Crime

Wakefield: Two Men Arrested and Charged with Murder of 46-Year-Old Man on March 10

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 24-year-old man and a 61-year-old man have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Wakefield on March 10. On Thursday, March 10, at approximately 00.14 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at 730 East 227th Street, located in the 47th precinct in Wakefield.   Upon arrival, police observed a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. EMS responded and transported the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.   On May 9, police confirmed that the deceased has later identified as Jemal


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University Heights: Three Sought following Multiple Shooting of 28-Year-Old Male Victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached photographs who are sought in connection to a shooting that occurred in the University Heights section of The Bronx. It was reported to police that on Monday, May 9, at approximately 3.15 a.m., in front of 140 West Fordham Road, the three unidentified individuals displayed a firearm and discharged it multiple times, striking a 28-year-old man twice in the leg.   The victim was transported by private means to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call


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Rikers Island Inmate Gets 9 Years for Assault & 2-Hour Stand-Off, Threatened to Chew Off Employee’s Face

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 5, that a Rikers Island inmate had been sentenced to nine years in prison for assaulting a Rikers Island medical clinic doctor, taking an assistant to a doctor hostage, and threatening to take another doctor hostage, in three separate events.   According to the investigation, on Dec. 13, 2018, in the main medical clinic in the George R. Vierno Center in Rikers Island, the defendant, Peter Rodriguez, 31, attacked a doctor, who was treating him. The doctor suffered multiple muscle tears after Rodriguez pulled on his arm. The defendant then


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Bronx Man Sentenced to 27 Years to Life for Murder of 25-Year-old Lisa Marie Velasquez

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, May 6, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of Lisa Marie Velasquez in 2018.   According to the investigation, in the early morning of August 22, 2018, Velasquez, 25, had gone to the apartment that the defendant, Daquan Wheeler, 34, last of 1006 Longfellow Avenue in the Foxhurst section of the South Bronx, shared with co-defendant, Ciara Martinez, the mother of Wheeler’s child. Velasquez’s objective was to help Martinez. During the visit, Wheeler hit Velasquez once in the


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Bronx Brothers Charged with Murder in Fordham Heights Shooting that left Bystander Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, May 5, that two Bronx brothers have been charged with murder and manslaughter in connection with a shooting in Fordham Heights that left a 61-year-old female bystander dead after she was hit by a stray bullet. According to the investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 4, at approximately 7:05 p.m. in front of 164 East 188th Street, the defendants, Donald Johnson, 20, and Rakell Hampton, 34, both of 2403 Creston Avenue, allegedly got into an argument with three men and then pulled out guns.   Johnson allegedly


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Morris Park: 16-Year-Old Girl Hit by Truck, Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm a 16-year-old girl has died following a road accident in Morris Park.   According to the NYPD, on Wednesday, May 4, at around 8.22 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a pedestrian who had been knocked down at 1027 Neill Avenue. Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive 16-year-old girl with trauma about the body.   EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to Jacobi Hospital where she was pronounced deceased. A preliminary investigation by police revealed a 46-year-old man was driving a 2017 Ford F-750 Box Truck, traveling southbound on Paulding Avenue


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Kingsbridge: Search for Man Sought in Burglary Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photographs who is sought in connection to a burglary pattern that was identified in Kingsbridge.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, April 10, at approximately 9.30 a.m., at a residential apartment building in the vicinity of Kingsbridge Avenue and West 234th Street in Kingsbridge, the unidentified individual entered the location by forcing a basement door open. Once inside, he removed tools valued at approximately $340, before fleeing to parts unknown. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.    


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Bedford Park: Search for 25-Year-Old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of a 25-year-old man reported missing from Bedford Park on Wednesday, May 4.   Laigeberth Cardenas, 25, of 2985 Botanical Square, Apartment 4J, The Bronx, New York, was last seen at his home at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 2. He is described as male, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, Hispanic, and weighs 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and braided black hair and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, red sweatpants and blue sandals.   Anyone with information in regard to


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