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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
Schools
'Active Attacker' With Knife Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At University Of Virginia 'Active Attacker' With Knife Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At University Of Virginia
'Active Attacker' With Knife Leads To Shelter-In-Place Order At University Of Virginia The University of Virginia faced its second lockdown this week after reports of a knife-wielding attacker near campus, officials said. On Thursday, Feb. 27, UVA Police issued an emergency alert about an active attacker with a knife near 100 Emmet St. S., across from Alumni Hall.  The suspect was initially described as a white man wearing a red hoodie and blue sweatpants. Later updates described him wearing a white T-shirt, blue sweatpants, and white shoes. The alert, posted at 5:03 p.m., advised students and staff to shelter in place, marking the second such incident this week.  …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bar Patron Slashes Woman With Knife In West Chester, Police Say Bar Patron Slashes Woman With Knife In West Chester, Police Say
Bar Patron Slashes Woman With Knife In West Chester, Police Say A Downingtown man is accused of attacking a woman with a knife at a West Chester bar early Sunday morning, Dec. 3, according to authorities.   The victim was inside Kildare's Pub on West Gay Street when 24-year-old Mark Kowalsky pulled out a blade and slashed her across the hand, police said.  He was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and reckless endangerment, said WCPD.  Kowalsky was released after posting 10 percent of his $10,000 bail, court records show. He is scheduled to appear before Judge Marc J. Lieberman f…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police After SEPTA Station Stabbings: Authorities Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police After SEPTA Station Stabbings: Authorities
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police After SEPTA Station Stabbings: Authorities Police shot and wounded an armed man near a SEPTA station Monday night after they said he attacked commuters with knives.  It happened at the Walnut-Locust Station on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line around 8 p.m. on Nov. 27, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  The suspect walked into the station dual-wielding a pair of knives, officials said. The 48-year-old was caught on security camera "randomly slashing at and poking three people," according to police.  One of the victims was a guard for security contractor Extrity, SEPTA said. None of the victims are thought to ha…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police
Thief Attacks Employee With Knife In Allentown: Police A would-be thief is in police custody after authorities said he attacked a dollar store worker with a knife on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23.  Police said 28-year-old Raphael Garcia walked into the Family Dollar at 1401 Allen Street around 2:45 p.m. and tried to steal merchandise.  When an employee confronted him, authorities said Garcia slashed the worker's hand with a knife, causing a "minor laceration."  Garcia was identified using the store's security footage and was arrested on Friday night, Nov. 25, police said. He is charged with possessing an instrument of crime, simple …

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by Mac Bullock