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Woman, 72, fights off knife attack at Rye retirement home

Originally published: August 27, 2012 8:26 AM
Updated: August 27, 2012 1:21 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: The Westchester County bomb squad was

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: The Westchester County bomb squad was called in after a strange bag was found after a 72-year-old Rye woman was attacked in a retirement home. (Aug. 27, 2012) (August 27, 2012 2:16 PM)

A 72-year-old woman at an upscale Rye retirement home fought off a knife-wielding home invader early Monday morning, police told News12.

The woman was treated for bruises and cuts at Greenwich Hospital and released, officials said.

The Westchester County bomb squad was summoned to the woman's fourth-floor apartment when a suspicious parcel was found after the intruder fled. Rye police...

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