Crime

Black Lives Matter Call for Justice for Eric Duprey, Man Killed in Police Sting Operation

By DAVID GREENE
Six days before now former NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran of the NYPD narcotics unit was to go on trial for the 2023 manslaughter of 30-year-old Bronxite, Eric Duprey, members of Black Lives Matter (BLM) stood outside the Bronx Criminal Courthouse vowing to attend every day of the trial, together with Duprey’s family. Meanwhile, members of the NYPD who had attended prior pre-trial court proceedings relating to the case were expected to show up once again in support of Duran. Duprey died amid a police sting operation in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.

Fordham Heights: Male Sought for Robbery of 72-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery of an elderly person that occurred in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx. 

52nd Pct Community Council Ends Year in Festive Spirit

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Deputy Inspector Chase Maneri, commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, announced he would be moving on to a new, as yet unannounced, role during the final 52nd Precinct Community Council meeting of 2025, held Dec. 18 at Estrella Restaurant in Norwood.

Rape is Rape, Drunk or Not

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State legislators were joined by sexual assault survivors and the Justice Without Exclusion Coalition on Thursday, Jan. 15, at Albany’s State Capitol, where calls were renewed to close gaps in State law that may currently protect rapists from being held accountable for their crimes. The gap relates to cases when rape and sexual assault survivors are intoxicated to a degree that renders them temporarily incapacitated and therefore unable to give consent.