Mt. Hope: Police Search for Mom and Missing Baby Girl Amid Custodial Interference Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the female infant, who is reported missing, and her mother who are seen in the attached video and photos. They said the mother is sought in connection with a custodial interference incident.

Bronx Daycare Provider Gets 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation Of Child & Producing Child Pornography

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Silfredo Castillo Martinez, the owner of a former Bronx licensed children’s daycare facility, Lina’s Garden Daycare, located at 3525 Decatur Avenue in Norwood, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, June 27, to 25 years in prison for producing child pornography with a minor victim who was under his watch at the daycare center.

University Heights: Popular Deli, Discount Store Destroyed in Fire

By DAVID GREENE

A fire that broke out inside a popular University Heights deli and that spread to an adjacent 99 Cents store took firefighters more than 90 minutes to extinguish, FDNY officials said. The fire caused a lot of damage to the two businesses, leaving a shell of the one-story structure remaining.

Op-Ed: Wanted: The Grinches Who Stole Pride

By AJ RAMOS

As someone who has spent many an hour, day, and literally years advocating for the Norwood / Bronx LGBTQIA+ community to finally be represented locally, witnessing a group of people film themselves commit a hate crime by destroying the rainbow balloons and decor which decorated a nationally registered historic place, the Williamsbridge Oval during the inaugural Norwood Pride festival this past June 23 was heartbreaking.

Mt. Hope: Police Appeal to Public for Help in Murder Investigation of 50-Year-old Man from Hunts Point

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help gathering information following a fatal stabbing in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.

School Safety Agent Arrested for Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Wednesday in the confines of the 47th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetary.

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Firefighters Injured in Fire at 3071 Villa Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two firefighters were injured responding to a fire in Bedford Park on Wednesday afternoon, FDNY officials said.

Williamsbridge: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Man & Vehicle after Three Men are Shot

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person and vehicle seen in the attached photos, adding that the person is sought in connection with an assault that occurred last week in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx in which three people were shot.

Moped Driver Sought for Cellphone Robbery Pattern Identified Across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who they say is wanted in connection to a robbery pattern identified across the 43rd and 52nd Precincts in The Bronx.

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Mt. Hope: Police Search for Mom and Missing Baby Girl Amid Custodial Interference Incident

Bronx Daycare Provider Gets 25 Years for Sexual Exploitation Of Child & Producing Child Pornography

University Heights: Popular Deli, Discount Store Destroyed in Fire

Op-Ed: Wanted: The Grinches Who Stole Pride

Mt. Hope: Police Appeal to Public for Help in Murder Investigation of 50-Year-old Man from Hunts Point

School Safety Agent Arrested for Assault

UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Firefighters Injured in Fire at 3071 Villa Avenue

Williamsbridge: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Man & Vehicle after Three Men are Shot

Moped Driver Sought for Cellphone Robbery Pattern Identified Across The Bronx