said. The man — whose name was not released — was found intoxicated with a head injury requiring stitches when officers arrived at a home for a welfare check on Jan. 2 around 6 p.m., Mansfield Township Police said. Officers took the man to a local hospital after he refused an ambulance and subsequently became belligerent, cursing at a nurse who started asking him basic questions, police said. The man then threw his p…

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by Valerie Musson
Mahopac, NY
Obituaries
Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire
Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire A beloved high school soccer coach has been identified as the victim of a fatal house fire that broke out over the weekend. The blaze started just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Rockland County on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. The house was fully engulfed in flames when Ramapo Police officers arrived. After extinguishing the blaze, the victim, now identified as Venel Edouard,  was located inside the house. Edouard was a coach and security guard at Spring Valley High School. The school said it will hold a vigil for Edouard on its field at 1 p.m. on Sund…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
News
Westchester City Official Facing Charges For Physical Altercation With Security Guard Westchester City Official Facing Charges For Physical Altercation With Security Guard
Westchester City Official Facing Charges For Physical Altercation With Security Guard A city official is facing charges after an alleged physical altercation in a downtown New Rochelle elevator. City Development Commissioner Luiz Aragon was arrested and charged with second-degree harassment dating back to an incident on Friday, Oct. 25 in Trump Plaza, where he lives. Aragon allegedly was caught on camera shouting at a security guard delivering newspapers. He is scheduled to be arraigned in New Rochelle City Court on Tuesday, Oct. 29. In the video, Aragon can reportedly be seen demanding the security guard get off the elevator, stating that there was one elevator for staff m…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Area Restaurant Has Liquor License Stripped After Viral Video Area Restaurant Has Liquor License Stripped After Viral Video
Area Restaurant Has Liquor License Stripped After Viral Video The criminal investigation into a violent incident at a Poughkeepsie restaurant/bar involving a bouncer and patron that was caught on camera that went viral on social media may be over, but the consequences keep coming for Milo’s Cantina. A police investigation was launched earlier this month, when a video of a bouncer at Milo’s on Main Street went viral after it was captured on a cellphone video by another customer. In the video, the bouncer is seen putting the patron - later identified as Mike Boyce - in a chokehold and kicking him. Police launched an investigation into the incident, whic…

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by Zak Failla