Crime

Bedford Park: 11-Month-Old Baby Girl Shot, in Hospital in Critical Condition

By SÍLE MOLONEY & JOSÉ A. GIRALT
  Police confirm an 11-month-old baby girl was shot in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx at E 198th Street and Valentine Avenue at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Police said the child was inside a white, parked car with her mother at the time of the shooting, which took place in the 52nd precinct. The child’s father was inside a store at the time.   Police said the baby appears to have been shot unintentionally, as an innocent bystander, as one shooter was chasing and aiming a gun at one other person on the street. “She was


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Op-Ed: From Dr. King’s Dream to Parole Justice

By Dr. DEBORAH JENKINS
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”   Those are perhaps the most famous words uttered by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday we celebrated this week. They are also the words that run through my mind when I think about the withering injustice of mass incarceration. 160 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, we still are not free. In many ways, we have made progress, but


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Bronx DA: Bronx Man Charged for Fatal Hit and Run Incident in Fordham Manor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that a Bronx man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and other charges, following a deadly crash on East Fordham Road last summer.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant’s alleged reckless actions led to the death of a woman and injuring of a second woman. Instead of staying on scene to help and take responsibility for his actions, the defendant allegedly fled and then falsely claimed his car was stolen to obtain financial compensation.”   Clark said the defendant, Demoy Adams, 35, of


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UPDATE Belmont: Three-Alarm Fire Reported as Prayer Service Held in Morrisania for Last Sunday’s 17 Fire Victims

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Video courtesy of the Citizen’s App   The FDNY responded to a three-alarm fire at a commercial location at 4410 Park Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Sunday, Jan. 16, at around 10 a.m., the same time that a prayer / funeral service was taking place for the 17 victims, including 8 children, of the Fordham Heights fire which broke out on Sunday, Jan. 9, at which large crowds were seen filling the streets.   According to the FDNY, the fire was brought under control at around 11.23 a.m. on Sunday.   Norwood News has reached out


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Wakefield: Three Sought following Multiple Shooting of 17-Year-Old in the Back

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is looking for the public’s help identifying three individuals, seen in the attached video, sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Wakefield.   On Thursday, Jan. 13, at approximately 2.57 p.m., in the vicinity of East 223rd Street and Carpenter Avenue, a 17-year-old male victim was walking outside when he was approached by the three individuals.   One of the three discharged a firearm in the direction of the victim, hitting him multiple times. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back, EMS responded and transported him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in critical


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Bronx DA: Former NYPD Police Officer Sentenced for 2019 Fatal Shooting of Friend

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney, Darcel D. Clark, announced on Friday, Jan. 14, that a former NYPD police officer has been sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his next-door neighbor in 2019.   In the context of the sentencing, Clark said, “The 21-year-old victim was friends with the defendant, and both were playing soccer video games when the defendant’s off-duty firearm went off, striking the victim. The defendant, who had been a NYPD police officer for approximately one year, initially told investigators the victim was playing with the


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UPDATE Bedford Park: Search for Two following Vicious Early Morning Stabbing of Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the two individuals seen in the attached photo and video who are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Bedford Park.     On Sunday, Jan. 9, at approximately 5.33 a.m., in front of 239 East 198th Street, a 28-year-old female victim was approached by two unknown men. One of the individuals displayed a sharp object and stabbed the victim multiple times to the back and torso while the second punched and kicked her. The suspects later fled on foot, eastbound, on East


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Congress Passes Bowman Amendment to Support Veteran Mental Health

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s amendment to support veterans in their transition to civilian life passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, it was announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The amendment, co-led by Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Gwen Moore (WI-04), requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide newly transitioned veterans with information regarding the medical services they can access, including the mental health care and military sexual trauma (MST) support to which they are personally entitled.   On top of the added burdens that come with


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