Two Bronx Men Arrested for Multiple Kidnappings, Carjackings & Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Two Bronx men, Diante Fernandes and Mark Francis, have been arrested in connection with a series of recent carjackings in The Bronx and Yonkers, New York. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York shared the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28, adding that that the two appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on Wednesday and were ordered detained in custody. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Sept. 26 and 27, the defendants, Fernandes and Francis, allegedly carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims in The Bronx and Yonkers.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it has recovered over $191,000 in unpaid wages for 93 employees working at the Buffalo-based company, Magellan Technology/Demand Vape. DOL’s division of labor standards found the employees had been shorted pay owed to them under the State’s “spread of hours law” for service workers, according to the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Typically, an underpayment occurs when minimum wage workers work more than 10 hours, and there is a break longer than 4 hours between shifts. Employers are required to pay one additional hour per day at minimum

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officers from the NYPD’s 49th Precinct are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the three people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a “reckless endangerment” incident (multiple shooting) that occurred in the confines of the 49th Precinct. It was reported to police that on Monday, Sept. 19, at approximately 11.20 p.m., in front of 2825 Olinville Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, three people were involved in a multiple shooting directed at another group. There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. “Reckless endangerment” is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 44-year-old man has been found deceased in the Norwood section of The Bronx. On Monday, Sept. 26, at around 10.22 p.m., police from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an unconscious man inside 16 East 208th Street. “Upon arrival, police observed a 44-year-old male who was unconscious and unresponsive,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the male deceased at the scene. The medical examiner [is] to determine the cause of death.” The deceased has been identified as Adam Perez of Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx. When

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that Jose Gonzalez has been found fit to stand trial for the alleged murder of EMT, Yadira Arroyo. Gonzalez, as reported, had been found unfit for trial on May 26, 2022, to the dismay of Arroyo’s family. In a statement referring to the latest update on the case, Clark said, “When Jose Gonzalez was deemed unfit for trial, we said this was by no means the end of this prosecution. Now, approximately four months later, health professionals at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center have determined him to be no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The two men seen in the attached photo are sought for questioning by the NYPD in connection to a robbery that occurred in the vicinity of Mt. Hope. Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the two individuals or the vehicle. It was reported to police in the 46th Precinct that on Saturday, Sept. 17, at around 1.15 p.m. a 64-year-old male victim was walking at the location in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and Monroe Avenue, when the two unidentified men who were riding on a motorized scooter dismounted and approached him. They allegedly stole his

By DAVID GREENE

With a recently released U.S. government report implicating some individuals in the Saudi Arabian government in having assisted the 9/11 hijackers, this week we asked readers for their thoughts on Trump Golf Links, located in Ferry Point Park in Throggs Neck, hosting a Saudi-sponsored, women’s golf tournament next month in The Bronx. Listed sponsor, Aramco [officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company] is a Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran. “It’s so funny you mention that because I was just watching something on that. What took place was really different because what went down was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced on Thursday, Sept. 22, that Deejay White was sentenced to 21 years in prison for his participation in a May 29, 2019, gunpoint robbery in The Bronx. The incident involved the targeting of more than 150 kilograms of cocaine; his participation in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband, including narcotics and a firearm, into a federal detention facility; and his possession of the firearm while incarcerated. On July 23, 2021, White pled guilty before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel, who imposed the 21-year sentence. In the context

By DAVID GREENE

Bronxites across the borough marked the beginning of a third decade of remembrance of the human toll suffered during the September 11th attacks on America in 2001, earlier this month as the 144 Bronxites who died on the day the world changed forever were fondly recalled and honored. Overseeing her first such event in her current role, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson joined dozens of police officers, firefighters, and court officers in recalling the fateful day and the loss most Americans still feel 21 years later. Once again, a large crowd packed Lou Gehrig Plaza, across from Bronx County