Search for Man in Connection with Bronx-wide Forcible Touching Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached surveillance video and photos in connection with a Bronx-wide, forcible touching pattern reported in the 42nd, 46th and 52nd precincts. The first incident took place in the 52nd precinct. It was reported to police that on Thursday, April 29, at approximately 10.15 a.m., in front of 2545 Valentine Avenue in Fordham Manor, a 21-year-old woman was walking southbound on Valentine Avenue when the unknown individual, riding a black e-scooter, approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks before fleeing northbound on East Fordham Road

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The parents of an 8-year-old boy from Williamsbridge who died last June have been arrested on murder charges. Police responded to a call from Montefiore North Hospital emergency room regarding the child, who had been brought to the facility by his mother from his Williamsbridge home, on Tuesday, June 1, at around 2.10 p.m. The child was unconscious and unresponsive, with no obvious signs of trauma observed. Joseph Barney, 8, of East 214th Street was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The medical examiner was due to determine the cause of death. There were no initial arrests, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing little girl who lives just outside the border of Fordham Heights on Webster Avenue, in the 48th Precinct. Madyson, Camilo, 7, of 2038 Webster Avenue, Apt#3N in the Bronx was last seen on Tuesday, June 1, at 3 p.m., running away from NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, located at 1400 Pelham Parkway in Morris Park, in the 49th precinct. She is described as female, Black, approximately 4 feet tall, weighs about 50 pounds, has a thin build, medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She was last

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NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca announced on Tuesday, June 1, that teams of DOB enforcement inspectors will be deployed across the five boroughs to perform safety sweeps on “the city’s larger and more complex construction sites,” to ensure they are safe for both workers and the public. DOB officials said that when performing these “zero tolerance” sweeps, DOB inspectors will issue enforcement actions if they observe any safety violations, and will shut down sites if they find serious safety lapses. “Our inspectors and community engagement teams will also be distributing “Worker Alert” safety information

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An off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged with assault in the 49th precinct, which covers Allerton, Morris Park, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester Gardens, and Pelham Gardens. Ashley Samuels-Johnson, 33, an NYPD school safety agent, was charged on Tuesday, June 1, at approximately 6.13 p.m. Samuels-Johnson’s name does not appear in the NYPD’s public records database. A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

Bronx Parents Can Ask Questions of NYC Schools Chancellor During Live Broadcast

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Health and safety, fall 2021 reopening, and the allocation of government funds for education in New York City are some of the current topics of focus for the New York City Department of Education (DOE). BronxNet viewers will have the opportunity to hear directly from New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter as well as their own Bronx neighbors, about ideas, needs and plans concerning these and other educational issues during an upcoming DOE special forum to be broadcast live on BronxNet. The Bronx-specific forum, part of the DOE’s five-borough conversation series, will be broadcast live on June 9,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred in the 52nd precinct, categorized as a reckless endangerment incident. On June 1, at approximately 4.08 a.m., the individuals in question displayed a firearm and discharged it three times in the vicinity of East 194th Street and Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor. No victims were located. Video is attached. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,

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As the Bronx and New York State as a whole continues to see a marked increase in both shootings and shooting victims both year to date, and week on week, a diverse coalition of mayors representing cities and villages throughout the state have sent a joint letter, urging the state legislature to pass what the mayors see as critical gun sense legislation before ending the legislative session ahead of the summer recess. The mayors say the letter dated Tuesday, June 1, comes amidst a statewide surge of deadly gun violence this year in local communities. In the Bronx, according

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Applications are now being accepted, as of June 1, for the New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). According to government sources, the program will provide significant economic relief to help low and moderate-income households at risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability by providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance. There are no immigration status requirements to qualify for the program. New York residents are eligible for ERAP if they meet all of the following criteria: Household gross income is at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). These income limits differ