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Request To Turn Down Music Led To Security Guard's Fatal Stabbing At Area Library, Police Say
A simple request to turn down music led to a savage stabbing that left a 52-year-old library security guard dead.
Sandra Wilson, 52, of Spring Valley, was killed when she asked 25-year-old Blanchard Glaudin, also of Spring Valley, to turn down the music he was playing on his phone, said police.
A minute later, around 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, Glaudin was repeatedly stabbing Wilson on the third floor of the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley as she sat behind her desk with a kitchen knife with a six-inch blade, according to Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
Glaudin…
IDs Released For Suspect, Female Security Guard Killed In Stabbing At Area Library
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A female security guard who was stabbed to death at a Rockland County library and her alleged assailant have both been identified by police.
Sandra Wilson, 52, of Spring Valley, was killed by Blanchard Glaudin, 25, also of Spring Valley, around 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, on the third floor of the Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
Police and emergency personnel descended on the library o…
Road-Rage Driver Enters Plea In 7-Eleven Assault That Killed Mother
A man accused of ramming into a family of eight in front of a 7-Eleven store in Rockland County, killing the pregnant mother, stood in an orange jumpsuit, shackled at the waist as his attorney entered a not guilty plea in court on Friday.
Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Feb. 26, charging him with one count of murder in the second degree and seven counts of attempted murder in the second degree, said Rockland County Acting District Attorney Kevin Gilleece.
On Friday, his attorney, Bruce Klein, entered the not-guilty plea during…
New Charges After Man Plows Into Family, Killing Pregnant Mom In Road-Rage Attack
Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of intentionally driving his car twice into a family of eight, killing the mother, who was reportedly several weeks pregnant.
The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of the store located on North Central Highway in Garnerville, killing 32-year-old Melissa Deloatch, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund.
Witnesses and police said that Mendez had words with one of the adults about smoking in…
