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Machete Attack

Suffolk NY
News
Islandia Man Attacked Mother Of His Children With Machete, Threatened Bystander, Jury Finds Islandia Man Attacked Mother Of His Children With Machete, Threatened Bystander, Jury Finds
Islandia Man Attacked Mother Of His Children With Machete, Threatened Bystander, Jury Finds A Long Island man could face decades in prison for attacking the mother of his children with a machete and threatening a neighbor who tried to intervene. The 50-year-old Islandia man, whose name was not released in order to protect the victim’s identity, was convicted of assault and a dozen other charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, March 6. Prosecutors said the victim first called 911 in March 2022 after spotting the defendant standing outside of her home holding a crowbar and a hunting knife. He immediately began to bang on her window with the crowbar before fleeing when she cal…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford
Police & Fire
Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In Windsor Locks: Police Looking For Footage Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In Windsor Locks: Police Looking For Footage
Man Attacks Victim With Machete During Dispute In Windsor Locks: Police Looking For Footage Authorities are looking for any available footage of an incident involving a 27-year-old man attacking a victim with a machete in a Connecticut driveway. The incident happened in Hartford County on Saturday, Nov. 4 around 12:30 p.m., when a 27-year-old man and a 46-year-old man became involved in a dispute in a Windsor Locks driveway on Suffield Street, according to Windsor Locks Police. During the argument, the suspect grabbed a machete from his vehicle's trunk and violently swung it, threatening the victim with severe bodily injury, police said. The victim then ran back to his car to pro…

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by Ben Crnic
Bucks
Police & Fire
Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Sellersville: Authorities Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Sellersville: Authorities
Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Sellersville: Authorities A Sellersville man is accused of attacking another with a machete and a knife, say Perkasie Borough Police.  Isaiah Mikel Velazquez, 25, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, according to the department.  Police believe Velazquez attacked a man at his Sellersville home sometime after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 9, "following a domestic disturbance." The victim told investigators Velazquez confronted him carrying a machete in one hand and a knife in the other before swinging both blades, cutting and stabbing him.  Perkasie and Pe…

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by Mac Bullock
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested
Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested Three people were taken to the hospital Friday night, July 14, after they were attacked with a machete in Waltham, authorities said.  Police were called to the area of 34 Hammon Street at 6:30 p.m. to reports of a fight. When they arrived, officers saw a man with a deep gash on his head from a machete, Waltham police said.  Two other men had also been slashed during the attack as well. Paramedics took the three men to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  Police arrested two men at the scene and charged them with the attack. Authorities did not release thei…

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended
Machete Attack At Baseball Field: Wanted Bridgeport Man Apprehended A Fairfield County man wanted in a brutal machete attack at a popular baseball field has been captured by authorities. Jilmer Valverde, age 20, of Bridgeport, was apprehended early Monday, June 26, by members of the US Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Bridgeport Violent Crime Task Force, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran. He was wanted for the alarming machete attack of a 26-year-old Bridgeport man on Sunday, May 28, along Waldemere Avenue at the “Diamond 10” baseball field at Seaside Park. Where the victim was found.Bridgeport Police Department "Bridgepor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
High School Baseball Field Machete Attack: Man Critically Injured In Bridgeport High School Baseball Field Machete Attack: Man Critically Injured In Bridgeport
High School Baseball Field Machete Attack: Man Critically Injured In Bridgeport A 26-year-old man is in critical condition after being attacked with a machete at a high school baseball field in Fairfield County. The incident took place on Sunday, June 18 around 8:15 p.m. in Bridgeport at the John F. Kennedy Stadium located on the grounds of Central High School at 1 Lincoln Blvd. When Bridgeport Police Department officers arrived on the scene they found the man suffering from a very large wound to the abdomen.  The victim was taken to an area hospital where he is listed in critical condition, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran with the Bridgeport Police. "The victim was t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ocean
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police
Machete-Wielding Suspects Attack 3 Youths In Lakewood: Police Three youths were attacked by two suspects carrying a machete in Lakewood, authorities said. The attack occurred during a fight on Saturday, June 3 at approximately 10:50 p.m., Lakewood police said. Police received a call from Monmouth Medical southern Campus stating that they had three stab wound victims, police said. The juvenile victims reported that they and the suspects exited their vehicles at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue before a confrontation began. The circumstances leading up to the confrontation are not clear, police said. There was no indication a…

