Updated 6/2/2022: The Police Report came in via FOIA and has been expanded upon below.

As first reported by a 10 year old who was shopping the well-stocked candy section of the the Sunoco on Main Street, a man entered the store on Monday, May 2nd at 6pm and allegedly began knocking things over while employees remained calm and called the Beacon Police, who came an took the man away. A Little Beacon Blog has reached out to the Beacon Police for comment, but has not received a response. A FOIL has been submitted requesting the Police Report.

According to an adult with knowledge of the event, the man appeared to be young, in his 20s, and possibly Hispanic. He was hitting and fighting with himself to the point of bleeding, knocking over displays, and cursing to himself. An employee stood back to be safe, and the Beacon Police were called. The incident was recorded on the store’s surveillance video.

This incident was a week prior to the next major incident at Sunoco that was seen by several people and discussed in social media.

Details According To The Police Report

According to the Police Report CR-00370-22, Blotter/CC 002503 sent to A Little Beacon Blog via FOIA request, the following details were learned:

Officer Tyler Rath was one of the responding officers and wrote the Police Report, which described the scene with the man, later identified as SU Gevork Muradyan, who was wearing a backpack and seemed to be under the influence. According to the report, there as gas station property destroyed and littered throughout the store. An itemized report detailed the items included flare ammunition, spare phone battery, toothbrush t-shirt, and other items.

According to the officer, Muradyan’s face was in ice cream cooler, and he was "writhing around." Officer Garofolo assisted Officer Rath with approaching the man to remove him from the store and place him into handcuffs.

"Muradyan was observed to be bleeding from a laceration on his forehead and was moaning incoherently and not responding when asked by officers to what he had taken.” Muradyan was unable to walk and had to be escorted out of the gas station by officers where his backpack was removed.

When the officers searched Muradyan, they retrieved a loaded flare gun from his right pants pocket. Officers put him into the car, as they stated that he could not put himself into the car "due to his current mental state."

When Muradyan reached police HQ in their marked unit #5, EMS had been called to evaluate him. His vitals were fine, but he still seemed under the influence. When asked what he had taken, he responded "Meow meow."

Officer Rath rode with Muradyan in the ambulance to St. Lukes for further evaluation. Detective Sergeant Jason Johnson and Sergeant O'Connor processed the scene, and Officer Rath retrieved Muradyan's bicycle that was left in the front of the store. The bike was placed into the Beacon Police Department's Evidence Room "for safe keeping."

It was estimated that there was in excess of $1,500 in property damage which included a damaged cash register and gas station property. The officers got statements from the gas station for a future arrest warrent.

In at least the second incident this week involving the Sunoco gas station that A Little Beacon Blog knows about, a woman was chased by a man on Main Street on Friday morning near the Sunoco gas station. According to someone who saw it but does not know exact details, the man was allegedly trying to get the woman into a car. The woman was wearing pink, may have been Puerto Rican, and may have been in her 40s. The person familiar with the incident thought the car may have been hers, and that she and the man pursuing her knew each other. These details have not been confirmed by Beacon Police.

According to one ALBB reader in Instagram comments, “There was a man dragging a woman in the parking lot and she was yelling that he was violating her and didn’t want him to hit her again. I asked her from my car if she needed help and she shook her head. He gave me dirty looks and I bounced because I had my kid with me and she said she didn’t need help.” A very brave thing for a mother to do - shout from her car to increase attention to the situation.

According to a witness, as the man pursued her, the woman ran from him into the Sunoco gas station seeking help. The man grabbed her at the door and threw her back onto the ground, according to a witness. Beacon Police were called and came right away. The man apparently ran away, with police in pursuit.

A Little Beacon Blog has left a voicemail with Detective Johnson of the Beacon Police. Should he respond with details, this article will be updated. ALBB will also submit a FOIL for the Police Report, and is assuming that it will take some time before it is available, if the report remains open during the investigation, as the reports are typically not released to FOIL requests before they are closed.

A Man Arrested On Willow Street

Sidewalk where the man in the tan shirt and black backpack was arrested.

In a possibly unrelated matter but during the same morning, at about 8:45am-ish, a bald man in a tan shirt and black backpack was pursued and arrested on Willow Street, according to witnesses. Just before his arrest, neighbors could hear yelling on Oak Street and Willow Street, where backyards intersect.

Willow Street is behind and a few short blocks away from the Sunoco gas station. Several police officers were at the scene. Some officers searched the area after the man was taken into the police car in handcuffs.

After the man was in the police car, a different person on a bike peddled up to a police officer to give the officer a small black pouch, and left.