Crime

Op-Ed: A Reckoning Arrives Over Campus Sexual Assaults

By FRANK AUSTIN
The persistence of sexual assault has always relied on an imbalance of power, particularly on college campuses. Whether it’s the violence of the assault, the reliance on public pressure and intimidation to keep victims silent, or the power of universities to manage their reputations, well-funded and well-connected institutions have relied on a lopsided justice system rife with insanely short statutes of limitations, and a culture of shame to protect their interests and silence those who dare speak out and share their story.

Norwood: Annual Open Day Held at 52nd Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY
As is an annual tradition, the 52nd Precinct once again hosted an Open Day over the summer on the stationhouse grounds, located on Webster Avenue in Norwood, to welcome residents and foster police-community relations.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Arrested Husband of Bronx Daycare Center Caretaker Charged with Drug Trafficking Resulting in Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Felix Herrera Garcia, the arrested husband of Grei Mendez, the caretaker of Kingsbridge Heights-based Divino Niño Daycare Center, who has been charged with murder and other drug trafficking offenses following the fatal fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Dominicus at the center on Sept. 15, has been charged with drug trafficking resulting in death in connection with the incident. Three other infants were also poisoned during the same incident but are recovering, as reported.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 40+ Pounds of Fentanyl Seized Six Blocks from Bronx Daycare Center Where Infants OD’d  

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal law enforcement authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 28, that as part of the ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state, and local law enforcement officers recovered over 40 pounds of suspected fentanyl, carrying an estimated street value of $1.5 million in The Bronx on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. They said the latest seizure took place six blocks away from Divino Niño Daycare Center at 2707 Morris Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights, where one-year old Nicholas Dominici experienced fentanyl exposure and later died on Friday, Sept. 15. Three other infants were also hospitalized as a result of being exposed to fentanyl at the same daycare center and are now recovering, as reported.

Weapon, Cocaine Seized & Five Arrested in 2nd Round of Business Raids Across A.D. 80

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Cocaine and a weapon were seized and five people were arrested following a second round of targeted raids by law enforcement of businesses in Assembly District 80 on Monday, Sept. 18. Assemblyman John Zaccaro Jr. (A.D. 80) who, as reported, was sworn into office for the first time in March, said the New York County Sheriff’s office conducted the raids on businesses located along White Plains Road in Pelham Parkway, suspected of illegally selling tobacco and cannabis products.