Crime

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Former and Interim Police Commissioner

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the abrupt departure, as reported, of former Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and the naming, as reported, of Bronxite, Eddie Caban, as interim police commissioner.   “I think cops are bad; I’m not a fan of policing. So, I didn’t think it matters as much if she’s a woman. Like there was still cops coming into our communities. I didn’t see a change with the police on the ground, no. I think there’s still too many of them and they’re still coming in and acting like they own the place, and they don’t. I


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Queens Man Charged for Stabbing Ex-Girlfriend & 9-Year-Old Daughter & Assaulting Teen Daughter

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, July 14, that a Queens man has been charged with attempted murder and other charges for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and their 9-year-old daughter, as well as assaulting their 14-year-old daughter when the girls came to their mother’s aid, after a graduation celebration. The woman’s 6-year-old son watched as the defendant knifed his mother in the head.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant allegedly went to the Bronx home of his ex-girlfriend, with whom he shares three daughters, and allegedly stabbed her. Two of his daughters


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Mt. Hope: Man Sought for Armed Robbery at Snipes Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who police officials say is sought in connection with a commercial robbery that occurred in Mt. Hope.   Police that on Friday, July 7, at around 4.27 p.m., a man entered the Snipes apparel and streetwear store, located at 66 East Burnside and approached a 31-year-old female store employee about making a purchase. “The individual then displayed a handgun and told the employee to place merchandise in a green laundry bag he was carrying,” a police spokesperson said. “The individual removed


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Highbridge: NYPD Launches Murder Investigation after Norwood Man Dies in Apparent Bludgeoning

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 33-year-old resident of Norwood has been murdered in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, police said.   NYPD officials said that on Thursday, June 22, at around 9.03 p.m., cops responded to a 911 call for an aided male/calls for help inside 1165 Shakespeare Avenue in Highbridge.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 33-year-old male in a semi-conscious state within the fifth-floor hallway, with a sustained lactation under his chin,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the aided male to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased on Sunday, June 25, 2023.”


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Residents React to Daylight Shooting of Two Cousins & Two Brothers by St. James Park

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Local residents gave their reaction to Norwood News to a shocking, multiple daylight shooting on East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue in Fordham Manor, beside St. James Park in which scores of people had gathered on Tuesday evening, July 11.   As previously reported, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said during a press conference held at the crime scene on Tuesday night that at around 5.50 p.m. on Tuesday evening, video footage shows two people pull up on East 193rd Street by St. James Park on the scooter, wearing all black and ski masks.   He said the


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Four Shot including Two Kids Three Days after Peace BBQ Held at St. James Park

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has released a video and photo of two suspects and is appealing to the public for help identifying the two shooters who are sought for the drive-by, daylight, multiple shooting of four people, including two young children under the age of 7, on East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue, beside St. James Park, in Fordham Manor on Tuesday evening. All four were reported to be in stable condition on July 11.   During a press conference held at the crime scene on Tuesday evening, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said that the four gunshot victims included a


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University Heights: Further Arrest Made in February Attempted Assault on Two Men

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said they have arrested a 26-year-old man in relation to an attempted assault in University Heights in early February.   As reported, the police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection to the attempted assault.   Police said it was reported to them that on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at approximately 10.22 p.m., three male individuals approached a large group of people in front of 2065 Jerome Avenue, two displayed guns and fired several rounds, striking a 28-year-old man and a


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Fordham Heights: MTA Employee Assaulted in Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is appealing to the public for assistance identifying the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection with an assault on an MTA employee that occurred in a Fordham Heights subway station on July 5, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD.   The NYPD is appealing to the public for assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video who department officials say is sought in connection with an assault on an MTA employee that occurred in Fordham Heights.   Police said that on Wednesday July 5, at around 5.30 a.m., a man


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Bronx Couple Charged with Armed Home Invasion & Violent Assault of Woman in Yorktown

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced on Tuesday, July 11, that a Bronx couple was arraigned on charges relating to a violent, armed home invasion and robbery during which they repeatedly assaulted a woman, an ex-girlfriend of the male defendant, in a Yorktown house during the middle of the night earlier this year in March.   Rocah said in the context of the announcement, “This alleged violent home invasion by a former intimate partner and his accomplice is a stark reminder that domestic violence knows no boundaries and can take many different forms. Our Domestic Violence Bureau is dedicated


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