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Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Long Island Home, Police Say Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Long Island Home, Police Say
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Long Island Home, Police Say A Queens man is accused of breaking into a Long Island home, attacking two women with a knife, and demanding money. The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at an Elmont residence on Waldorf Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Two women, ages 29 and 70, discovered an unknown man inside their home after he entered through a window. The suspect allegedly demanded money and then attacked both women with a knife. During the struggle, both victims sustained lacerations before a 29-year-old male resident intervened and managed to disarm the intruder, police said. The…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police
Man Slashed In Neck During Knife Attack By West Babylon Man In North Amityville: Suffolk Police A knife attack inside a North Amityville home left a man seriously injured on Sunday, Sept. 21, Suffolk County Police announced. Angelo Andrade, 49, of West Babylon, was visiting an acquaintance at 187 Jefferson Ave. when he slashed the 45-year-old man’s neck with a knife at 1:38 p.m., police said. Andrade then threatened another resident with the weapon before fleeing the home, according to police. The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Officers arrested Andrade a short time later. He was charged with …

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by Jillian Pikora
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US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful' US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful'
US Attorney Blasts NY Police Department's Handling Of Knife Attack Near Capitol: 'Disgraceful' US Attorney John Sarcone is slamming the Albany Police Department after he says officers failed to respond when he was chased through the streets of Albany by a knife-wielding man. Sarcone, who leads the Northern District of New York, recounted the harrowing June 17 incident during a press conference Monday, June 23. He criticized the lack of police presence near the Capitol complex—even as the legislature was in session. “I’m appalled that there was no police presence around the Capitol,” Sarcone said. “In fact, Albany Police never even showed up on the scene. You have the US Attorney bein…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…

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by Michael Mashburn