Intruder stabs 5 at New York rabbi's home with knife that was 'almost like a broomstick'

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December 29, 2019, 1:39 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.The attack, which took place shortly before 10 p.m., was at a home in Monsey, New York, a predominantly Orthodox Jewish community about 30 miles north of New York City.

An official with the local police department in Ramapo posted on social media that the suspect in the attack had fled the scene but was now in custody. Asked if the intruder had said anything to him when he met him at the door, Kohn said,"He said something but I couldn't hear what he said."

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