Crime

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: 29-Year-Old Man Arrested following Apparent DV-related Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said a 29-year-old man was arrested following a stabbing at 3300 Bailey Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights. Based on the accounts of residents of the building, the incident appears to have been domestic in nature. Police said the stabbing occurred on Saturday, July 23, at around 10.30 p.m., and that Gilbert Abraham Lopez, 29, of 3044 Bailey Avenue (an address about two blocks away from the location of the assault) was arrested and charged with alleged assault, menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, and harassment.   Norwood News spoke with two residents, one female and one male, on condition of


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Trinitarios Gang Leaders Found Guilty of Murder of 15-Year-Old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, July 29, that two leaders of the “Los Sures” set of the Trinitarios gang have been found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, 15, on June 20, 2018.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “These men, leaders of a Trinitarios set, commanded their members to go out and commit violence. The order ended the life of a promising 15-year-old boy, Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz. One of the defendants stood and watched as gang members attacked Junior with knives and a machete outside a


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DOC Captain & Three Officers Charged with Reckless Endangerment of Rikers Island Inmate

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and Jocelyn E. Strauber, NYC Department of Investigation commissioner (DOI), announced on Monday, July 25, that an NYC Department of Correction (DOC) captain and three DOC Officers have been charged for failing to help an incarcerated individual who had attempted suicide by hanging himself in a holding cell in Rikers Island in 2019. The inmate suffered significant brain damage.   Clark said of the case, “The defendants ignored their duty as correction officers to maintain custody, care and control of the person incarcerated, by allegedly waiting nearly eight minutes until they rendered assistance to


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Bronx Man Gets 16 Years for Stabbing Six Men in Unprovoked Attacks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, July 27, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 16 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for slashing and assaulting six men over two days in August 2020.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant brutally attacked six men within two days in unprovoked, senseless acts.  Two of the victims were 65 and 75 years old. Bronx residents have the right to walk freely in their communities without fearing for their safety. This sentencing brings justice for the victims.”   According to the investigation,


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Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in State Prison for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend in Yonkers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that 47-year-old Bronx resident, Luis Alturet-Rivera, was sentenced on July 22, to 25 years to life in State prison following his June conviction for the 2017 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Diana Casado. “We hope the family of Diana Casado has some sense of closure today,” DA Rocah said. “This sentence reflects the years of extraordinary investigative work by those dedicated to seeking justice for the tragic and violent end to Diana’s life.”   In a statement made to the court, the victim’s mother said: “A person like Luis should not be allowed


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Norwood: 18-Year-Old Assaulted & Robbed at Knifepoint

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  It was reported to police that on Monday, July 18, 2022 at 9.50 p.m. in front of 3200 Perry Avenue in Norwood, six unidentified individuals assaulted and robbed an 18-year-old male victim. Video courtesy of the NYPD.   The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the people seen in the attached surveillance photos and video who are sought for questioning in connection to a robbery at knifepoint that occurred in Norwood.   It was reported to police that on Monday, July 18, at 9.50 p.m. in front of 3200 Perry Avenue, six individuals, unknown to the victim,


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Mental Health Professionals Receive Boost with $1M Donation towards Student Loan Forgiveness

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals announced the launch on Sunday, July 24, of a new student loan forgiveness program for behavioral health providers, funded by a $1 million contribution from an anonymous donor. The new program is designed to help attract and retain doctors, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians who care for New Yorkers with mental health or substance use needs as the U.S. faces a national mental health professional shortage.   “The behavioral health professionals in our public health system work tirelessly to support the most vulnerable New Yorkers living with mental illness


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Wakefield: Search for Couple following Strongarm Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached surveillance video and photo who are sought for questioning regarding a strongarm robbery that occurred in Wakefield.   It was reported to police that on Tuesday, July 12, at around 6 p.m., in front of a residential building located at 3908 Bronx Boulevard, a 42-year-old male victim was walking in front of the location when two individuals, a male and a female, unknown to him approached from behind.   They pushed the victim against the building, and stole his wallet which contained $1,000


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Search for Group following Bronx Robbery Pattern in North Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating four men who are sought for questioning in connection to a series of Bronx robberies that occurred in the confines of the 47th Precinct, which covers Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetery. Regarding Incident 1, it was reported to police that on Monday, June 27, at approximately 6.30 p.m., a 40-year-old male victim was unlocking his moped in front of 711 Magenta Street in Williamsbridge when a group of four men, unknown to the victim, approached him and punched him in the mouth and head.   The


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