Crime

Bedford Park: One Sought for House Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who police say is sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.

Bronx Book Swap Promotes Love for Reading and Beer in The Bronx

By SHERICA DALEY
In a quiet, industrial area located in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, something unexpected took place in mid-December. The Bronx Brewery hosted a Bronx Book Swap event on Dec. 17 in conjunction with Norwood Community Library, a bookworm’s event at no cost. Participants came to donate, swap books, listen to live music with DJ Buddy Lee, and enjoy a cold brew beer. The event was the first such event when books in Spanish and in other languages were made available and sought, and it laid the ground for the “Books & Brews” Book Club which launched in January 2024.

AG Sues Fraudulent Bronx Immigration Lawyers for Scamming Immigrants

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Jan. 22 against Kofi Amankwaa, 69, a Bronx immigration lawyer, and others operating in his Concourse-located office, Sylvester Boateng, Nana Adoma Kontoh, Betty Smith, and Kofi Amankwaa Jr., 37, son of Kofi Amankwaa, for allegedly running an illegal scheme that scammed hundreds of vulnerable immigrants into paying thousands of dollars for fraudulent services that caused many to be deported or have their green card applications denied.

Bronx Former Finance Director of Hawthorne Healthcare Sentenced for Stealing $700K+ from Organization

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney (DA) Miriam E. Rocah announced on Jan. 29 that a Bronx woman was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 25, to an indeterminate term of two to six years in state prison for stealing more than $700,000 from Hudson Valley Community Services (HVCS), a division of Cornerstone Family Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare provider in Hawthorne, NY where the woman was employed as the director of finance. 

Coalition Calls to Eliminate 5-Year Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking Survivors to Press Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Coinciding with Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Northwest Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), a Democrat, was among a coalition of elected officials, advocates, and survivors who joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., on Jan. 18, to call on the New York State legislature to support survivors by eliminating the five-year statute of limitations for sex trafficking and child sex trafficking.