Crime & Safety

Police Investigate Overnight Attack at Retirement Home

A bomb squad unit was called to The Osborn after a report of an intruder.

Police are looking for a man dressed in dark clothing who attacked a woman in her apartment at The Osborn in Rye.

In addition to police from Rye, the investigation team includes the bomb squad from Westchester County Police.

Police said a 72-year-old resident was reportedly attacked and injured at around 2:15 a.m., with the intruder leaving behind a suspicious object in a bag that prompted the call for the bomb squad.

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Rye police said security staff at The Osborn alerted them to the incident this morning. Police said the intruder may have entered the complex at an entrance near a garage.

The incident prompted a temporary evacuation of residents in other nearby units at the complex; residents have been allowed to return home.

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Police said the victim left her bedroom and found a man in a hallway of her apartment. The victim told police the man had a kitchen knife.

Police said the victim was assaulted and was taken to Greenwich (CT) Hospital this morning for treatment of facial injuries.

During the investigation, police said the found a cylindrical object in a bag that was apparently dropped by the intruder. Because of the nature of the object, which had a string attached to it, police said they called in the bomb squad to assist.

Nothing appears to have been stolen in the incident, police said.

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