Crime

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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Bronx Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Fatally Beating Two-Year-Old Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, July 15, that a Bronx man had been sentenced to 16 years in prison for brutally beating a two-year-old boy in 2018, causing his death.   Clark said the defendant mercilessly beat an innocent two-year-old child named Messiah Allen, causing fatal injuries. “The defendant, who was the boyfriend of the child’s mother, attacked him while she was at her job. I hope today’s sentence brings some sense of closure to the family of Messiah,” she said. “The child’s life was cut short in such a cruel manner.”   Clark said the


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UPDATE Bedford Park: Two Men Sought in Slashing Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the two unidentified men seen in the attached photos who are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Bedford Park, in the 52nd Precinct.   It was reported to police that on Monday, July 12, at approximately 9.41 a.m., at the corner of Valentine Avenue and East 204th Street in Bedford Park, a 61-year-old man got into a verbal dispute with the two suspects. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation, and the two suspects began to assault the victim, slashing him about the body


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Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Slashing Incident Using Machete

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police from the 52nd precinct are seeking the public’s assistance locating the man seen in the attached photos who is wanted for questioning in relation to a felony assault involving a machete which occurred in Fordham Manor on Sunday. The incident occurred at West Kingsbridge Road and Webb Avenue in Fordham Manor on Sunday, July 11, at 4.28 p.m. The pictured man slashed a victim across the back of the neck with a machete. There is a reward of $2,500 for anyone with information. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers


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UPDATE Fordham Manor: Two Men Now Arrested in June Fatal Shooting of 29-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have made a further arrest in the murder case of Katherine Diop, 29, who was killed in Fordham Manor in June 2021.   As previously reported, on Wednesday, June 16, at approximately 11.24 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at East 194th Street and Marion Avenue, in Fordham Manor, in the 52nd precinct.   Upon arrival, officers observed two individuals with gunshot wounds: a 31-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds about his body, and a 29-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her torso.   EMS also responded to the location


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UPDATE Arrest Made in Murder of 16-Year-Old Boy in Mount Hope

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm they have made two arrests in the murder case of 16-year-old Ramon Gil-Medrano of Crotona Parkway who was shot in Mount Hope on July 11. Police responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been shot at East 178th Street and Valentine Avenue in Mount Hope in the 46th precinct on Sunday, July 11, at approximately 11.36 p.m.   Upon arrival, police observed an unidentified adult man in front of 361 East 178th Street with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. EMS also responded and transported the man to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was


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UPDATE Police Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont

By DAVID GREENE
  Police have made an arrest following the fatal shooting in July of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot in Belmont.   After several days of rain, and several weeks after the lifting of COVID-19 movement restrictions, hundreds of residents had gathered at one end of Belmont to watch the final of a European soccer tournament, while at the other end of the neighborhood, another large crowd watched, in horror, the aftermath of a shooting that took the life of the Belmont teen.   According to police, and as previously reported, the shooting took place at 3:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, outside 743


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13-Year-Old Boy Shot in Belmont, Dies

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police responded to a 911 call regarding a person who had been shot in front of 743 East 187th Street in Belmont, in the 48th precinct, on Sunday, July 11, at approximately 3.18 p.m.   Upon arrival, police observed a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his chest and leg. EMS also responded and transported the youth to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing. The deceased has been identified as Jaryan Elliot of Belmont, The Bronx.   There was a lot of activity on the


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Update: Police Respond to Security Incident in Throg’s Neck Outside 45th Precinct

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Video courtesy of Citizen Users of the Citizens App reported on Thursday, July 8, at around 7.24 a.m. that police and specialized police units were responding to a report of “a man brandishing a gun on a vehicle in front of a police precinct building located at 2877 Barkley Avenue.” The 45th precinct is based at this location in Throg’s Neck.   Users later reported that police said the armed man was sitting on top of a silver SUV located at Barkley Avenue and E Tremont Avenue. At 8.40, Breaking News Network later reported that the police were responding to


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