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Authorities: Armored Truck Guard Shoots Would-Be Robber From Plainfield, 33, At Wayne Bank Authorities: Armored Truck Guard Shoots Would-Be Robber From Plainfield, 33, At Wayne Bank
Authorities: Armored Truck Guard Shoots Would-Be Robber From Plainfield, 33, At Wayne Bank An armored truck guard shot a would-be robber in the stomach outside a Wayne bank around noon Wednesday, authorities confirmed. The suspect approached one of the armed guards as he was leaving the Bank of America in Plaza Square (commonly known as the ShopRite shopping center) on Hamburg Turnpike and "tried to steal the cash bags he was carrying," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. "A struggle ensued, during which the guard fired one round striking the suspect," the release said. A second guard "remained in the truck whil…

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