Morris Heights: Daylight Shooting in Front of Occupied Playground

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three men are sought by police following a daylight shooting in front of a playground in Morris Heights. The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the three, unidentified men seen in the attached photos and video, who are sought in connection with the reckless endangerment incident that took place in the 46th precinct. It was reported to police that on Saturday May 22, 2021 at approximately 3.42 p.m., the three individuals were walking northbound on University Avenue in front of Morton Place playground which was occupied, at the time, by numerous children and their guardians.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A man has died following a fatal shooting in the vicinity of the Crotona neighborhood. Police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at the intersection of East 178th Street and Arthur Avenue in the 48th precinct on Tuesday, May 25, at around 6 p.m. A preliminary investigation revealed the 31-year-old man had been shot multiple times in the torso during a dispute at the location. He was transported by EMS to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation remains ongoing. The identity

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photograph in connection to an assault that occurred in Olinville, in the 47th precinct. It was reported to police that on Tuesday, May 18, at approximately 3.03 a.m., in the vicinity of White Plains Road and East 216th Street, the suspect stabbed a 42-year-old male victim once in the torso, following a dispute. The suspect fled the scene on foot, northbound, on White Plains Road. The victim suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the attack. EMS transported him to

In a first for New York State, three Bronx judges were simultaneously appointed to the appellate division of the Supreme Court in the first department of New York State, it was announced on Tuesday, May 25. Justices Julio Rodriguez, Bahaati Pitt, and John Higgitt have filled the vacancies in a jurisdiction that covers Manhattan and The Bronx, marking the first time that three Bronx judges have been nominated to the appellate division simultaneously. According to the New York State court system, there are four appellate divisions of the Supreme Court, one in each of the State’s four judicial departments

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying two individuals seen in the attached video and photos who are wanted for questioning in connection to an incident where a woman’s wallet was stolen in University Heights, in the 46th precinct / Transit District 11. It was reported to the police that on Sunday, May 16, at around 3.50 p.m., on a southbound #4 subway, while entering the Burnside Avenue subway station, the suspects stole a wallet from a 36-year-old female victim. The suspects fled the station and subsequently made three transactions using the victim’s credit cards at various

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating the unidentified man seen in the attached video, who is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Wednesday, May 19, at 2.25 p.m., inside Bronx Pawn Brokers, located at 301 Kingsbridge Road, in Fordham Manor, the suspect entered the store, approached the victim, a 71-year-old woman, grabbed her by the neck and snatched her necklace. He fled, with the necklace, which was valued at $400, to a black SUV. The victim suffered lacerations to her neck. However, she refused medical attention. The video

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire on two men as they walked along East Gun Hill Road in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct. According to one official at One Police Plaza, the shooting took place at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 23, on the sidewalk outside 275 East Gun Hill Road, a six-story, occupied apartment building between Putnam Place and Perry Avenue. Later that same morning the police source told the Norwood News, “You have a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old male – they’re walking when a black sedan approaches. Multiple rounds are discharged, and the vehicle

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD confirm that two men were shot at 182nd Street subway station (servicing the B & D lines) on the Grand Concourse in Fordham Heights in The Bronx on Saturday, May 22. Users of the Citizen’s App had reported that police said the incident unfolded on the mezzanine level of the station at around 6 p.m. on Saturday. Police later confirmed to the Norwood News by phone that both men are alive. “It was a robbery that went bad,” said an NYPD spokesperson. “The perpetrator got shot, as did the victim.” The spokesperson added that both were male

Police have arrested an 87-year-old man following an incident at a care center in Co-op City during which an 83-year-old man died. On Friday, May 21, at approximately 7.16 p.m., police responded to a call regarding an aided person inside one of the rooms at Pinnacle Multi-Care Center, located at 801 Co-op City Boulevard in Co-op City, in the 45th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed an 83-year-old man lying on the floor, inside the location. The man was unconscious and unresponsive, and had suffered trauma to his face. EMS responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the