Crime & Safety
2 Security Guards Beat Up In East Harlem, Broken Jaw: Police
A security guard had his jaw broken after trying to escort two people out of an East Harlem building, police said.
EAST HARLEM, NY — A pair of security guards in East Harlem got beat up after trying to remove two people from a building, police said over the weekend.
The security guards, 56 and 60, were attempting to remove two people about 4:40 p.m. on May 1 from 120 E. 123rd St., when the trespassers both began throwing punches, police said.
One of the individuals, 17, was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with assault, while the other person ran away and was last seen fleeing down Lexington Avenue, police said.
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The 56-year-old suffered a broken jaw, and the 60-year-old had minor injuries that were treated at the scene, police said.
The person still wanted is a male, between 16 and 19 years old, standing around 5 feet, 10 inches, with a slim build, police said.
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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