Crime

UPDATE What Does the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act Mean for Bronxites?

By DAWN CLANCY
Considered a major win by progressives when it was passed by New York State legislators, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) was the subject of a virtual community discussion hosted by The Bronx Defenders on Tuesday, July 6, in conjunction with local Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernández (A.D. 80). The purpose of the discussion was to explain to Bronxites what the new law means for them.   According to its website, The Bronx Defenders is a public defender nonprofit that is “radically transforming how low-income people in the Bronx are represented in the justice system and in doing so, transforming the


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Morrisania: Another Murder Inquiry Opens 8 Days After Anti-Gun Violence Vigil is Held

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have opened a murder investigation following the shooting of a 38-year-old man in the head inside a car in Morrisania.   On Sunday, July 25, at approximately 2.28 a.m. police responded to a call regarding a person who had been shot opposite 589 East 164th Street in Morrisania, in the 42nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a 38-year-old man had been seated in the passenger’s seat of his friend’s Honda when an unknown man approached, and started shooting into the vehicle, striking the victim in the head.   The victim was transported to Lincoln Hospital by private means


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De Blasio, Adams join Community for “Stop the Violence” Vigil in Morrisania

By DAVID GREENE
Days after being called on by Brooklyn Borough President and Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams, to visit the Bronx after a series of recent murders, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stood with surviving family members, and joined Adams, Councilmember Vanessa Gibson and anti-violence advocates in demanding an end to the violence.   The last minute “Stop the Violence” vigil was added to the mayor’s calendar late on Saturday, July 17, when he joined members of Bronx Connect / Release The Grip and Guns Down Life Up on College Avenue in Morrisania, across the street from where Billy Wynn,


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Man Disrupts Press Conference ahead of Anti-Gun Violence March

By DAVID GREENE
Video by David Greene A crowd of about 100 turned out for an anti-gun violence rally in Belmont on July 14, near the site where 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot was shot and killed on Sunday, July 11, as reported. A man believed to be Jaryan’s godfather used a bullhorn to temporarily disrupt the press conference held by elected officials which preceded the rally.   The event was organized by recently elected, District 15 City Councilman Oswald Feliz, District 16 Councilwoman and Democratic nominee for Bronx borough president, Vanessa Gibson, and Assemblyman José Rivera (A.D. 78) and was held at the corner


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FURTHER UPDATE: Police Release Video of Suspect in Daylight Shooting in Kingsbridge Heights

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirmed a 26-year-old man was shot on West Kingsbridge Road sidewalk at the junction of Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road, on the border of Fordham Manor and Kingsbridge Heights in the Bronx on Friday, July 23, at around 4.36 p.m.   The shooting evolved from a dispute between the victim and another man and resulted in the victim being shot in the buttocks. The perpetrator fled the scene. According to one Citizen’s App post, he fled eastbound on East Kingsbridge Road.   Police confirmed to Norwood News that he has not been caught. The victim was transported to


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Van Nest: Search for Group following Armed Robbery of Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying five individuals seen in the attached video who are wanted for questioning in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Van Nest vicinity, in the 49th precinct.   On Friday, July 9, at approximately 10.55 a.m., the suspects entered Falcon Smoke Shop, located at 768 Morris Park Avenue, and displayed a firearm. They proceeded to remove approximately $800 in cash from the register before fleeing the location. Video is attached.   On July 20, NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea spoke on NY1 about the different approaches currently being discussed, including


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UPDATE Van Cortlandt Park/Kingsbridge: Search for Man Wanted in Connection with Two Home Robberies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is wanted for questioning in connection with two robberies that occurred in the Northwest Bronx, in the 50th precinct.   On Friday, July 16, at approximately 10.15 a.m., the suspect knocked on the door of an 89-year-old man’s apartment in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Park. When the victim answered, the suspect forced his way inside and removed jewelry from his bedroom, as well as his bicycle.   On the same day, at approximately 1 p.m., the suspect knocked on the door


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Mount Hope: Group Sought in Connection with Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who are sought in connection with a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Mount Hope, in the 46th precinct. On Thursday, June 24, at approximately 11.09 p.m., in front of 2051 Morris Avenue in Mount Hope, the suspects discharged several rounds from firearms at a group of people before fleeing on foot southbound on Morris Avenue. There were no injuries reported as a result of the shooting. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the


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Three Bronx Men and a Woman Indicted for Sex Trafficking of Child & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney (DA) Darcel D. Clark announced on July 6 that three Bronx men and a woman had been indicted on charges including sex trafficking of a child, promoting prostitution and other charges involving two female 15-year-olds and one female 18-year-old.   Clark said the defendants allegedly profited from the sex trafficking of vulnerable teens. “They manipulated these girls by all means: taking their money, beatings, strangling and drugs. Two of the defendants are mother and son. We are glad these victims are finally out of that horrible, degrading situation,” she said.   The DA said the defendants, Marvin


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