Crime

Bronx D.A. Moves To Dismiss over 300 Summonses for Violating Curfew in June 4 BLM Protest

By SÍLE MOLONEY
        Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Sept. 1 that her office will file a motion with the supervising judge of Bronx Criminal Court to dismiss more than 300 summonses issued for disorderly conduct and violation of a prevailing emergency curfew during a large protest that took place in the Bronx on June 4, 2020. Protestors were decrying the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020.            Clark said, “I believe in and encourage our Bronx residents to raise their voices to protest social and racial injustice


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Fordham Manor: Two Young Missing Brothers Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at 00.30 a.m., police confirmed that two young brothers, Savaughn Cheatham, 5, and Javan Cheatham, 12, from the Bronx, who were reported missing on Aug. 29 in the 52nd precinct, have been located in good health.     The NYPD had sought the public’s assistance in locating the two boys who were last seen walking together in the vicinity of Andrews Avenue and West Fordham Road in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, on Saturday Aug. 29, 2020 at approximately 10:17 a.m.  

Fordham Manor: Man Wanted in Connection with Burglary of Clothing Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached surveillance photos in connection with a burglary that occurred within the confines of the 52nd precinct.    It was reported to police that on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 at approximately 5.13 a.m., inside of 209 East Fordham Road, (Pretty Girl Clothing Store) an unidentified man was observed on surveillance cameras forcibly entering the commercial establishment through a locked door in the roof area. Once inside, the man removed store merchandise worth $9,000 approximately and fled on foot.     The man sought


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Morrisania: Community Rises Up to Save Streets from Gun Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Monday, Aug. 24, NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced that, going forward, additional police officers would be rostered at the weekends in an effort to curb the increased rates of gun violence seen across the Bronx, and across the City in recent months. The NYPD reported that 44 percent of shootings in the last month occurred on Saturdays and Sundays.   For the week ending Aug. 23, murder in the Bronx, rose by 400 percent compared to the same period last year. In the 52 precinct alone, two murders were reported in July within six days of each other.


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Diaz Jr. Hosts Virtual Discussion on Health Disparities, Highlights “Not 62: The Campaign for a Healthy Bronx”

Bronx Projects Take Center Stage in State of the City
By AURÉOLE RIBES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the “#Not62 Campaign for a Healthy Bronx” steering committee held a virtual discussion on Wednesday, July 29 entitled, “A Discussion of Health Disparities and COVID-19.” The dialogue focused on why and how the Bronx ended up with the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in the State, from both a historical and an analytical perspective, as well as what could and should be done to shift that disparity.   Since 2009, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s county health ranking report has ranked the Bronx in 62nd place out of New York State’s 62 counties


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Suspects Wanted in Connection with Three Different Burglaries

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking the public for assistance to help identify and locate two individuals wanted in connection to three burglaries in the 50th precinct.   On Sunday, July 19, 2020, between 00.30 a.m. and 5 a.m., an unidentified man entered the Palmas Restaurant, located at 240 West 231st Street in the Kingsbridge area of the Bronx through a locked rear door. Once inside, the wanted subject removed $200 and a Samsung tablet and fled in an unknown direction. One of the mean was wearing a red shirt and the other a white shirt. The man with


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Van Cortlandt Village: Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Stabbing Incident of Mother with Baby

By SÍLE MOLONEY
On Aug. 25, at 8.46 a.m., pursuant to an ongoing investigation into a non-fatal stabbing incident which took place in the 50th precinct, in the Van Cortlandt Village section of the Bronx in mid-July, Carlos Gonzalez has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.   On July 14, 2020 at approximately 7.11 p.m., in front of 3343 Sedgwick Avenue in Van Cortlandt Village, a 21-year-old female victim was walking with her ex-boyfriend, Carlos Gonzalez, 25, of Manhattan, while pushing their infant son in a baby stroller.   A verbal argument ensued at which time Gonzalez allegedly placed the woman in


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Taxi Driver Beaten, Slashed Outside Tracy Towers (Warning: Disturbing Photos)

By DAVID GREENE
Police are looking for an assailant who beat and slashed a taxi driver outside Tracy Towers in the Jerome Park section of the Bronx. Officers from the 52nd precinct were called to 40 West Mosholu Parkway South, at 12:33 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5 in response to a call about an attack.   Officials say a 25-year-old victim was beaten and slashed on the left side of his face by a still-unknown, male suspect. The victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was treated and later released. One investigator said, “The dispute was over the cab fare.”  


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UPDATE Bronx DA:  “No Criminal Charges” in Fatal Shooting of Kawaski Trawick by Police, Training Needed

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Aug. 12 that a year-long investigation into the fatal shooting of Kawaski Trawick inside his non-profit housing apartment by a member of the NYPD on April 14, 2019 resulted in no criminal charges being brought.   “Although we do not find that the facts warrant a criminal prosecution, this event does demand a thoughtful review of police procedures and training techniques,” Clark said. “Additionally, as a community, we must do a better job of providing appropriate support for the residents and staff of supportive housing services in the City.”   Clark continued,


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