Crime

23 Alleged River Park Towers Gang Members Charged with Attempted Murder, Animal Cruelty & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell announced on Tuesday, May 24, that 21 men and one teen, alleged members of the River Park Towers gang, have been charged in a 65-count indictment with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, attempted assault, criminal possession of a weapon and numerous other charges related to multiple shootings in and around the River Park Towers complex in the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.   Another indictment charges seven of the defendants with attempted murder, weapons possession, and other charges for an incident on August


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Fordham Manor: Bronx Man Charged with Kidnapping, Raping Woman Over Several Days

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, May 23, that a Bronx man has been charged with kidnapping a woman and raping her over the course of five days in an abandoned building in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.   Clark said, “The defendant allegedly held a 28-year-old woman captive for days, raping and beating her with a tire iron. The victim managed to escape with the help of a passerby. The defendant has been indicted on multiple charges for terrorizing this woman.” According to the prosecution’s investigation, on April 29, the defendant, Timothy Harnett, AKA


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Pelham Bay Park: One Arrested in Double Homicide Vehicle Fire Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the reclassification by the NYPD last year of a vehicle fire in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx to a double homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on March 7 that they arrested one person in connection with the incident.   As reported, on Monday, May 16, 2022, at around 4.19 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle that was reported to be on fire on Shore Road in the vicinity of Pelham Split Rock Course in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx. Upon arrival at the location, officers said the “observed a sedan on


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Fordham Manor: 21-Year-Old Brooklyn Man Arrested for Attempted Murder on Bronx Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police respond to a shooting at East 194th Street and Marion Avenue in Fordham Manor on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. Police said a 21-year-old man has been arrested following a shooting of another man in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx on Saturday night, May 21.   The incident took place at around 11.21 p.m. at East 194th Street and Marion Avenue. A police official told Norwood News, “Looks like the victim is shot in the arm. He is a 31-year-old male victim, was transported to St. Barnabas by EMS in stable


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Wakefield: 65-Year-Old Man Assaulted, Robbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photo who are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred on the border of Wakefield and Mount Vernon.   It was reported to police that on Saturday, May 7, at around 2.40 p.m., in front of 2565 Barnes Avenue, a 65-year-old man was walking in the location when he was approached by the two.   An NYPD official said, “One of the individuals displayed a firearm while demanding money.” According to police, the victim was hit about the head multiple times with the


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of the Overturning of Roe vs. Wade Expanding to a Potential Ban on Contraception

By DAVID GREENE
    This week, we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of Roe v. Wade being struck down and whether, in their view, such a Supreme Court decision could potentially lead to the banning of contraception. “I do believe everyone has a right to their own bodies, especially women. I also believe people have rights to do whatever they want with their bodies, but sometimes too many rights are given to people and it’s misused. Let’s just say, for example, if a woman is pregnant at a certain stage, that pregnancy should not be terminated, you understand? If the


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Northeast Bronx: Robbery & Sexual Assault Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying an individual who is sought in connection to a pattern of robbery and criminal sex acts that occurred in the Laconia and Edenwald sections of the North Bronx.   On Sunday, May 1, at approximately 11.20 p.m., the individual approached a 19-year-old male victim in the vicinity of Eastchester Road and Burke Avenue in Laconia and displayed a knife. The aggressor stole the victim’s phone and forced him to perform a sexual act on him, while the victim resisted. The assailant then fled to parts unknown.   On May 18, an additional


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Indian Village: Two Men Scammed by Fake Police Officer While Renting Apartment

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video who scammed two prospective renters into handing over cash for an apartment by impersonating a police officer in the Indian Village section of The Bronx.   On Thursday, April 7, at around 10 p.m., police said the individual met a 31-year-old male victim and 35-year-old male victim inside a residential building in the vicinity of Haight Avenue and Neill Avenue allegedly in order to rent them an apartment.   The victims agreed to renting the location and gave the individual $2,000 in cash. “Prior


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Six Bronx Teens Busted for Alleged Times Square Auto Theft

By DAVID GREENE
Six Bronx teens are facing criminal charges, after an SUV which had been left running and unattended in Times Square showed up in The Bronx.   Police said the incident unfolded at 11:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, outside 6 Times Square at West 42nd Street and Broadway in Manhattan, when a 45-year-old male driver reported that his white 2022 Toyota Highlander SUV went missing after he left it running and unattended for just “a few minutes.”   The following day, Friday, May 13, at 4:50 p.m., officers from the 52nd Precinct in The Bronx observed six individuals driving in


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