NJ security officer stabbed multiple times www.privateofficer.com

TRENTON NJ Dec 27 2010 — A 24-year-old man who was working security at the M & M Bar on Centre Street was stabbed five times in his back at 8:25 p.m. Christmas Night, police confirmed on Sunday.

According to witnesses, the security guard was escorting an unruly patron from the bar when several other bar patrons began to aggressively approach the security guard, cops said.

A melee erupted and a Hispanic male knifed the security guard in his back during the brawl, cops said.

The guard’s injuries were considered to be non-life-threatening, according to police, who said the guard was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and held for observation. Police didn’t release the name of the victim.

Trenton Police Department detectives were reviewing video surveillance from the bar in an attempt to identify the back-stabber. If you have info, contact the Trenton police confidential tip line at (609) 989-3663.