Santa Gets a Ride on the 52nd Precinct Holiday Float Around the Local Neighborhood

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

As is customary each year during the festive season, members of the 52nd Precinct joined Santa Claus as they traveled aboard their usual Holiday Float through some of the neighborhoods that fall within the boundaries of the precinct i.e. Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Wakefield: Three Sought for Armed Auto Theft

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted for stealing a car in Wakefield.

Olinville: Two Sought following Stabbing of 40-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in the Olinville section of The Bronx.

UPDATE North Riverdale: 65-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said in the early hours of Thursday, Dec. 14, that a 65-year-old man who had been reported missing on Dec. 13 from North Riverdale has been located and is safe.

Fordham Road Subway Station: Man Sought in Connection to Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is wanted in connection to an assault that occurred inside Fordham Road subway station on Monday, Dec. 11.

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Early Morning Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Several Small Businesses

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A five-alarm fire ripped through several small businesses on W 231st Street in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, almost two month to the day after a separate commercial fire destroyed a row of small businesses in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 10, as reported.

Gillibrand Releases New Report on Anti-Gun Trafficking Law

By SÍLE MOLONEY

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled her report analyzing initial successes arising from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)’s anti-gun trafficking section and mental health funding distribution on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Gillibrand’s first-of-its-kind report found that more than 1,300 illegal guns have been seized and more than 200 defendants have been charged under BSCA’s new gun trafficking statute.

Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Months & One Day for Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Affecting Thousands

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been sentenced to one year and one day for using stolen credit card information to make fraudulent retail purchases around the United States on Tuesday, Dec. 12, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

NJ Man Who Posed as Nurse Charged with Kidnapping & Abusing Two Bronx Women, Among Others

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A New Jersey man has been charged with kidnapping, interstate travel to commit domestic violence, interstate communication of a threat, cyberstalking, and interstate stalking of multiple women, including two women from The Bronx, federal prosecutors said on Monday, Dec. 11.

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Santa Gets a Ride on the 52nd Precinct Holiday Float Around the Local Neighborhood

Wakefield: Three Sought for Armed Auto Theft

Olinville: Two Sought following Stabbing of 40-Year-Old Man

UPDATE North Riverdale: 65-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Located

Fordham Road Subway Station: Man Sought in Connection to Assault

UPDATE Kingsbridge: Early Morning Five-Alarm Fire Rips Through Several Small Businesses

Gillibrand Releases New Report on Anti-Gun Trafficking Law

Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Months & One Day for Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Affecting Thousands

NJ Man Who Posed as Nurse Charged with Kidnapping & Abusing Two Bronx Women, Among Others