Crime
UPDATE Friends Honor Man Who Died after Being Held in Police Custody
More than two dozen friends of Justin “Gusto” Gidora, 36, gathered at Indian Field in Van Cortlandt Park just after sunset on Saturday, July 22, to remember a good-natured and apparently troubled, young man who died under mysterious circumstances after being held in police custody, as previously reported.
Two Sought in Bronx Armed Robbery Pattern
Fordham Manor: Scooter Driver Sought for Armed Robbery with Knife
Eastchester: Woman, 60, Dragged from Car & Assaulted, Car Robbed
UPDATE Mt. Hope: Three Arrested following Fatal Shooting of One & Injury to Three Others
Rikers Closure Campaigners React to Death of Curtis Davis “7th Person to Die in NYC Jails in 2023”
Campaigners to close Rikers Island shared their reaction to news of the latest announced death at the jail. NYC Department of Correction officials said Curtis Davis, age 44, a detainee at Rikers Island jail, was found unresponsive in his cell in the George R. Vierno Center (GRVC) at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, as reported on Sunday by the NY Daily News.
Vigil to be held for Woodlawn Man who Died after Being Held in Police Custody
Officials have remained tight-lipped after a beloved Woodlawn Heights native died at Lincoln Hospital on July 14 after being held in police custody. Friends of Justin “Gusto” Gidora, 35, are expected to gather on Saturday night, July 22, in Van Cortlandt Park for a candlelight vigil in memory of the young man.
