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NYPD: Off-duty New York school security officer arrested

Police car with sirens of the New York Police Department, parked or moving on the streets of New York near Union Square Park in Manhattan, New York City in the United States of America. (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Police say a security guard at a Manhattan school was arrested Friday morning.

Sylvia Brown, 54, was taken into custody shortly before 12 noon


The off-duty New York employee was charged with petty theft and illegal possession of stolen goods, authorities report.

The details leading to Brown’s arrest were not immediately clear.

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Dominique Jack is a Brooklyn-based digital content producer with more than five years of experience in news reporting. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here.