Consumer Alert: NYS Consumer Protection Division Offers Scam Prevention Tips for First-Time Homebuyers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection announced the release earlier this month of a comprehensive guide which includes important scam prevention tips for first-time homebuyers. The guide aims to help New Yorkers navigate housing scams, which department officials say are a continuously growing risk for consumers. Consumers are given guidance on how to navigate housing scams when renting, buying a first home, protecting their homes, planning a home improvement project or looking for a moving or storage company. Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez said, “Buying a first home is an exciting milestone, but with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who the department says are sought in connection to a Bronx-wide robbery pattern, which includes robberies in both Fordham Heights and Belmont. The first incident took place just south of the Concourse section of The Bronx in the 44th Precinct on Thursday, March 9, at around 7.40 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said the victim, a 39-year old man, was selling merchandise at the intersection of East 153rd Street and River Avenue, when a group of four male individuals stole an item

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached video who are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred on March 23, 2023 at 3600 Bronxwood Avenue in Williamsbridge. Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault (a shooting) that occurred in Williamsbridge last month. Police said that on Thursday, March 23, at around 10.15 p.m., the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said is sought in connection with a groping incident that occurred in transit in the Van Nest neighborhood. Police said that on Friday, April 21, at around 10.18 p.m., a 35-year-old female victim was exiting the elevator to the southbound 2/5 train at the Morris Park Avenue and East 180th Street subway station when the suspect, who was unknown to the victim, grabbed her buttocks. He later fled on foot to parts unknown. No physical injuries were reported as a result of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A young woman who was reportedly kidnapped in Brooklyn on Friday, April 21, has been located, police said. Police said that on Friday, April 21, at around 1.45 a.m. an unidentified female victim was kidnapped by an unidentified man at the intersection of Avenue W and Stillwell Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood in the southern part of Brooklyn. They said the man placed the victim into a minivan before fleeing northbound on Stillwell Avenue. They released a photo of the car and appealed to the public for help identifying it. The department later released additional photos of a

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 69-year-old man has been arrested on various charges, including attempted murder, following a shooting in a residential building on East Gun Hill Road in Norwood last weekend, as reported. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 16, at around 3.20 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired inside of 234 East Gun Hill Road on the 3rd floor. They said that upon arrival, officers from the 52nd Precinct were informed that a 69-year-old man had exited apartment #3K, pointed a firearm into apartment #3J, stating, “I will kill you” and discharged one

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is currently investigating an incident where a slab of concrete was tossed through the living room window of a Pelham Parkway home during the Jewish holiday of Passover. The targeted window had an Israeli flag displayed outside at the time of the incident. Police officials say the incident occurred at 2.45 p.m. on Friday, April 7, at 2121 Matthews Avenue between Lydig Avenue and Pelham Parkway. A police official said, “There is a complaint report on file for criminal mischief within the confines of the 49th Precinct.” The official continued, “The report states

By DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said three mosques in the Northwest Bronx were robbed or broken into in March as millions of Muslims around the world began to observe the holy month of Ramadan. One of the mosques was robbed twice. According to NYPD officials, the latest incident was reported on Monday, March 27, at the Bronx Muslim Center located at 2531 Davidson Avenue in Fordham Manor. On Monday, April 3, a police source told Norwood News, “There were two burglaries at that location.” Regarding the incident on March 27, the official said, “An unknown individual entered the location through

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their opinions on the best way for City officials to respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis or so-called emotionally disturbed persons (EDPs) who are armed. “I personally feel that instead of just talking to them, I feel like [the police] should just tase them, like detain them first. I feel like you can’t talk to a person with mental illness because you need to put them in a mental illness facility or a hospital… If you have mental illness, you shouldn’t be put in jail because they won’t learn anything, and

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Crime

Group Sought for Targeting Teens in Bronx-wide Armed Robbery Pattern

Williamsbridge: Two Sought following Shooting of Two Others

Van Nest: Man Sought after Woman is Groped at Subway Station

UPDATE Young Woman Reported Kidnapped in Brooklyn Located, Incident Deemed “Not a Crime”

Norwood: Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in East Gun Hill Road Building Shooting

Pelham Parkway: Brick Tossed Through Window during Passover, Israeli Independence Day Marked

Three Mosque Break-Ins Reported in The Bronx During Ramadan

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Best Way for the City to Respond to EDPs Who Are Armed