Morris Heights: Search for 21-Year-Old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 21-year-old man reported missing from the Morris Heights section of The Bronx. Police said Jayson Cortez of 1551 University Avenue was last seen at around 10.55 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, leaving his home. He is described as being around 5 feet tall, weighs around 100 pounds, has a thin build, a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms and was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans, and black boots. Anyone with information

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Monday, Dec. 12, that two brothers from the Tremont section of The Bronx who had been reported missing have been found and are “in good condition.” Prior to being located, Jessiah Campell, 15, of East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY, and his 12-year-old brother, Justice Campbell, of the same address had last been seen on Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 a.m., leaving their home. Jessiah was described as male, around 5 feet, 11 inches tall, Black, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair in an Afro style, and prior to being located, had last

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD Bomb Squad has deemed a grenade found in the Edenwald section of The Bronx inert. The incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 9, at around 4 p.m. at 3917 Wilder Avenue. A police spokesperson told Norwood News, “The device was deemed inert and removed to Rodman’s Neck for disposal.” The southern part of Rodman’s Neck is a piece of land and an NYPD designated shooting range, located in the borough, that juts out into Long Island Sound. Asked if the grenade was a toy, as was found to be the case a few days earlier when, as

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car driver crashed into the wall surrounding the Williamsbridge Oval park at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West in Norwood on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10. The FDNY told Norwood News that a motor vehicle accident occurred at 2:07 p.m. at 3400 Wayne Avenue, and that one person at the scene refused medical attention. An ambulance was seen at the corner of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval West shortly after the accident occurred. A CAR IS seen crashed into the wall/fence surrounding the Williamsbridge Oval Park at the junction of Wayne Avenue and Reservoir Oval

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A plaque commemorating Bronx veterans, located at the Bronx Victory Memorial on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park, was photographed on the ground some time before Saturday, Dec. 10. It is unknown if the plaque fell over due to bad weather or if it was purposefully knocked down. As reported, in honor of Veterans’ Day 2022, Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) recently held the first veterans’ flagging event at the Bronx Victory Memorial site, on Nov. 19. In attendance at that event, among others, were Karla Cabrera Carrera, Bronx CB7 assistant district manager, Bronx CB7 Veterans Committee chair,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A murder investigation is underway by the NYPD after a 41-year-old man died following a fatal shooting in Edenwald, police said. On Thursday, Dec. 8, at around 8.09 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an aided, unconscious man inside 1851 Schieffelin Place, Baychester Houses NYCHA complex. The residence falls under Police Service Area 8’s Edenwald satellite base, located at 1165 East 229th Street, which serves New York City Housing Authority developments. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 41-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive with a sustained gunshot wound to the chest, within the 3rd floor hallway,” a police spokesperson

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A fire broke out at Fordham Hill Oval Housing Co-op in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Thursday evening, Dec. 8, FDNY officials said. There were no injuries, they added. According to the FDNY, the alarm was raised at 8.19 p.m. regarding the fire which reportedly broke out in Apt. 12A on the 12th floor of a 15-story building at the multiple dwelling located at 1 Fordham Hill Oval. It was brought under control at 8.53 p.m. It was classified as a 10-77 meaning a high-rise, multiple dwelling fire. Fire department officials said 20 units comprising 78

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD bomb squad responded to a bomb scare in the Williamsbridge Oval in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Thursday morning, Dec. 8, at around 11 a.m. police said. Speaking in Spanish, a resident of 3320 Reservoir Oval East told Norwood News a section of the park in front of her building, located between the park entrance closest to Holt Place and the park entrance closest to Reservoir Place (opposite the skate park), had been cordoned off by police that morning while they investigated the incident. The resident, who declined to be identified, added, that the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery and hit & run incident that occurred in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx. It was reported to police that on Saturday, Oct. 15, at around 11 a.m. in front of 1776 Clay Avenue, a 25-year-old male delivery driver was making a delivery when an unidentified man got into the deliveryman’s running, unoccupied vehicle. The victim attempted to stop the thief from driving away but was struck by the vehicle

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Morris Heights: Search for 21-Year-Old Missing Man

UPDATE Crotona: Brothers Aged 12 and 15 Reported Missing Now Found

Edenwald: Grenade Deemed Inert by NYPD Bomb Squad

Norwood: Car Crashes into Williamsbridge Oval Wall at Reservoir Oval West and Wayne Avenue

Veterans’ Plaque Grounded After 1st Veterans’ Flagging Event Held at Bronx Victory Memorial

UPDATE Edenwald: 41-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot at Baychester Houses NYCHA Development

UPDATE University Heights: “All Hands” Called to Respond to Fire at Fordham Hill Oval, Now Under Control

Norwood: Grenade Found in Williamsbridge Oval Deemed Inert / a Toy by NYPD Bomb Squad

Mt. Hope: Man Sought following Car Theft & Hit & Run Incident