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by Jon Craig
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Man Attacked With Machete In Bridgeport Man Attacked With Machete In Bridgeport
Man Attacked With Machete In Bridgeport A 26-year-old Fairfield County man is reported to be in stable condition with severe lacerations to his head and face after being attacked with a machete. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 8 p.m., Sunday, May 28 at Seaside Park, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. When officers arrived on the scenem they found the Bridgeport resident suffering from a serious physical injury to the face. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he was admitted.   The incident occurred along Waldemere Avenue at the “Diamond 10” baseball field in Seaside Park, Gilleran said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Man Demanding Sex From Women In Silver Spring Park Apprehended For Rape, Robbery: MontCo Police Man Demanding Sex From Women In Silver Spring Park Apprehended For Rape, Robbery: MontCo Police
Man Demanding Sex From Women In Silver Spring Park Apprehended For Rape, Robbery: MontCo Police Two women eating lunch at a popular Montgomery County park were attacked by a machete-wielding man who sexually assaulted one of them, police say. New details have been released by investigators after a scary scene played out on Tuesday, May 16, in the Northwest Branch Trail in Burnt Mills East State Park in Silver Spring as the pair were enjoying a meal. The rape and armed robbery was reported at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Police say that Jose Roberto Hernandez-Penal, 20, approached two women on the trail demandin…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester
Police & Fire
Man Macheted In Head, Back In Worcester Road Rage Incident: Police Man Macheted In Head, Back In Worcester Road Rage Incident: Police
Man Macheted In Head, Back In Worcester Road Rage Incident: Police A Worcester man who didn't like being questioned about his driving habits decided to slice a Worcester driver in the head and back with a machete over the weekend, authorities said.  Ezekial Santiago, age 40, was charged with armed assault to murder and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Worcester police said.  Witnesses said Santiago was tailgating a blue Honda in the area of Millbury and Providence streets just before 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 16. When the Honda driver got out to ask why Santiago was driving so close, Santiago allegedly grabbed the mac…

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by Josh Lanier
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Rear-Ends Victim, Smashes Window In Hanover Collision, Police Say Machete-Wielding Man Rear-Ends Victim, Smashes Window In Hanover Collision, Police Say
Machete-Wielding Man Rear-Ends Victim, Smashes Window In Hanover Collision, Police Say A wan with a machete who had a warrant out for his arrest attacked a young woman during a road-rage incident in Hanover, authorities say. Around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, an Anne Arundel County Police spokesperson said that a 28-year-old victim was rear-ended by the suspect on Arundel Mills Boulevard near Dorchester Boulevard. The suspect reportedly then got out of his vehicle with a machete, approached his victim, and threatened to kill her.  The victim stated that the suspect then struck her driver's side window with the machete, causing it to shatter before he got back in his…

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by Annie DeVoe
Middlesex MA
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said.  The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived.  Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…

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by Josh Lanier
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Man Injures 3 In Machete Attack At Patchogue Store Man Injures 3 In Machete Attack At Patchogue Store
Man Injures 3 In Machete Attack At Patchogue Store A man has been apprehended after police say he injured three people with a machete during an incident at a Long Island sporting goods store. The incident happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 in Patchogue. The incident at DICK’S Sporting Goods, located at 499-64 Sunrise Highway, unfolded after the man inquired about purchasing rifles, Suffolk County Police said. The suspect, identified as Treyvius Tunstall, displayed identification to the employee assisting him but then pulled the identification back and walked away from the counter, accordi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete SEEN HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete
Seen HIM? Newark Man Wanted For Attacking Car Dealer Employee With Machete A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Newark man wanted for attacking a car dealership employee with a machete. The employee of a dealership on the 200 block of 14th Avenue told police that an upset customer cut him on his arm with the Machete around 10:55 a.m. Friday morning, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Troy Stephens, 31, was later identified by police as a suspect, Ambrose said. He was last seen driving a Silver 2012 Dodge RAM Pickup westbound on 14th Avenue. Stephens, whose last known residences are Newark and Hillside, is described as 5' 8” and …

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by Cecilia Levine
North Orange
News
Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack
Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack The man who has been struggling for life since a machete attack at a rabbi's home in the area this past December has died from his injuries. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of Monsey said on Sunday, March 29, that the family had been holding out hope he would improve, but Josef Neuman, 72, died on Sunday. "With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Josef Neuman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #MonseyStabbing while celebrating Chanukah on December 28th," Kahan said on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." Neumann was one of five men attacked with a machete at the h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Ramapo
Police & Fire
Man Attacked With Machete Loses Three Fingers, Suffers Deep Cuts, Police Say Man Attacked With Machete Loses Three Fingers, Suffers Deep Cuts, Police Say
Man Attacked With Machete Loses Three Fingers, Suffers Deep Cuts, Police Say A 25-year-old man attacked with a machete suffered multiple cuts and had three fingers partially amputated. The attack in Ulster County took place at 9:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at a home on Clermont Street in the village of Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.  When police responded to the scene, they found the victim bleeding profusely, having suffered multiple lacerations to his arms and legs, in addition to three partially amputated fingers, Sinagra said. Witness told police that the man had allegedly been attacked by Anthony Cunningham, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley
Man Arraigned For Attacking Girlfriend's Son With Machete In Hudson Valley A 42-year-old Haverstraw man has been indicted for attempted murder and first- and second-degree assault, after getting into a fight with his girlfriend and attacking her son with a machete, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe. Jeremy Barrett was indicted Monday for the April 22, attack which began when Barrett got into a verbal dispute with his girlfriend.  According to the charges, the argument quickly turned physical. When the woman’s son attempted to intervene, the confrontation grew in intensity and moved outdoors, said the DA's office. During the course of th…

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by Kathy Reakes