Fordham Manor: Attempted Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video, who is sought in connection to an attempted robbery in the 52nd precinct. On May 4, at around midday, the individual approached a 51-year-old female victim inside the doorway of Carmen Nail and Salon 95, located at 95 West Fordham Road in Fordham Manor, and demanded money. When the victim declined, the suspect entered the location and grabbed the victim’s purse, and proceeded to punch her multiple times. The suspect fled with no proceeds. The victim received bruises to her face but

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot at 65 Featherbed Lane in Morris Heights, in the 46th precinct, on Wednesday, May 12, at approximately 4.53 a.m. Upon arrival on the third floor of the building, officers observed two aided males; a 61-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach, and a 21-year-old with a gunshot wound to the head. The 61-year-old was transported by EMS to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. The 21-year-old was transported by EMS to BronxCare Health System, where he was pronounced deceased.

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The New York State Senate approved a bill on Thursday to shut down the puppy mill pipeline and end the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores across the state. Sponsored by Senate deputy majority leader, Michael Gianaris, (D-Queens), the bill, S.1130, is supported by leading animal welfare groups. These include the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), New York State Animal Protection Federation (NYSAPF), Voters For Animal Rights (VFAR), Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), and the NYC

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD report that a robbery occurred on Sunday, May 9, at 10.26 p.m. at the corner of Steuben Avenue and 208th Street in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct. A 18-year-old male youth reported to police that unidentified individuals approached him and removed his electric bike and approximately $60, before fleeing the scene. There were no reported injuries as a result of this incident. There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing. According to users of the Citizen’s App, five men robbed the youth at knifepoint. Norwood News reached out to the NYPD to

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The ongoing fallout over Facebook’s proposed “Instagram for Kids” app continued this week, prompting a response on Sept. 18 from the company’s VP of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg. Almost four months ago, on May 10, NYS Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter, along with 43 other state attorneys general, to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. A scathing article on the topic by the Wall Street Journal published on Sept. 14 did little to temper the debate. In the May letter, the coalition

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The New York City Police Department has launched a fresh appeal for the public’s assistance in providing any potentially helpful information regarding a double homicide investigation that occurred in 2013, following a fire in the 43rd precinct. On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 11.04 a.m., police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a residential fire inside 2045 Story Avenue in the Unionport section of The Bronx, in the 43rd precinct. After the fire was extinguished, 24-year-old, Jonathan Toribio, and 24-year-old, Kennedy Sanchez, were discovered with both stab and burn wounds. Both individuals were pronounced deceased on the scene.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three years after a fire broke out in the Belmont section of the Bronx in which eleven people were hospitalized and two died, police have arrested a Bronx man, and charged him with murder and arson. The NYPD responded to a 911 call regarding a fire inside 2381 Hoffman Street in the Belmont section of the Bronx, in the 48th precinct on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 1.32 a.m., as reported at the time by The NY Post. FDNY personnel removed eleven aided people from inside the location, a 5-story residential apartment building, and EMS transported three to

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On Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 12.15 in the afternoon, Rolando Rivera, 45, an off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 46th precinct, which covers the Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights and Mount Hope neighborhoods in the Bronx. According to the police report detailing the arrest, Rivera is an NYPD school crossing guard. He was charged with criminal contempt for disobeying a court order (5 counts), and aggravated harassment (5 counts). According to the public NYPD employee records, there is just one Rolando R Rivera listed in the system, who, according to the public

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual seen in the attached video who is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in the 49th precinct. On Monday, May 3, 2021 at approximately 5.15 p.m., the individual approached a 78-year-old male victim from behind as he entered his vestibule in the vicinity of Brady Avenue and Holland Avenue in the Pelham Parkway section of The Bronx. The suspect put a knife to the victim’s neck and stole $2,000 from him before fleeing the location on foot. There were no reported injuries as a result of