The tear-jerking tale of a retired Ohio cop who feared his beloved K-9 would be auctioned off to a stranger ended with some barking — but no bite. Matthew Hickey was told Monday he could keep Ajax by simply signing-up to be an auxiliary cop in Marietta, Ohio, NBC News reported. “I am prepared to do everything I can so that dog, which I know you love, stays with you,” Police Chief Rodney Hupp said. But as Hickey stood nearby, Hupp reminded the ex-officer that they floated the idea of making him an auxiliary cop before he went public with his complaints about losing Ajax — and before an online campaign to rescue the pooch was launched that has raised $65,000 so far and lots and lots of sympathy. “You could have stopped this train wreck, simply by saying, ‘they’re working on a solution,'” Hupp said.
Police released surveillance video of an armed robbery taking place at a Brooklyn business Tuesday in the hope that the public can help identify the suspects.
The man seen in the video worked with a woman to rob or try to rob three Brooklyn businesses Dec. 27, according to police.
The first incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. at 180 Rockaway Ave., when the suspects walked into the Broadway Junction business, showed a gun and demanded cash from the worker, police said.
Minutes later, at about 5:05 p.m., the male suspect walked into the Metro PCS store at 142 Rockaway Ave., showed a gun and demanded cash, police said. He fled without any money, however.
Later, at about 7:05 p.m., the two suspects entered another Metro PCS store at 455 Sutter Ave. in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, showed a gun and stole cash. The two fled with a safe from the store.
Anyone with information on the suspects or the robberies is asked to contact police at nypdcrimestoppers.com or at 800-577-TIPS.
