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Knife Crime

Fairfield
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In Fairfield, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In Fairfield, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Armed Robbery Of Several Other Minors In Fairfield, Police Say A Fairfield County juvenile has been charged with allegedly robbing several others at gunpoint. The incident took place in Fairfield around 8:10 p.m., Sunday, March 17 in the area of New Hampshire Avenue. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, initial reports indicated that several juveniles had been threatened at gunpoint by individuals wearing ski masks who had fled. According to the victims, they were riding their bicycles when they were approached by the suspects. The suspects displayed firearms and a knife while demanding the belongings of the victims,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Threatened With Knife At MBTA Station In Boston: Police 14-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Threatened With Knife At MBTA Station In Boston: Police
14-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Threatened With Knife At MBTA Station In Boston: Police A 14-year-old girl was assaulted and threatened by a knife-wielding young man at Forest Hills station in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, authorities said. The indecent assault happened at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, according to MBTA Transit Police. Related: Four Busted For Red Line Assault That Broke Rider's Nose During Robbery Attempt: DA Officers investigated the incident and arrested a teen male on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Related: Teen Pulls Knife On Boston Rail Line Conductor For 'Talking To (His) Shorty': Police No further details about the assault were immediately availabl…

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by Khier Casino
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Tattooed Man Pulls Knife During Lowell Robbery; Police Asking For Tips Tattooed Man Pulls Knife During Lowell Robbery; Police Asking For Tips
Tattooed Man Pulls Knife During Lowell Robbery; Police Asking For Tips Police are searching for a man who they say robbed someone at knifepoint in downtown Lowell. The armed robbery happened on Nov. 11, according to the Lowell Police Department. The Lowell Police Department is looking to identify this individual related to an armed robbery with a knife that... Posted by Lowell Police Department (Official) on Monday, November 20, 2023 He’s wearing a dark baseball cap, a dark blue fur hood coat, a black messenger bag with a silver and black strap across his chest, black pants, and black shoes with white laces. He has a tattoo on his neck as well.  No furth…

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by Khier Casino
New Haven
Police & Fire
Wanted: Woman At Large After Using Knife To Rob Southbury Stop & Shop Wanted: Woman At Large After Using Knife To Rob Southbury Stop & Shop
Wanted: Woman At Large After Using Knife To Rob Southbury Stop & Shop Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying a woman who allegedly attempted to rob a Stop & Shop with a knife. The incident occurred in New Haven County around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 in Southbury at the store located at 100 Main St. According to the Southbury Police, an investigation determined that the woman wearing a blue jacket and black pants, brandished a knife at store employees during a suspected shoplifting and robbery attempt. The woman fled in a white Kia Forte prior to police arrival.  Anyone with information regarding this inciden…

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by Kathy Reakes
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death
Pleasantville Woman Sentenced In Stabbing Death A 33-year-old woman from Pleasantville was sentenced to a 13-and-a-half-year term in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a fatal stabbing, authorities said. Rollie Ellis was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 24 for aggravated manslaughter, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. An earlier, 20-year term of imprisonment was overturned on appeal when the appellate court ruled her Miranda rights were violated, the prosecutor said. On April 11, 2018, Atlantic City Police found Jennifer Rodriguez unresponsive and bleeding from a wound to the back of her neck i…

