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NYPD Crossing Guard Arrested for Domestic Assault, Police Say

By Gustavo Solis | June 3, 2013 12:01pm
 NYPD school crossing guard Mark Beckles, 52, was arrested Monday morning.
NYPD school crossing guard Mark Beckles, 52, was arrested Monday morning.
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BROOKLYN — An NYPD school crossing guard was arrested on domestic assault charges in Brooklyn early Monday morning, police said.

Mark Beckles, 52, was arrested about 2:50 a.m. at his home in the 75th Precinct, which covers East New York, Cypress Hills and Starrett City, police said.

Police charged Beckles with assault and menacing. Further details of the incident were not immediately available.