Crime

UPDATE 70 Guns Turned in at Wakefield Gun Buyback Event Honoring Brandon Hendricks

By DAVID GREENE
A gun buyback event held in the Wakefield section of the Bronx on Saturday, Dec. 18, which offered the highest dollar amount per gun to date in New York City, was successful in taking 70 guns off the streets, while also providing those who possessed them extra cash for the holidays.   The event was organized as part of a new gun buyback program launched in December 2021 called, “A Mother’5 Promi5e,” the brainchild of Eve Hendricks, mother of rising basketball star and tragic homicide victim, 17-year-old Brandon Hendricks, who, as reported, was fatally shot in what was reportedly crossfire


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Williamsbridge: More Photos Released in Connection with Assault of 73-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police have arrested a 14-year-old male youth and have also released additional photos of a girl who is sought in connection to two assaults in Williamsbridge, including one on a 73-year-old man.   As previously reported, the NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the attached video and photos who are sought for questioning in connection to an assault pattern that occurred in the 47 Precinct/Transit District 12.        The first incident occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at approximately 10.50 p.m., when the individuals approached the 73-year-old male employee of a fruit stand,


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Fordham Manor: Search for Group following Assault on Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached photos and video regarding an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor in the 52nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Thursday, Dec. 9, at approximately 5.40 p.m., inside a store located at 2543 Webster Avenue, the individuals struck a 42-year-old female victim in the face with a metal garbage can before fleeing the location. The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital with serious injuries to the face.   Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to


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Fundraiser Launched for Bronx Family Robbed at Gunpoint in their Home before Christmas

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    Following a home invasion in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx on Dec. 20, in which two grandparents and two grandchildren were tied up and robbed at gunpoint, a GoFundMe page has been set-up to help the family get through the holiday season.   The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are sought in connection to an assault and robbery that occurred in Morris Heights, in the 46th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Monday, Dec. 20, at approximately 5 p.m., inside an apartment located


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Kingsbridge Heights: Man Sought following Stabbing on East Kingsbridge Road

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video and photograph who is sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct.   It was reported to police that on Thursday, Dec. 23, at approximately 1.33 p.m., in the vicinity of East Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue, on the border of Kingsbridge Heights and Fordham Manor, the person stabbed a 32-year-old man, following a verbal dispute that escalated into a physical altercation.   The victim suffered a stab wound to


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UPDATE Dinowitz Bill to Combat Fake Vaccination Cards Signed into Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed into law, bills A.7536B/S.4516C, which make the falsification of COVID-19 vaccination records a crime. The new “Truth in Vaccination Law,” sponsored respectively in the assembly and senate by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and State Sen. Anna M. Kaplan, a Democrat who represents North Hills, takes effect at a critical moment in the State’s battle against the coronavirus. A sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases stemming from the prevalence of the omicron variant, has added new urgency to efforts to ensure every eligible New Yorker is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.   In a press release


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Police Impersonators Rob 54-Year-Old Man’s Car & Cash

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals and the vehicle seen in the attached video and photos, following a robbery on Grant Avenue, in the 44th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Wednesday Dec. 8, at approximately 1.42 a.m., in front of 1240 Grant Avenue, southwest of Claremont Park, the two individuals stopped their car in front of a 54-year-old male victim’s parked car while he was standing next to it.   They told the victim they were police officers and that his car had been reported stolen. One of them then


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UPDATE Allerton: 40-Year-Old Man Dies Following Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A 40-year-old man has died following a shooting in the Allerton section of the Bronx.   Police reported that on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at approximately 11.17 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired in front of 2309 Holland Avenue in Allerton, in the 49th precinct.   Upon arrival, officers observed a 40-year-old man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the chest. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.  


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Williamsbridge: Police Appeal for Help Identifying Assailant following Face Slashing

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the unidentified man seen in the attached photo, who is sought for questioning in connection with an assault that occurred in Williamsbridge, in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, December 19, at approximately 11.05 a.m., the victim, a 34-year-old man, was involved in a verbal dispute with the assailant in front of 3550 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge. The dispute escalated and the assailant produced an unidentified sharp object and slashed the victim on the left side of his face. He then fled the location


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