Word: knifepoint
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...rape allegedly occurred on the morning of January 14 when a masked assailant entered a freshman dormitory and raped a woman student at knifepoint. But with the victim's unwillingness to tell police details of the attack, law enforcement officials said that they cannot pursue the investigation, whose integrity relies on her account...
Earlier, at 2:15 a.m. Friday, three men wearing leather jackets attempted to rob a male Dunster House resident at knifepoint in front of Adams House. The victim escaped unharmed, and Harvard Police are "checking around with nearby police departments to see if they have had any similar crimes," said Deputy Police Chief Jack W. Morse...
...thugs. Orange County, home to tens of thousands of Indochinese immigrants, has a severe extortion problem. Hispanic gangs, some of them using identifying tattoos and hand signals, have spread throughout the area. The Mojados (wetbacks) specialize in small-time crime in downtown Los Angeles: pickpocketing and robbing motorists at knifepoint in underground garages. "It's find a buddy and go to Fifth and Hill for an easy hit or two," says Police Sergeant Joe Suarez...
Five women have been attacked at the Arboretum since March 15, in two rapes, an assault, and a stabbing. The most recent incident at the park was the rape of a woman jogger at knifepoint...
...Where the Boys Are, that the singer had eleven million-seller records by the age of 23. When her popularity waned, life became an endless road trip of one-nighters. Then, after a performance in Westbury, N.Y., seven years ago, Francis was raped in her hotel room at knifepoint. She tumbled into a deep and lengthy depression and was unable to perform until last week, when she returned to the same Westbury stage and a standing ovation. Said Francis, 42: "I'm a gutsy girl and once I've done it in Westbury, I can do it anywhere...