Crime

Allerton: Three Charged in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in The Bronx

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal prosecutors announced on Dec. 4, that three people were charged in a fentanyl/heroin packaging operation in the Allerton section of The Bronx. They said the bust was part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl/heroin trafficking in New York City, and that federal, state, and local law enforcement officers recovered over 13 pounds of drug mixtures, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, methamphetamine, and cocaine, from inside the packaging mill.

UPDATE Various Parties React to Kimberly Hanzlik’s Release after 13 Years on Murder Charge

By DAVID GREENE
Nearly a dozen friends and family members were at the back of a Bronx courtroom on Tuesday, Nov. 26, when Administrative Judge Alvin Yearwood approved a request from the Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark to vacate the 2011 second-degree murder conviction of Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, for her role in the 1999 killing of Joseph Brown. The victim was shot and killed inside a bar formerly known as Frenchy’s on East Tremont Avenue in Throggs Neck.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Robbery and Dog Attack

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is requesting the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo, who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx.