Morrisania: Missing 69-Year-old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Eduardo Berrios, 69, of 1229 Franklin Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, who was reported missing in the 42nd precinct. Berrios was last seen on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at approximately 8 a.m. at his home. He is described as male, Hispanic, approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, has a thin build, salt and pepper hair color, and brown eyes. Anyone with information with regard to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Maikelle Linton, 16, of 1792 Lafayette Avenue, who was reported missing in the Soundview section of the Bronx, in the 43rd precinct. Maikelle was last seen on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 at her home, at approximately 7 a.m. She is described as female, Black, 5 feet tall, weighs 140 pounds, has brown eyes and brown hair. No clothing description at the time of her disappearance was available. Anyone with information in regards to this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Haley Moreno, 15, of 2755 Dewey Avenue in the Bronx, who was reported missing on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in the 45th precinct in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx. Haley was last seen on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at approximately 1:26 p.m. at her home. She is described as female, Hispanic, is approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, has a thin build, light complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. No clothing description is available. Anyone with information in regard to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Tiffany King, 37, of 1685 Monroe Avenue in the Bronx, who was reported missing person in the 44th precinct on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. King was last seen at noon approximately on Saturday Sept. 26, 2020, in the vicinity of Webster Avenue and Clay Avenue in the Claremont section of the Bronx. She is described as a female, Black, 5 foot, 6 inches tall, weighs 195 pounds, has brown eyes and short black hair. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Legal Aid Society has called on the City Council to abolish genetic stop-and-frisk after the New York City Police Department (NYPD) recently announced that it would remove some New Yorkers’ profiles from its DNA database. In a memorandum published on its website, the NYPD said it has reviewed approximately 4,000 DNA profiles currently in the City databank and has determined that nearly half of them (1,845) would be removed because the impacted people had not been convicted of a crime. The agency said that it would keep the remainder of these 4,000 profiles in the databank, as the

By DAVID GREENE

A “Justice for Breonna Taylor Rally” was scheduled to be held in the Riverdale section of the Bronx on Tuesday, Sept. 29, but was postponed at the last minute due to expected rainfall. The rally was due to take place at the Bell Tower Park at West 239th Street and Riverdale Avenue in tribute to Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician. Taylor was shot and killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky when they executed a search warrant on her home earlier this year, on March 13. One police officer was charged with firing recklessly into her apartment, but no

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In a stern exhortation on Wednesday, Oct. 14, Council Member Fernando Cabrera warned of the consequences of the departures of Chief of Patrol, Fausto Pichardo, and Chief of Transportation, Nilda Irizarry Hofmann, from the NYPD. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, The NY Daily News announced, according to unnamed sources, that Fausto would be retiring following weeks of friction with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. In a press release, Cabrera said, “There are now no Latinos in the upper levels of NYPD leadership, and I have requested a meeting with Commissioner Shea regarding this matter. This is extremely

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced a new partnership with Arva Rice, president and CEO of the New York Urban League; Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and executive director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies; and Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood, “to engage communities and people who live, work and serve throughout the city in the department’s ongoing effort to ensure public safety that is fair, responsive to, and considerate of all New Yorkers.” In partnership with the mayor’s office, the NYPD announced a department-wide undertaking to transform New York City policing to be safer

By NORA THOMAS & SÍLE MOLONEY

Norwood News, in partnership with WFUV radio and BronxNet Television, presents a five-part series on national issues affecting voters in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, seen through the local lens of Bronx neighborhood communities. Part 2 looks at crime and criminal justice. New York State and City officials have drawn a lot of criticism from President Donald Trump this election cycle. In a Sept. 2 memo to the Department of Justice, drafted to review federal funding for certain state and local governments, Trump said New York City officials were “permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction,” in