Crime

UPDATE Norwood: 44-Year-Old Man Found Unconscious & Deceased

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


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UPDATE Judge Finds Jose Gonzalez Fit to Stand Trial for Alleged Killing of EMT, Yadira Arroyo

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


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Mt. Hope: Two Sought following Robbery of 64-Year-Old Man

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


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Saudi-Sponsored Women’s Golf Tournament at Trump Golf Links

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


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Man Gets 21 Years for Bronx Gunpoint Cocaine Robbery & Gun Smuggling into Federal Prison

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


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Tradition Continues after Two Decades of 9/11 Remembrance

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


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Adams Announces New Workforce Development Program at BCC with $18.6M Federal Grant

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Mayor Eric Adams was at Bronx Community College on Monday, Aug. 15, for the announcement of the launch of the “Pathways to Industrial and Construction Careers” (PINCC) program, which aims to place nearly 2,300 low-income New Yorkers on a trajectory to careers in what was described as two, high-growth sectors of the City’s economy, industry and construction, over the next three years.   Formalized via the mayor’s executive order 22, the program will be funded by an $18.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, awarded to New York City in response to its winning proposal to the


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Manhattan Man Charged with Attacking NYC Transit Worker at Pelham Bay Park Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, Sept. 22, that a Manhattan man has been hit with second-degree assault and additional charges for attacking an NYC Transit Authority employee in the Pelham Bay Park subway station, during which he allegedly slammed him to the ground, causing him to break some bones.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said the employee was simply doing his job, cleaning and checking on conditions at the Pelham Bay Park station, during which time he approached a man who the employee was told was harassing people. “The defendant approached the employee


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Bedford Park: Stolen Car Crashes into Two Parked Vehicles on Jerome Avenue

By DAVID GREENE
Police are looking for the driver of a stolen 2005 BMW which plowed into two parked cars on Jerome Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. Witnesses told Norwood News the driver of the stolen car was observed exiting it and walking away from the vehicle, before later returning, calmly removing his belongings from its interior and from the trunk, and then disappearing once again before police arrived at the scene.   Upon further investigation, NYPD officials said they learned the same vehicle had been reported stolen in Pennsylvania. An NYPD official told Norwood News that the crash


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