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by Jon Craig
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police In Ulster Are Searching For Armed Gas Station Robber Know Him? Police In Ulster Are Searching For Armed Gas Station Robber
Know Him? Police In Ulster Are Searching For Armed Gas Station Robber Police in the Hudson Valley are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a gas station at knifepoint. The incident took place in Ulster County around 1:50 a.m., Monday, March 27 at the Speedway Gas Station located at 416 Route 28 in the town of Ulster. An investigation revealed that a white male suspect possibly in his 50s to 60s, 5-foot-7, wearing a black jacket, grey hooded sweatshirt, dark clothing, and black face mask entered the store, selected merchandise, and proceeded to the checkout counter, said Ulster Police Chief Kyle Beradi. Once at th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich
Police & Fire
New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say
New Update: 67-Year-Old Man Robbed At Greenwich ATM At Knifepoint, Police Say Police are searching for a suspect after a 67-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint at an ATM in Fairfield County. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 127 West Putnam Ave., in Greenwich. Greenwich Police Capt. Mark Zuccerella said that a 67-year-old was using the ATM machine. When he completed his transaction and was attempting to leave the bank's front doors, he was pushed back into the lobby area by a knife-wielding man who demanded the man withdraw additional cash. When the man was unable to withdraw any more money, the man was robbed of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say
Shoplifter Nabbed For Threatening Guard With Knife At Trumbull Mall, Police Say A 41-year-old man was caught on a city bus after allegedly brandishing a knife to aid his escape for shoplifting at the Trumbull Mall. Jonathan Sierra, age 41, was apprehended by Trumbull police on Thursday, March 16. At about 4:00 p.m., the Trumbull police were notified of a robbery involving Sierra who pulled a knife on JCPenney loss prevention officers while they were attempting to detain him for shoplifting from the store, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. JCPenney loss prevention officers spotted Sierra inside the store with an open empty bag and observe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Chester
Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Threatened West Chester Bar Patrons With Knife, Cops Say Know Him? Man Threatened West Chester Bar Patrons With Knife, Cops Say
Know Him? Man Threatened West Chester Bar Patrons With Knife, Cops Say Revelers at a West Chester bar were threatened by a knife-wielding man at closing time on Saturday morning, borough police say.  It happened on the 50 block of North Darlington Street just after 2 a.m., West Chester authorities said on Facebook. The suspect allegedly brandished a blade at guests and staff before leaving the area.  Assistance in identification. WCPD is investigating an incident that took place outside an establishment in the 50... Posted by West Chester Borough Police Department on Saturday, February 25, 2023 Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Officer…

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by Mac Bullock
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting
Officials ID 20-Year-Old Man Killed Cambridge In Officer-Involved Shooting The Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said her office would conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, that left a man dead.  Sayed Faisal, 20, of Cambridge, was identified as the man killed in the shooting after he approached police with a large knife that he had used to harm himself, Ryan said during a late-evening press conference to discuss the investigation.  Cambridge police and paramedics first saw Faisal a little after 1 p.m. when they found him bleeding in an alley on Sidney Street, Ryan said. …

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by Josh Lanier
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife
Maryland Gas Station Clerk Fends Off Tobacco Fiends Wielding Knife Two men wen were arrested after demanding tobacco products and money from a Maryland Gas Station employee at knifepoint over the weekend, authorities say. Richard Thomas Hawkins, 37, and Joseph Eugene Wright, 42, allegedly entered the Citgo Gas Station at 501 Crain Highway South and demanded tobacco and money from the clerk around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, according to Anne Arundel County police. The clerk was able to disarm Hawkins and remove him and Wright from the store before the two suspects ran off.  A responding officer was able to locate both Wright and Hawkins after finding…

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by Annie DeVoe
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
$1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago $1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago
$1M Bail For Quincy Man Accused Of Violently Raping Children Nearly 20 Years Ago A 42-year-old Quincy man accused of violently raping two young girls and an two more adult women at knifepoint nearly 20 years ago pleaded not guilty in a Boston court Tuesday, Sept. 13.  Ivan Cheung is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of rape of a child with force, two charges of aggravated rape of a child with force, and two counts of statutory rape of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge issued a $1 million bail, $250,000 for each rape count. Cheung did not appear in court, but his attorney entered the not guilty plea on his behalf.  Prosecu…

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by Josh Lanier
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Fairfax Police Nab Suspect Who Sexually Assaulted Victim At Knifepoint Fairfax Police Nab Suspect Who Sexually Assaulted Victim At Knifepoint
Fairfax Police Nab Suspect Who Sexually Assaulted Victim At Knifepoint A man is in custody in relation to a Reston sexual assault incident involving a knife, police said.At around 11:50 p.m. on August 21, officers responded to the 2200 block of Lovedale Lane, where they discovered a female victim woke up to a man in her apartment, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The suspect threatened the victim at knifepoint and proceeded to sexually assault her, officials reported. He was described as a thin black male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a mask, and gloves, authorities said. Police have a suspect in custody and will reportedly release more…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Knife Pulled During Fight Over Gas Pump Line In Wappinger, Police Say Knife Pulled During Fight Over Gas Pump Line In Wappinger, Police Say
Knife Pulled During Fight Over Gas Pump Line In Wappinger, Police Say A 23-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly pulling out a knife during a dispute at a gas station in the region. It happened around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27 in Dutchess County. That's when New York State Police troopers were dispatched to the Gulf gas station on Route 9 in Wappinger for a report of a fight in progress with a knife.  Responding troopers took control of the situation and disarmed the suspect with the knife, said state police.  An investigation determined the altercation started over a person allegedly cutting the line at the gasoline pump, police …

