Crime

Kingsbridge Heights: Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Shyan Coleman, 15, of 2741 Sedgwick Avenue in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, who was reported missing in the 50th precinct.    It was reported to police that Shyan was last seen on Sunday, April 11, 2021, leaving her home at approximately 1 p.m. She is described as female, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, pink hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and white sneakers.   Meanwhile, anyone with information with regard to


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48th Precinct: Female NYPD Officer Arrested on Drug Sale, Misconduct & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police confirm that on Monday, April 12, 2021, off-duty, New York City Police Officer, Catherine Soto, 31, was arrested in the 48th precinct.   Soto was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal sale of marijuana, official misconduct, criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.   The 48th precinct covers which covers Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms. Fordham University’s Bronx campus is nestled in the precinct’s northern corner, Arthur Avenue runs down the center, and the Cross Bronx Expressway and Crotona Park form the southern border.   According to the NYPD’s database of public


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Two Teens Sought After 17-Year-Old Male is Shot in Abdomen

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying the individuals seen in the attached surveillance video regarding a non-fatal shooting/assault that occurred in the 47th precinct.   It was reported to police that on Sunday, March 14, 2021, at approximately 7 p.m., inside a residential building located at 3230 Cruger Avenue, between Gun Hill Houses and the Parkside Housing Project, a 17-year-old male victim was sitting down in the rear of the building with a group. One member of the group then discharged one round and struck the victim in the abdomen and right thigh. The suspect then fled on


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Update: Fernández on NYS Budget: No Cuts to Health, Additional Funds for Schools, Gun Violence Prevention & Parks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York State Assemblywoman for the 80th Assembly District, Nathalia Fernández, said the latest New York State Budget of $212 billion, the largest in the State’s history, invests in the future of The Bronx. Fernández released a statement on Thursday, April 8, describing the new budget as “bold and progressive,” one that will bring much-needed aid to Bronxites and galvanize the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. “These critical investments in our infrastructure, small businesses, schools, and health care services will strengthen our borough’s response, and most importantly, help people get back to work,” she said, acknowledging that the COVID-19


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Highbridge: Woman Fatally Shot in Car, Man Shot in Leg

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police responded to a 911 call about a person who had been shot in front of 1125 University Avenue, in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, in the 44th precinct, on Monday, April 5, at approximately 10.12 p.m.   Upon arrival, officers observed two adult victims inside a late model Bentley, both having sustained gunshot wounds. The first, a 39-year-old woman, the front seat passenger, sustained gunshot wounds to her neck and torso. The second, a 37-year-old man, the vehicle operator, sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg.   EMS responded to the location and transported both victims to


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Update: Bronx Man Charged with Stabbing his 6-Year-old Quadriplegic Son & Assaulting Teen Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, April 6, that a Bronx man has been charged with stabbing his 6-year-old quadriplegic son, with assaulting a 16-year-old girl, and with keeping them both hostage in his apartment.   The defendant, Tyree Scott, 29, of Rogers Place, in the vicinity of the Longwood section of The Bronx, was arraigned on charges of attempted murder in the second degree, first-degree assault, three counts of second-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree unlawful imprisonment, third-degree assault and two-counts of endangering the welfare of a child before Bronx Supreme Court justice


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Update: Children’s Services Social Worker Arrested in The Bronx for Possession of Fire Arm

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 5.59 a.m., an off-duty, New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 45th precinct, which covers Co-op City and City Island in The Bronx. Crystal Soto, 31, a New York City social worker in the Administration for Children’s Services was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a firearm.   Her name does not appear on the ACS website. Norwood News has reached out to the Bronx District Attorney’s office, the NYPD and to the City administration


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Fordham Manor: Man Found on Sidewalk Shot in Back

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD confirm that on Sunday, April 4, 2021 at 2.48 a.m. in front of 2661 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor, a man was found lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his back.   He was later removed to St Barnabas Hospital at an unknown time.   Norwood News reached out to FDNY/EMS for more information on the timing of the transportation of the victim to hospital. We were only informed that 2:51 a.m. was the time the call was received in their system.   There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing.


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UPDATE: Belmont Area: Two Men Shot, One Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Sunday, April 4, 2021 at approximately 9.05 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about two male victims who had been shot in front of 2105 Monterey Avenue close to Belmont, in the 48th precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest and a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head.   EMS responded to the location and transported both victims to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where the 37-year-old man was pronounced deceased, and the 31-year-old man remains in critical condition. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.  


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