University Heights: Search for 15-Year-Old Missing Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from University Heights on Tuesday, March 21. It was reported to police that Lavender Rawlings of 2121 Cedar Avenue, Bronx, NY, was last seen on Monday, March 20, at around 2.30 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, is Black with a dark complexion, has a thin build, black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red winter jacket, black leggings and brown Uggs boots. Anyone with information regarding this missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating a 14-year-old girl from Bedford Park who is reported missing. It was reported to police that Qualaya Daniels of 2681 Marion Avenue, Bronx, NY was last seen on Saturday, March 18, at around 3.24 p.m. leaving her home. She is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds, has a medium complexion, black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and black jeans. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car accident which occurred on Tuesday, March 21, at 40 West 225th Street near the Target store in the Marble Hill section of The Bronx has resulted in the hospitalization of one person. The incident was confirmed by an FDNY spokesperson on Tuesday who said they received a call regarding the collision at 1.36 p.m. Norwood News photographer, Miriam Quiñones, was at the scene of the incident around the time it occurred and said four cars appear to have been involved. She said she understood three had been parked at the time the incident occurred. “A man and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a male victim who was stabbed in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Monday night is not likely to die. No further details were immediately available from the NYPD except that the incident occurred at around 10.30 p.m. on Monday, March 20, at the junction of Webb Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, the location of a Popeye’s restaurant. The FDNY later confirmed that first responders were alerted to the incident at 10.36 p.m. and that one patient was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital. The person’s condition was unknown at the time. Anyone with

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 7,250 units of Chinese-manufactured RELiON InSight Series® lithium batteries, due to “thermal burn and fire hazards,” the commission announced on March 2. Meanwhile, following a number of Bronx and New York City fires caused by lithium-ion batteries, New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined other elected officials on Monday to announce the signing into law of the latest package of City fire legislation regulating the sale of lithium-ion batteries, as well as a new action plan targeted at education around the use of such batteries and the prevention of future fires caused by

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 24-year-old man has died and a 42-year-old man has been hospitalized following a shooting in Wakefield over the weekend. Police said that on Sunday, March 19, at around 11.48 p.m. officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at a deli located at 4702 White Plains Road. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 24-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the torso. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased.” The spokesperson added, “A second

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for a new, 9-story, residential building at 225 Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, as reported by YIMBY. Located at the intersection of Valentine Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, the corner lot is near the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, serviced by the B and D trains. Vilson Lumaj is listed as the owner behind the applications. The proposed 84-foot-tall development will yield 48,480 square feet designated for residential space, according to YIMBY. The building will yield 73 residential units, most likely

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 21-year-old man has died from gunshot wounds and a 22-year-old man who was also shot has been hospitalized following a shooting incident in the Belmont section of The Bronx on Sunday, police said. The NYPD said that on Sunday, March 19, at around 1.48 a.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 311 call regarding multiple people who had been shot in front of 610 East 187th Street. “Upon arrival, there were no victims observed at the location,” a police spokesperson said. “A preliminary investigation led officers to discover two males with gunshots wounds in front

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 34-year-old man reported missing from Fordham Manor. Police from the 52nd Precinct said it was reported to them that Alkali Camara of 2682 Valentine Avenue was last seen at his home on Saturday, March 18, at around 11 a.m. He is described as male, is 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds, has a dark complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. Camara was last seen wearing a black coat and green pants. Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of this missing person is asked