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Mass. Correction Officer Attacked by Inmate at MCI-Shirley – NBC Boston

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Free weights should be removed from maximum and medium security prisons in the Bay State, after a correction officer was “violently assaulted” with gym equipment last week, the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union Executive Board said Tuesday.

Correction Officer Matthew Tidman is on life support after being assaulted by an inmate with a 10-15 pound piece of lead gym equipment last Wednesday at MCI-Shirley, according to the union. The attack was unprovoked, the union said, and happened while the officer was monitoring the gym area. The officer was knocked to the floor, where the inmate allegedly struck him in the head several more times.

The correction officer had to be med flighted to a hospital, after other officers were able to subdue the inmate, the news release said.

The executive board of the union wants the inmate to face prosecution “to the fullest extent of the law to include attempted murder” by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, which the union is pushing to conduct a full investigation of the incident alongside Massachusetts State Police.

Additionally, the union’s executive board wants to see an investigation into how “such a violent criminal” was in a medium security prison. Union leaders also want to see free weights removed from medium and maximum security prisons immediately.

MCI-Shirley is a medium and minimum security prison that holds male inmates.

Tidman’s family has released a statement asking for privacy and thanking everyone for the support they’ve received through the ordeal.

“We are so thankful for the attentive and kindhearted hospital staff working day and night to support Matt, as he remains in critical condition fighting for his life,” the statement read, in part.

“Matt’s correctional officer brothers and sisters have shown how they are a united force who supports their own.
Anyone who knows Matt, knows he is a fighter and will never give up. He is the one to always have your back. Aside from being a character that puts a smile on your face, he is a loving son, brother and uncle.”

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Man With Ax Shot and Killed By Security Guard Outside Chicago Weed Dispensary – NBC Chicago

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A man wielding an ax was shot and killed by a security guard outside of a weed dispensary in Chicago on Labor Day, authorities said.

Police said the incident happened just after 10 a.m. in the 200 block of South Halsted, when a man got into a verbal altercation outside of a business with a 37-year-old man working security.

The man ultimately began swinging an ax at the security guard before striking him in the leg.

“A struggle ensued and the victim fired shots, striking the offender,” police said in a statement.

The man with the ax was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man working security was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, authorities said.

An investigation remained ongoing.

“This morning outside Zen Leaf on Halsted Street, an individual attacked a contracted third party security guard with a weapon outside the dispensary. Both individuals were taken to hospitals with serious injuries,” the dispensary told NBC 5 in a statement.

The dispensary added that it will be closed for the remainder of the holiday as police continued their investigation.

Sources close to the investigation told NBC 5 the ax-wielding man may have been a disgruntled customer.

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Parent Hits School Security Guard in Simsbury: Officials – NBC Connecticut

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A parent at Simsbury High School allegedly struck a school security guard while driving away, according to officials.

Police said they were called to the school anticipating the arrival of a parent that was upset about an incident involving his child.

Officers talked to the parent in the school parking lot and he drove away quickly, hitting the security guard in the process.

Police said they tried to stop the parent, but he fled in a vehicle.

The security guard was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities said there’s no danger to the public.

The incident is under investigation.

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Street Lights Out for Weeks in Roseland, Neighbors Raise Safety Concerns – NBC Chicago

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Senior citizens living on one block in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood assert their street lights have been out for multiple weeks, and they worry the problem will cause a crash or lead to more crime.

For multiple weeks, the 113th block of Wallace Street has looked pitch black at night, except for the glow of some porch lights.

Angela Myrick, who has lived on the block for 25 years, says going out at night is limited, and nighttime visits from others are, too.

“I walked last night, but one house had a gap, you could not see at all,” she stated.

While lights on the 113th block are out, residents say if you go one block over – to the 114th block – street lights there do function. Some residents say they’ve called the city’s 311 hotline so often about the issue, dispatchers know their names.

“I have called so many times, they say, ‘ok, well get to you,’ I say ,’when,'” said resident Joseph Garrett.

“We have exhausted all of our means here, that is why we turned to NBC 5,” stated one resident.

NBC 5 reached out to the city’s Department of Transportation, which is responsible for maintain and repairing street lights, and is still awaiting a response. Ald. Carrie Austin, who represents the city’s 34th Ward, which includes the block, said she has done everything in her power to get the issue resolved.

“This is 35 days it has been going on, but not on our end, it is on 311, it is on the department’s end,” Austin said.

Until the lights are fixed, some residents say they’ll just rely on their porch lights and pray nothing happens.

“Roseland has a reputation, and it is well known, and the city is putting us in jeopardy, and I don’t like [it],” one resident said.

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