Crime

UPDATE: One Alleged Gang Member Arrested for PO Assault, Others Sought amid 19 Carjacking & Other Incidents

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Friday night, Aug. 26, they have arrested one young male in connection with an assault on an off-duty police officer that left him with a fractured skull and brain bleeding in the Unionport section of The Bronx earlier this week.   Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, they said Oshawn Logan, 18, of East 169th Street from the Concourse section of The Bronx, was arrested in connection to an assault on Police Officer Mohammed Chowdhury on Olmstead Avenue in Unionport on Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, [Election Day], while he was out jogging. The incident, labeled as Incident


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UPDATE Elections 2022: Aug. 23 Primary Election Night Unofficial Results

By SÍLE MOLONEY, JOSÉ A. GIRALT, EMILY SAWAKED, DAVID GREENE & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
After the polls closed on Tuesday, Aug. 23, on the second of two separate Primary Election Days held in 2022, due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the congressional and State senate races, based on the majority of returned poll site scanners, which cover both early votes and election day votes.   Below are some of the results of the various Bronx races, following a voter turnout described by one Norwood News reporter as “anemic.” Indeed, the situation raises questions not only about voter fatigue, but also about the overall cost to


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Two Scooter Riders Sought in Bronx Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The video shows two suspects sought in connection with a Bronx robbery pattern during one of the incidents which took place on Sunday, Aug. 14, at around 2.58 p.m. at University Avenue and West 180th Street, in University Heights,. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating the two people seen in the attached photos and video who are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery pattern identified in The Bronx, in the boundaries of the 46th and 42nd Precincts.   Police said the first incident took place on Sunday, Aug. 14, at around


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Police Impersonation Robbery in Fordham Manor & Concourse

By SÍLE MOLONEY
VIDEO OF AN alleged police impersonation incident on June 19, 2022 at around 3 a.m. in Fordham Manor. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a group of people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a police impersonation robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor, located in the 52nd Precinct.   They are also requesting help from the public in relation to a similar police impersonation robbery that occurred in the Concourse section of the borough in May.   Police said that on Sunday, June


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Elections 2022: Miguelina Camilo on Education, Small Business Support & Criminal Justice

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote.   The daughter of a small business owner, a lawyer, and a former commissioner at NYC Board of Elections, Miguelina Camilo, initially threw her hat in the ring on Feb. 25, as the Democratic candidate to represent Senate District 34, the district currently represented by State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who announced earlier this year she was running for Congress.   As reported, the Democratic-controlled State legislature redrew and voted on the various electoral districts in New York State in February 2022, following the redistricting


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Inspector General Publishes Investigative Report & Makes Public Letters Sent to Govt. Agencies & Officials

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Offices of the NYS Inspector General published its latest investigative report on Friday, Aug. 19, as well as 21 previously non-public letters arising from investigations undertaken by the office. The letters, which were sent to public officials and agencies regarding allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing, provide information on the ultimate investigative findings by the inspector general.   According to the office, the published documents constitute the remainder of such investigative letters issued in 2013, and continues what was described by the offices as the inspector general’s commitment to providing all such historical letters on a year-by-year basis.   “Today’s


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UPDATE Elections 2022: Rezoning, Development Take Center Stage during Senate District 34 BronxNet Debate

By EMILY SAWAKED & SÍLE MOLONEY
Your poll site may have changed. Check your voting card before you go to vote.   Hosted by BronxNet’s Gary Axelbank, the three candidates in the Democratic primary race who are aiming to fill the seat in redrawn Senate District 34, participated in a debate aired on BronxNet on Aug. 8 to discuss the issues affecting residents in the district, the candidates’ respective policy positions, and if elected, their goals for the district. Zoning and development took center stage.   Christian Amato served as a board member and as a co-chair of the transportation committee on Bronx Community Board 11, and


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UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man, 55, Arrested for Attempted Murder following Assault outside Restaurant

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a 55-year-old man has been arrested following an assault outside a restaurant in Fordham Heights. Police said on Friday, Aug. 12, at around 10.45 p.m., cops responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been assaulted in front of the “Fuego Tipico Restaurant” located at 163 East 188th Street.   A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, responding officers discovered a 52-year-old male victim unconscious and unresponsive on the ground with trauma to his head.”   They said upon further investigation, it was found that the victim exited the restaurant, stopped and observed a group of


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Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Stabbing Passenger in Chest on Subway Platform

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A 25-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the chest in Fordham Manor.   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance video and photos who is sought in connection with the assault which occurred in Fordham Road subway station. Police said on Sunday, Aug. 14, at approximately 9 p.m., the victim, a 25-year-old man, was on the southbound platform of the 4 subway line inside Fordham Road subway station when, after a verbal dispute, an unidentified man took out a knife and stabbed the victim once in


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