Crime

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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Bronx Teen Charged with Murder of 16-Year-Old Angellyh Yambo & Wounding of Two Other Students

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 17, that a Bronx teen has been charged with the murder and attempted murder in the fatal, daylight shooting in Mott Haven last month of 16-year-old, Angellyh Yambo, as well as the injuring of two other high school students during the same incident.   According to the prosecution’s investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 8, at approximately 1:40 p.m. in front 510 East 156th Street in Mott Haven, the defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, 17, of the Bronx, allegedly engaged in a verbal dispute with two men


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NYPD Officer Arrested for Leaving Scene of Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An NYPD police officer has been arrested following an accident which occurred in the 50th precinct which covers the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale and Fieldston, including Wave Hill, a historic mansion and garden overlooking the Hudson River, and Van Cortlandt Park, one of the largest parks in New York City.   Police said on Wednesday, May 11, at approximately 5.40 a.m., off-duty police officer, Luis Tejada, 25,  was arrested and charged in relation to an accident during which the officer left the scene and made a false report regarding the incident.   Norwood News followed up


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UPDATE 15-Year-Old & Now 18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old, Kyhara Tay, in South Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD announced on Monday, May 23, that a second person, an 18-year-old male, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old, Kyhara Tay, in the South Bronx. Police had previously announced that on Friday, May 20, a 15-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the incident, and that officers were also searching for an additional person.   Police had sought the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who were being sought in connection with the fatal shooting which took place on Monday, May 16, in the 41st precinct.   It was


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