Pelham Parkway: 23-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at 2143 Cruger Avenue in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx in the 49th precinct, on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at approximately 3.07 p.m. Upon arrival, police observed a 23-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his chest, unconscious and unresponsive. EMS also responded and transported the man to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation is ongoing. The deceased is identified as Abdessamad Essafoui of Kingsland Avenue in the Pelham Gardens section

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals seen in the attached photo who are sought in connection with a reckless endangerment (shots fired) incident that occurred in the 49th precinct. On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at approximately 10.54 a.m., while the two men were standing in front of 2825 Olinville Avenue in the Allerton section of the Bronx, one of the individuals displayed a firearm and discharged it. There were no victims reported or observed. The individuals then fled the location on foot. Surveillance photos of the individuals, taken from the vicinity of the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Applications are open for a scholarship program for local Bronx youth headed to college. The Bronx Rising Initiative (BRI) has opened applications for the Brandon Hendricks Scholarship, offering $5,000 to multiple, high school seniors from The Bronx who have recently been admitted to college. The money is to be put toward their education, as the winners choose. BRI representatives said the scholarship program launched last year in honor of and in partnership with the family of a rising star from the community who, as reported by Norwood News last year, was shot on June 29, 2020, one week before

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man has been charged in connection with the 2012 murder of Michael Perez. Audrey Strauss, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Dermot Shea, NYPD commissioner, announced on Wednesday, May 5, that Shareef Landsmark, a/k/a “Reef, a/k/a “Wreef,” was charged with the murder, which took place in the Olinville section of the Bronx on September 17, 2012. Landsmark was arrested on May 4 and was presented before U.S. Magistrate judge, Katharine H. Parker, the next day. The case is assigned to U.S. District judge, Lorna G. Schofield. Referring to the case, Strauss

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 8.39 p.m, Valerie Collins, 55, an off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 45th precinct with assault and with endangering the welfare of a child. Collins is an NYPD school safety agent. No information was available for Collins on the NYPD’s public records site. The 45th precinct contains six miles of park area, and 10.6 miles of waterfront. It covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Co-op City and City Island. A person arrested and accused of a crime is innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo regarding an assault that occurred in the 52nd precinct. It was reported to police that on Monday, April 19, 2021 at approximately 2.30 p.m., in front of 2406 University Avenue in the Fordham Manor of the Bronx, a 13-year-old male victim was approached by the unidentified male suspect. The suspect stabbed the victim multiple times in the left leg with a cutting instrument, before fleeing the scene, on foot, towards Father Ziezer Place. EMS responded to the location and transported

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 4, that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in the Bronx in 2017. Clark said, “The defendant followed a 12-year-old girl, who was on her way back home from a store, and sexually assaulted her in broad daylight. He also terrified the child by threatening to kill her and her family. We hope today’s sentence brings some solace to the victim and her family.” Clark said the defendant, Malcolm Lugo, 24, last of 3988 Bronxwood Avenue in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the NYPD announced on May 6 that new video had been released in relation to a slashing incident that occurred in the 52nd precinct on May 2. The video is attached. The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached videos and photo who is wanted in connection with a knife assault that occurred in the 52nd precinct. On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at approximately 2.45 p.m., the unidentified suspect engaged in a verbal dispute with an on-duty 41-year-old NYC Parks Department employee in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance video regarding a shooting that occurred in the 46th precinct. It was reported to police that on Tuesday, April 13, at approximately 1.14 p.m., on the corner of East 183rd Street and Grand Concourse in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx, the suspect discharged a firearm in the direction of a group of males who were inside a vehicle. No injuries were reported to police. The suspect fled to parts unknown. Surveillance video which shows the suspect,