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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
News
Knife Attack Captured On Camera Leads To Conviction: Lancaster DA Knife Attack Captured On Camera Leads To Conviction: Lancaster DA
Knife Attack Captured On Camera Leads To Conviction: Lancaster DA A Salisbury Township man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in state prison for a knife attack in Lancaster captured by Safety Coalition cameras, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Robert Burke, 37, of the 5300 block of Mine Road, was sentenced by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Dec. 26 to two to 10 years after pleading guilty to felony aggravated assault, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office said. Burke was also ordered to pay over $2,400 in restitution for the Feb. 2 attack, during which he slashed the victim with a knife or boxcutter outside a restaurant on the first block …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Trio Accused Of Restaurant Slashing, Assault Arrested: YCRPD Trio Accused Of Restaurant Slashing, Assault Arrested: YCRPD
Trio Accused Of Restaurant Slashing, Assault Arrested: Ycrpd Three men are in custody following an assault at a resort's restaurant, York County Regional Police announce on Thursday, Aug. 29.  Shawntay Handy, 49, T Kwon Banks, 20, and Tyjyre Stern, 18, were arrested on warrants on Tuesday, Aug. 27, the YCRPD explained.  The warrants were issued following an investigation into an assault involving a knife in the restaurant at Heritage Hills Golf Resort located at 2700 Mount Rose Avenue in York Township at 1:27 a.m. on June 1, 2024, as detailed in the release.  "The three victims were attacked from behind and one of the victim…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say
Sex Offender Slashes Woman's Face In Lancaster Street, Police Say A woman was slashed across her face on Wednesday night, Aug. 7, Lancaster City police announced the following day.  Victor Manuel Sanchez, 62, of Lancaster, appeared to be attempting to stab the woman "possibly beat a female with a knife in the 100 block of N. Queen St." around 9:40 p.m., the police stated in the release.  The woman "sustained a slash on her face after Sanchez struck her with the blade of his knife," police said. She was located by the police but her condition was not shared publicly. Sanchez was located and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora