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NYC professor Shellyne Rodriguez under investigation after chasing Post staffers with machete

NYC professor Shellyne Rodriguez under investigation after chasing Post staffers with machete

by AoCEgWtx4o
May 24, 2023
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The unhinged New York City art professor who held a machete to a Post reporter’s throat after he knocked on her apartment door Tuesday morning is under investigation by the NYPD, according to police. Shellyne Rodriguez could possibly face assault and other charges over the frightening altercation, which began inside her Bronx apartment building before she then chased two Post staffers in the street, according to law enforcement sources. New York Post veteran Reuven Fenton and a photographer visited Rodriguez to inquire about a viral video from earlier this month in which she freaked...

Rabbi who survived machete attack has a unifying message

by rachelmeadows
January 9, 2020
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Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg, leader of Congregation Netzach Yisroel, made his first public comments since the December 28 attack during a celebration on the seventh day of Hanukkah in the hamlet of Monsey. Five people were injured, including his son.Rottenberg said Wednesday his community is still suffering from the attack. He praised a good Samaritan who confronted the suspect and urged people not to politicize the situation. "Although we, the Hasidic people of Rockland and across New York state, may look different, dress differently, speak a different language and chose to educate our children according...

Hanukkah machete suspect indicted in New York on six counts of attempted murder

by rachelmeadows
January 4, 2020
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of going on a machete rampage at the New York-area home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration was indicted on Friday on six counts of attempted murder, up from five counts the suspect was charged with previously. FILE PHOTO: A New York Police Department vehicle parks at Fifth Avenue Synagogue in New York, U.S., December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Jeenah MoonThe indictment also charges Grafton Thomas, 37, with three counts of assault, three counts of attempted assault and two counts of burglary stemming from the Dec. 28...

Fort Myers convenience store robbed with a machete early Tuesday morning

by rachelmeadows
October 30, 2019
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- We are following breaking news out of Fort Myers early Tuesday, where Lee County deputies have cleared a robbery scene at a 7-Eleven store where a suspect was armed with a machete.It happened around 3:15 a.m. at the store on McGregor Boulevard and Pine Ridge Road.We were the first news media on scene.According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, the suspect entered the store holding a machete in one hand and a blue bag in the other. He immediately jumped over the counter and demanded cash from all the registers. Lee...