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Three Suspects After Roslyn Heights Armed Robbery Police Searching For Three Suspects After Roslyn Heights Armed Robbery
Police Searching For Three Suspects After Roslyn Heights Armed Robbery Police on Long Island are searching for three men who allegedly robbed a man and woman while threatening them with a knife. The incident took place in Roslyn Heights around 12:30 a.m., Friday, July 22. According to detectives, a man and a woman, both 40 years old, were on Hillside Avenue when a black-colored Honda Accord drove up.   Three unknown men exited the car and approached the couple. The driver who was holding a small black knife threatened the victims and demanded their personal property, Nassau County Police said. A second man grabbed the man's right arm and removed t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Boston Common Daylight Stabbing Threatens To Kill Officers Man Arrested For Boston Common Daylight Stabbing Threatens To Kill Officers
Man Arrested For Boston Common Daylight Stabbing Threatens To Kill Officers A Boston man is being held without bail after a daylight stabbing in Boston Common and attacking multiple police officers over the weekend, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. Tjay Carter, age 39, allegedly stabbed another man around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, Hayden said. The victim was found bleeding not too far away on Tremont Street and is expected to survive.  Carter then apparently fled the scene on a bicycle and was later found and arrested near Boylston Street. Officers also found a silver folding knife in Carter's possession, Hayden added.  …

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by David Cifarelli
Mercer
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police KNOW HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police
Know HIM? Unidentified Shoplifter Pulls Knife On Family Dollar Manager: Ewing Police Recognize him? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say pulled a knife on a manager who confronted him for shoplifting from a Family Dollar store in Ewing. The man — pictured above — attempted to shoplift various items from the Princeton Avenue store around 5:20 p.m. on Monday, May 30, Ewing Police said in a release on Wednesday, June 8. When the manager of the store confronted the man, he brandished a black knife and fled, police said. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call Detective Matthew Wherley at 609-882-1313 ext. 5566 or send an ema…

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by Valerie Musson
North Orange
Police & Fire
Teen Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery At City Of Newburgh Dunkin' Donuts Teen Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery At City Of Newburgh Dunkin' Donuts
Teen Nabbed For Knifepoint Robbery At City Of Newburgh Dunkin' Donuts A Hudson Valley teen has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Dunkin' Donuts at knifepoint. It took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh on Saturday, May 7 at the Dunkin' located at 674 Broadway in Newburgh. The 17-year-old teen, who was not identified due to his age, was arrested on Friday, May 13, following an investigation, said the city of Newburgh Police. He was charged with first-degree robbery and released on his own recognizance pending a future court date.

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Westbury Deli A man was arrested on Long Island after allegedly slashing another person with a pocket knife during an altercation inside a deli, police said. In Westbury, police responded to the Express Deli on Union Avenue shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, where there was a report of an assault. According to a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department, Westbury resident Jose Flores Lopez, age 40, got into an altercation with a 48-year-old man inside the deli, during which he allegedly struck him with his hand and then slashed his torso with the knife “causing a severe laceration…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say
Nassau County Detectives Shoot Man Who Threatened Them With Knife In Suffolk, Police Say A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after he threatened detectives with a knife and they shot him, police reported.  The incident happened in Copiague at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, and it involved Nassau County Police detectives, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  Suffolk Police said the detectives were interviewing a 39-year-old man outside of his home on Buchanan Avenue about an incident that happened in Nassau County at an earlier date when the man charged at the detectives and threatened them with the knife. The detectives shot the man, w…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Man Robbed At Knifepoint At Convenience Store In Fairfield County Man Robbed At Knifepoint At Convenience Store In Fairfield County
Man Robbed At Knifepoint At Convenience Store In Fairfield County Police in Fairfield County are investigating after a man was robbed at knifepoint at a gas station on Christmas Day. The robbery happened around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 25, at the Cumberland Farms in Fairfield at 1101 Post Road, said Lieutenant Edward Weihe, of the Fairfield Police.  According to Weihe, the man told officers that he heard someone knock on his passenger side door and assumed it was a friend. The suspect then opened the door and threatened to stab the man if did not hand over his wallet. The victim said he gave the man his wallet with around $100 in cash inside,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Knifepoint Attempted Robbery At Long Island Urgent Care, Police Say A suspect is in custody after a knifepoint attempted robbery at a Long Island Urgent Care facility. Police responded to a call in Great Neck Plaza involving a suspicious person with a weapon on Great Neck Road at around 10:25 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6.  Upon arrival, it was discovered that  Dardu Mihai Vamvu, age 48, of Great Neck, had displayed a knife and did attempt to steal money from two different individuals inside the Urgent Care, Nassau County Police said.  Vamvu fled on foot and was later apprehended by officers, according to police.  There were no injuries reported…

