Crime

The Bronx Responds to Mass Shootings in Buffalo, California and Texas as State Passes New Gun Laws

By DAVID GREENE
After a series of recent mass shootings, including one racially motivated one at a supermarket in Buffalo, NY on May 14, another at a flea-market in Houston, TX on May 15, another the same day at a Taiwanese church in California, and another on May 24 at an elementary school in Uvalde, TX, Bronxites took to the streets to mourn the victims, and called on elected officials to ban automatic weapons, tighten current gun laws, and close loopholes. Their calls were heard.   Members of North Bronx Racial Justice (NBRJ) had already planned a vigil for the victims of the


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UPDATE Fordham Heights: Second Person Arrested following Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD said on Monday, June 27, that they have arrested a second person in connection with a Fordham Heights fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man, in which the victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head. On Wednesday, June 7, at approximately 11.29 a.m., police said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot opposite 2323 Walton Avenue, located in the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, police discovered the 29-year-old man, laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his head. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was


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Charlotte Gardens: 12-Year-Old Girl in Hospital following Hit & Run Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 12-year-old girl was taken to the hospital following a hit & run incident that occurred in the Charlotte Gardens section of the Bronx. The NYPD shared the attached video and is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the vehicle and driver, the latter being sought in connection to allegedly leaving the scene of the accident, which occurred in the 42nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, June 5, at approximately 4.25 p.m. in front of 1711 Boone Avenue, the 12-year-old girl was crossing the street when she was hit by a vehicle which then fled


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University Heights: Man Stabbed in Head & Torso in Unprovoked Attack

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video who is sought in connection to an assault that occurred in University Heights.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, May 22, at approximately 10.25 p.m., in front of 1995 Sedgwick Avenue, an unidentified individual allegedly stabbed a 59-year-old man in the head and torso with an unknown object, in an unprovoked attack. EMS transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital where he remains in serious condition.   A video of the incident is attached.   Anyone with information regarding this


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Deadly Morrisania Hit & Run, As Driver Injured in Separate Fordham Manor Motorcycle Crash

By DAVID GREENE
One 45-year-old driver is dead, and a second driver is on the run after a fatal, early morning collision on Webster Avenue in the Morrisania section of the borough.   A female spokesperson at the NYPD confirmed the 4:26 a.m. crash involving two moving SUVs and other parked cars at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street on Sunday, June 5, telling Norwood News, “On arrival, it was determined that a 45-year-old male was operating a Toyota Camry traveling westbound on East 168 Street, when the vehicle was struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on Webster Avenue.”   She continued, “The


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Elections 2022: Candidates Face Off at NWBCCC Forum Ahead of June Primary Assembly Elections

By EMILY SAWAKED  
The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.    The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) hosted a candidates’ forum at Monroe College on Wednesday, May 26, for candidates running in the 78th and the 81st Assembly Districts in the upcoming June Democratic primaries. Both Assemblyman José Rivera (A.D. 78), who was not present on the night, was re-elected to his seat in 2000, having previously served in the Assembly from 1982 to 1987 and who won in 2020 with over 86 percent of the vote, and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81),


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UPDATE Wakefield: Man, 51, Arrested on Murder Charges following Fatal Shooting of 34-Year-Old in Head

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 51-year-old man has been arrested following the shooting of a 34-year-old man in Wakefield. The man died following a gunshot wound to the head.   As reported, police officials said that on Sunday, June 5, at approximately 8.39 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call about an aided man at Wilder Avenue and Cranford Avenue, within the confines of the 47th Precinct.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old man inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the left side of his head. EMS responded and pronounced the man deceased at the scene,” they said. There were no


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Bronx Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Fatal Olinville Stabbing

By DAVID GREENE
A Bronx man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the grisly stabbing to death of a Olinville man, who was killed in 2019.   The Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Darcel Clark, announced that Terrance Caudle, 33, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday, May 18, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of O’Brian Maxwell, found dead in the stairway of his building at 3677 White Plains Road in Olinville, on Sunday, June 30, 2019.   According to the prosecution’s investigation, Caudle “repeatedly stabbed O’Brien Maxwell, 30, in the neck inside the victim’s apartment


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Bronx DA’s Office: Join 5K Run Walk Roll Against Gun Violence & Get Free Yankees Tickets!

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, June 3, that the first 300 people who register for and complete the 5K Run Walk Roll Against Gun Violence, on Saturday, June 4, to kick off Gun Violence Awareness Month, will win two free Yankees game tickets.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Everyone is welcome to join in this 5K, which is at once a healthy, fun way to spread awareness of gun violence, and a resounding message that we have had enough of gunfire in our streets. We, in The Bronx know all too well


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