Crime

UPDATE University Heights: Two Shot on Burnside Avenue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said two people were shot at 13 West Burnside Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx on Friday afternoon, Dec. 15, at 2.22 p.m. Both were removed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition they said. Levulose deli/juice bar/café is located at the address.

Bronx Woman Found Guilty of Laundering Over $2 Million from Victims in Romance Fraud Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx woman, Nadine Jazimne Wade, 30, was found guilty by a jury on four charges relating to money laundering and bank fraud linked to a romance fraud scheme federal prosecutors said on Thursday, Dec. 14. Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said Wade was found guilty following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

Santa Gets a Ride on the 52nd Precinct Holiday Float Around the Local Neighborhood

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES
As is customary each year during the festive season, members of the 52nd Precinct joined Santa Claus as they traveled aboard their usual Holiday Float through some of the neighborhoods that fall within the boundaries of the precinct i.e. Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights on Wednesday, Dec. 6.

Gillibrand Releases New Report on Anti-Gun Trafficking Law

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand unveiled her report analyzing initial successes arising from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA)’s anti-gun trafficking section and mental health funding distribution on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Gillibrand’s first-of-its-kind report found that more than 1,300 illegal guns have been seized and more than 200 defendants have been charged under BSCA’s new gun trafficking statute.