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by Joe Lombardi
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy
Atlantic City Shopkeeper, 66, Dies During Armed Robbery By 12-Year-Old Boy A 66-year-old businessman from Atlantic City collapsed and died when his store was robbed at knifepoint, authorities said.  Mahmood Ansari was robbed at his store by two youths on Thursday night, according to Atlantic City Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner. At 7:41 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to a business in the 1500 block of the Boardwalk in reference to a boy with a knife.  Personnel at the Atlantic City Police Surveillance Center further advised officers that multiple juveniles were damaging the store and assaulting individuals. While attempting to steal items, a 12-year-ol…

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by Jon Craig
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
News
CRIME WAVE: Knife-Wielding Gang Of Bergen Convenience Store Robbers Strikes Again CRIME WAVE: Knife-Wielding Gang Of Bergen Convenience Store Robbers Strikes Again
Crime Wave: Knife-Wielding Gang Of Bergen Convenience Store Robbers Strikes Again A group of knife-wielding thugs who’ve been robbing convenience stores in Bergen County apparently struck again, authorities said. The clerk at the Route 46 7-Eleven clerk in Elmwood Park told police the gang of four robbed the store of $400, 19 packs of Newports and rolling papers shortly after midnight Friday. The clerk said he was on the phone when one of them, brandishing a knife, walked around the counter and demanded he open the register. A similar holdup at a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven less than 48 hours earlier yielded $2,000 in cash, authorities said. SEE: Knife-Wielding Robbers Get …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station
Suspect Nabbed For Robberies At Long Island Liquor Store, Gas Station A suspect has been apprehended following a weeks-long investigation after robberies at a Long Island liquor store and gas station. The suspect entered Spirits Wine and Liquor store on Old Country Road in Hicksville around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6, displayed a knife, and demanded money from the employee behind the counter, Nassau County Police said.  The 53-year-old store clerk handed an undetermined amount of US currency to the suspect, who then exited the store and fled on foot southbound on Broadway, said police. No injuries were reported. Detectives believe the suspect i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers KNOW HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers
Know HIM? Surveillance Tapes Show Masked, Violent Newark Robber Threatening Workers Newark police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say threatened to hurt workers with a knife during a robbery last weekend. The man pictured tried leaving a store on the 100 block of 7th Avenue with items hidden under his clothes last Saturday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The man "used physical force" against employees while threatening them with a knife, Ambrose said. The suspect is described as a man with a medium complexion, medium build, approximately six feet tall, with dark clothing and a white mask on his face. Anyone with infor…

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by Cecilia Levine
North Rockland
Police & Fire
School Resource Officer Injured Taking Knife Away From Student School Resource Officer Injured Taking Knife Away From Student
School Resource Officer Injured Taking Knife Away From Student A community resource officer at the Newburgh Free Academy was injured while disarming a student with a knife on the campus. The incident took place around 10 a.m., Monday, April 8, at the school located at 301 Robinson Ave, Newburgh, when City of Newburgh Police Officer Humberto Perez was assisting school administrators with a parent who was upset, said City of Newburgh Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. During the encounter, Perez noticed the woman's son, a student at the school had what appeared to be a knife concealed in his pants.  When confronted about the knife, he…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Manhunt For 'Possible Violent Offender Armed With Knife' Causes Lockdown In Westchester Manhunt For 'Possible Violent Offender Armed With Knife' Causes Lockdown In Westchester
Manhunt For 'Possible Violent Offender Armed With Knife' Causes Lockdown In Westchester Police are investigating a potentially violent, knife-wielding offender who was spotted near the Mercy College campus, causing a lockdown. Mercy College issued an alert at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, of a "possible violent offender armed with a knife" in the area of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Police could be spotted on the college’s campus as they investigated the report. The incident led to a temporary lockdown at Mercy College’s Dobbs Ferry campus, though police quickly gave the “all-clear” to resume the day normally. It was not immediately clear if there were any victims o…

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by Zak Failla