Allerton: Assault on Employee of Chinese Restaurant Over Food Service

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the woman seen in the attached video who is wanted for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred inside a Chinese restaurant in Allerton.   On Monday, March 7, at approximately 2.15 p.m., the woman entered China Mia Restaurant, located on 2232 White Plains Road in Allerton and began a verbal dispute with a 33-year-old female employee about the food service.   The woman then went behind the food counter of the restaurant and punched the victim with a closed fist multiple times in the head, and


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Op-Ed: The Governor’s Plan will Create More Kalief Browders

The death of my brother, Kalief Browder, sparked an international outcry, not just because of the terrible injustices he faced, but because he defied the odds, refused to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit, and demanded fairness. In honor of his fight, I have been demanding fairness, too, through The Kalief Browder Foundation. Now is a moment when we must all rise up to stop a new plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul that could lead to countless more tragedies like the one my family suffered. You may be familiar with the story: As a child of 16,


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UPDATE CCRB Finds 12 Bronx Police Officers Guilty of Misconduct during BLM Protests Thus Far 

  The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) released an updated “protest data snapshot” on Thursday, March 24, updating the public on the status of the 319 complaints filed to date and stemming from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Thus far, CCRB officials said 269 cases have been closed, with 187 substantiated allegations filed against 104 members of service.      Officials said the CCRB has recommended charges and specifications, the highest level of discipline for the most serious allegations of misconduct, against 61 officers, and that those 61 officers should face an administrative trial run by the CCRB’s Administrative


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Four Russian Govt. Employees Charged with Hacking as Torres Calls for Investigation into Russian Compound

  Two days after Norwood congressman, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) called for an investigation into the Russian diplomatic compound, located at 355 W 255th Street in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, on Tuesday, March 22, and amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the FBI announced on Thursday, March 24, that four Russian government employees have been charged in two historical hacking campaigns, targeting critical infrastructure, worldwide.   The Department of Justice unsealed two charges on Thursday, charging four defendants, all Russian nationals, who worked for the Russian government, with attempting, supporting and conducting computer intrusions [hacking] that


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Fordham Manor: 13-Year-Old Girl Assaulted & Robbed by Gang of Three

  The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the three people seen in the attached surveillance photographs who are sought in connection to a robbery and assault in Fordham Manor.   Police said they received a report that on Tuesday, March 15, at around 3.28 p.m., in front of 2654 Valentine Avenue, the victim, a 13-year-old girl, was approached from behind by three people, two male and one female.     The female allegedly began kicking and punching the victim multiple times in the face, while the two males allegedly kicked her in her


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Fordham Manor: Man Arrested on Rape & Attempted Murder Charges

  Police said they have arrested a man for the rape and attempted murder of a woman inside an apartment building in Fordham Manner.    NYPD officials said on Friday, March 11, at approximately 3.30 p.m., it was reported to them that inside a residential building in the vicinity of Davidson Avenue and West 190th Street, a man placed a 27-year-old woman in a chokehold until she lost consciousness, and then raped her.   They said he then fled the scene on foot, southbound, on Davidson Avenue. The victim suffered lacerations to her nose and mouth as a result of


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UPDATE Parents Arrested following Death of 8-Year-Old Boy

The parents of an 8-year-old boy from Williamsbridge who died last June have been arrested on murder charges.   Police responded to a call from Montefiore North Hospital emergency room regarding the child, who had been brought to the facility by his mother from his Williamsbridge home, on Tuesday, June 1, at around 2.10 p.m.   The child was unconscious and unresponsive, with no obvious signs of trauma observed. Joseph Barney, 8, of East 214th Street was pronounced deceased at the hospital.   The medical examiner was due to determine the cause of death. There were no initial arrests, and


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Fordham Manor: Search for Man following Robbery & Assault inside Residential Building

      The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the man seen in the attached video and photographs who is sought for a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said it was reported that on Thursday, March 10, at around 11 p.m., inside a residential building in the vicinity of West 192nd Street and Jerome Avenue, an unidentified person approached a 42-year-old male victim and punched him several times in the face.   Police said the assailant stole the victim’s wallet which contained $60 dollars, $1,500 (pesos), a credit card, and a MetroCard before fleeing


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UPDATE Bronx Cab Driver Murdered in Queens, following March Norwood Assault of Another Cab Driver

  Following a brutal assault in Norwood on a cab driver in March 2022, and a subsequent rally and offer of a reward to catch his assailants, on Aug. 13, another Bronx-based cab driver from Co-Op City, who was working in Queens, was beaten to death under similar circumstances.   On Thursday, March 17, at 3560 Webster Avenue in Norwood, the NYPD told the Norwood News that a 61-year-old cab driver, later identified as Carlos Infante, was punched in the face, having tried to intervene during a dispute. No further information was provided by police regarding the incident at the


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