Soundview: Search for Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 12-year-old girl reported missing on Tuesday, July 6, in the 43rd precinct. Joycelin Oliveras, 12, of 1670 Lafayette Avenue, Apartment B in Soundview. Joycelin was last seen at her home on Friday, July 2, 2021. She is described as female, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, is White-Hispanic, and weighs 120 pounds. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department announced on Saturday, July 3, that it has taken $54,000 worth of illegal fireworks off the streets in the weeks leading up to Sunday’s Fourth of July holiday. Agency officials said these actions were made in collaboration with the NYC Sherriff’s Office, the FDNY Fire Marshall and the NYC Fireworks Task Force which is comprised of multiple agencies including the New York State Police, New Jersey State Police, and Port Authority Police. In three separate Intelligence Bureau operations carried out in June and early July, agency officials said investigators made 22 fireworks-related arrests

By DAVID GREENE

Officers from the 52nd precinct who were on routine patrol on Thursday arrested a man who they say tossed a weapon near the corner of Morris Avenue and Jerome Avenue in the Jerome Park neighborhood. The man was apprehended at 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Morris Avenue after a short pursuit from 198th Street and Jerome Avenue. Officials say a 9mm handgun was recovered at the scene. Police charged Javon Holland, 21, of Binghampton, N.Y., with criminal possession of a weapon. A person arrested and accused of a crime is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the people seen in the attached video and photographs who are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on Friday June 11, at approximately 5.39 p.m., in front of 4138 Barnes Avenue, the two individuals knocked the 38-year-old male victim to the ground and then punched and kicked him before removing his money. The individuals fled into 4138 Barnes Avenue. The victim was treated for his injuries, which were reported as minor, at NYC Health and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officials from the MTA applauded news from City Hall on Friday, July 2, that New Yorkers can now request outreach assistance for individuals in the subway system via the 311 system. That includes those who are believed to be experiencing homelessness or a mental health crisis. Thanks to an important upgrade to the NYC311 system, subway riders can use the NYC311 app or web portal, or call or text to request homeless and mental health outreach assistance, or to identify non-aggressive panhandling. Prior to the upgrade, the 311 system did not recognize subway stations as a part of the

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for the gunman who shot and wounded a 33-year-old man in Bedford Park on Sunday, June 27 at 9.05 a.m. According to police the man was shot several times inside a five-story apartment building on East 199th Street, close to Marion Avenue, in the 52nd precinct. He sustained several gunshot wounds. EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas hospital in stable condition. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY

ICNA Relief/Muslims for Humanity, the NYPD, Smiles through Cars, the Muslim & Immigrant Coalition for Justice, Bronx Community Council for Unity, Faith & Humanity, the Chaplain for the State of New York, and Empire Blue Cross, Blue Shield joined forces for an Eid celebration on Sunday, May 16, at 2141 Bronx Park East, in Pelham Parkway, following the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The celebration consisted of a barbecue, a toy giveaway and a car rally and was billed as a historical event in which “all faiths and community leaders were invited to participate.”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance video who is sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in Mount Hope, in the 46th precinct. It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 24, at 1.10 p.m. in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and Featherbed Lane, in Mount Hope, a 72-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute over a traffic incident with the unidentified male suspect. The suspect subsequently punched the victim in the head, causing a laceration, before fleeing the location, westbound, on

By DAVID GREENE

For the second time in a little over five weeks, two men were shot near East Gun Hill Road in Norwood and once again, police are searching for the gunman responsible. According to Detective Annette Shelton, the shooting took place outside of 3511 Hull Avenue, between East Gun Hill Road and East 211 Street, and was reported at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29. Shelton stated, “Two 24 year-old males were shot in the back by an unidentified individual who fled eastbound on East Gun Hill Road.” A Citizens App video shows both men being placed on