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Illegal migrants wanted for slashing off-duty NYPD detective found hiding in Massachusetts basement

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Reilly, P., Moore, T., & Marino, J. (2026, October 7). Illegal migrants wanted for slashing off-duty NYPD detective found hiding in Massachusetts basement. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/migrants-wanted-for-slashing-nypd-detective-found-hiding-in-massachusetts-basement/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Patrick Reilly, Tina Moore, Joe Marino

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D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, were arrested while hiding in a basement in Lynn, Massachusetts, after they slashed an off-duty NYPD detective during a failed robbery attempt in the Bronx on Friday. The men, who are from the Dominican Republic and entered the U.S. illegally under the Biden administration, had previously been arrested multiple times but released due to sanctuary city policies. They face attempted murder charges and will be returned to New York City for prosecution.
Written by AI on 2026-10-07, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Friday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m., an off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes, a 10-year veteran assigned to the 44th Precinct, was brutally attacked while clearing out his car trunk on Rochambeau Avenue and East 208th Street in Norwood, Bronx. The suspects, two men believed to be Hispanic from the Dominican Republic named Sneider Mejia (24) and D'Angelo Caraballo (25), approached him on an e-bike and tried to steal his gold chain. During the attack, the duo stabbed Mercedes seven times in the neck and leg before fleeing. He was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries but stable condition.

Despite a massive manhunt, Mejia and Caraballo, who were identified as illegal immigrants wanted by ICE, evaded capture until they were found hiding in a basement in Lynn, Massachusetts. They will face attempted murder charges once returned to New York City.

Written for “Off-duty NYPD Cop Stabbing Attack” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Off-duty NYPD Cop Stabbing Attack
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“The articles describe different incidents: one about the arrest of suspects in a slashing case involving an NYPD detective and another about protests following a shooting incident with an ICE agent.”
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Hedges 5 of 42 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different individuals and events, one involving D'Angelo Caraballo and Sneider Mejia who were arrested in Massachusetts for slashing an off-duty NYPD detective, and the other about Oscar Belgal shot by ICE agents.”
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⚖️ Leans strongly right Hedges 2 of 18 claims Outlet record 66/100
“The articles describe different stages of a single incident: one describes the attack on an NYPD detective in the Bronx, while the other reports on the arrest of the suspects days later in Massachusetts.”
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Patrick Reilly
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🔮 “They probably couldn’t understand what she was saying.”
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Topics

Bronx ICE Massachusetts NYPD the Dominican Republic

Subjects

Biden PERSON · 2× Bronx GPE · 2× ICE ORG · 2× NYPD ORG · 2× D’Angelo Caraballo PERSON · 1× Lynn PERSON · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× Sneider Mejia PERSON · 1× the Dominican Republic GPE · 1× the US Marshals Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

“Both of these suspects were released into the country by the Biden administration, and despite multiple prior arrests in New York, sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE and released them,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07
🔮 D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, both from the Dominican Republic, were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn and taken into custody overnight, according to the NYPD. They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.

Claims (11 extracted, 2 hedged)

The illegal migrants wanted for slashing an off-duty NYPD detective during a botched robbery in the Bronx have been arrested while hiding in a basement in Massachusetts, police said Wednesday. asserted
police → want → Massachusetts
D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, both from the Dominican Republic, were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn and taken into custody overnight, according to the NYPD. They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said. uncertain
department → find → charges
“When individuals commit violent, unprovoked acts against members of law enforcement, there is nowhere they can hide,” said United States Marshal Ricky J. Patel of how the task force “worked around the clock” to track them. asserted
force → commit → them
“We will always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our police officers to hold violent offenders fully accountable.” asserted
offenders → stand → officers
The duo, who had a history of arrests in the Big Apple, pulled up on Detective Jose Mercedes on an e-bike in broad daylight and tried to snatch the cop’s gold chain in the Bronx on Friday afternoon, according to authorities. uncertain
who → have → authorities
Mercedes, who is assigned to The Bronx’s 44th precinct, survived the vicious attack because the blade miraculously missed his vital organs, sources said. asserted
sources → assign → organs
He was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment and was released on Monday. asserted
He → rush → Monday
Authorities identified the attackers Tuesday as a massive manhunt was underway to find them. asserted
manhunt → identify → them
The brazen robbers were caught on surveillance video near the scene of the crime, with the driver, Mejia, seen speeding down the sidewalk and Carabello, the suspected stabber, sitting shirtless behind him. asserted
Carabello → catch → him
Both men entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration and had been arrested for various crimes in Gotham — but released because of soft-on-crime laws and the city’s sanctuary rules preventing local law-enforcement cooperation with ICE. asserted
men → enter → ICE
“Both of these suspects were released into the country by the Biden administration, and despite multiple prior arrests in New York, sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE and released them,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. asserted
Mullin → release → statement
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