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Security Officer

Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD
Guard Opens Fire During Attempted Brinks Truck Robbery — 3rd Heist In A Month: Philly PD A Brinks security officer opened fire during a failed armored truck robbery in Northeast Philadelphia, authorities said on Tuesday, July 15. The attempted heist unfolded just before 11:30 a.m. on the 8200 block of Castor Avenue in the city’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Two armed men approached the guard as he was making a delivery and announced a robbery. The guard fired at the suspects, who fled northbound on Castor Avenue in a Nissan, investigators said. Eight shell casings were recovered at the scene, but no injuries were reported. The suspe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Enola-East Pennsboro, PA
Police & Fire
Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police
Patient Bites Hospital Security Officer At Penn State Holy Spirit: Police A woman is accused of biting a security officer at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital in East Pennsboro Township, authorities announced on Monday, April 7. Julia Edythe McCann, 20, of Camp Hill, was charged after the March 4, 2024 incident on North 21st Street, according to East Pennsboro Township Police. The attack happened around 6:30 p.m. when McCann, who was a patient at the hospital, bit a security officer on the wrist, puncturing his skin and causing bleeding, police detailed in a release. McCann admitted to biting the officer, saying she "did not like the way she was touched" while bei…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say
Security Guard Impersonates Police In Gettysburg, PA State Troopers Say A 53-year-old Gettysburg man has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer in New Freedom Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, June 3.  Jason La Barre had a law enforcement badge on his waistband when he confronted 12, 13, and 15-year-old boys at the Sachs Bridge on May 25, as detailed in the PSP release.  When troopers responded at 11:31 a.m. the boys told them he asked if they caught any fish, said something about them being a disturbance, and threatened to detain them, as explained in the release. Barre also asked the kids for their fish…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
News
Two Hurt In DC Shooting At Fort Totten Metro Station Involving Special Police Officer Two Hurt In DC Shooting At Fort Totten Metro Station Involving Special Police Officer
Two Hurt In DC Shooting At Fort Totten Metro Station Involving Special Police Officer A man and teen boy were both shot during an incident at the Fort Totten Metro station late on Thursday night that involved a security officer. Officials said that at approximately 11 p.m. on Thursday, a man and teenage boy were fighting over a gun at the Galloway Street NE station when the gun went off, striking one of them, police said. In response, a special police officer assigned to the station returned fire, hitting the second person. Both were treated at the scene and rushed to area hospitals with critical, possibly life-threatening injuries.  MTPD and @DCPoliceDept on scene of …

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by Zak Failla
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away
Stabbing At CT Train Station Injures 1, Suspect Gets Away One person was seriously injured when they were stabbed at a Connecticut train station by a man who go away. The incident took place in New Haven County around 12 p.m., Sunday, at the Union Avenue train station in New Haven. According to Capt. Rose Dell, of the New Haven Police, officers received a call from a security officer at the train station regarding a man who had been stabbed. When patrol officers arrived they found a victim suffering from multiple stab wounds on the left side of the train station, Dell said. The man was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment. He is …

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by Kathy Reakes
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Shot Outside Federal Court In Philadelphia: Reports Armed Suspect Shot Outside Federal Court In Philadelphia: Reports
Armed Suspect Shot Outside Federal Court In Philadelphia: Reports An armed suspect was shot by a security officer outside of the federal court complex in Philadelphia early Tuesday, Jan. 17, multiple outlets report.  The officer approached an illegally parked mini-van on 7th Street near the James A. Bryne US Courthouse at about 9:30 a.m. to tell the driver to move, US Marshals told reporters. When the man emerged from the vehicle holding multiple "edged weapons" and refused to follow commands, the officer opened fire, authorities said.  The suspect was taken into custody and rushed to a nearby hospital for surgery, reports claim. US Marshals were not imm…

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by Mac Bullock
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Suspected Thief Shot In Face After Attempting To Stab Security Guard With Needle Suspected Thief Shot In Face After Attempting To Stab Security Guard With Needle
Suspected Thief Shot In Face After Attempting To Stab Security Guard With Needle A suspected thief is in critical condition after a Baltimore security officer shot him in the face, authorities say. Investigation reveals that the victim was shot in the face after trying to stab a security officer with a needle following a robbery around 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 21 in the 600 block of Exeter Street, according to Baltimore Police. The victim was observed stealing items from inside of the store and was attempting to leave with the stolen merchandise when the confrontation occurred.  The victim has been transported to a hospital where he is said to be in critical condition…

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by Annie DeVoe
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Security Officer Critical After Gunfire Erupts At Philadelphia's South Street Festival: Reports Security Officer Critical After Gunfire Erupts At Philadelphia's South Street Festival: Reports
Security Officer Critical After Gunfire Erupts At Philadelphia's South Street Festival: Reports A 40-year-old security officer was apparently in critical condition after being shot during Philadelphia's South Street Festival Saturday, Oct. 16. The guard went to break up a fight between a female passenger in an open-air and a festival vendor around 11 p.m. near 7th and South streets, but when the woman got back in the car, the driver — wearing a mask and dark clothing — opened fire, several news outlets say citing police. The guard was struck twice and hospitalized with serious injuries, according to 6abc.  Authorities believe the altercation started about a block away with a gro…

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by Cecilia Levine