Man Nabbed After Attacking Woman, Barricading Himself In New Rochelle Apartment: Police

A 35-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly attacking a woman and barricading himself inside a bedroom in Westchester while holding a weapon, police said.

The incident happened at 30 Eastchester Rd. in New Rochelle, police said.
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Ben Crnic

09/18/2024 12:45 p.m.

The arrest resulted from an incident that began in New Rochelle just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when authorities responded to a dispute at an apartment at 30 Eastchester Rd., according to Captain J. Collins Coyne of the New Rochelle Police Department.

There, the suspect, identified as 35-year-old New Rochelle resident Eduardo Valencia-Maldonado, allegedly struck a woman known to him before shutting himself in a bedroom with a knife, Coyne said.

Officers soon arrived at the apartment and protected those inside. At first, they could not get a response from Valencia-Maldonado, but he eventually surrendered to them without incident and was arrested.

He was later charged with first-degree criminal contempt for violating an order of protection, according to Coyne.

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