Newly Appointed Chief of Community Affairs Jeffrey B. Maddrey Addresses the Media

By Síle Moloney

Chief Jeffrey B. Maddrey was appointed the new Chief of Community Affairs on Jun. 24, 2020, and has been given a mandate to reimagine the critically important Community Affairs Bureau within the NYPD. He spent his first few days listening to what his colleagues, and the residents of the neighborhoods he will serve, want and need. He’s visited precinct station houses, held virtual meetings with community and elected leaders, listened at houses of worship and walked the streets over the holiday weekend to hear people’s vision for fair and effective policing in the 21st century. Maddrey takes over the

By Miriam Quinones & Síle Moloney

An apparent four-vehicle collision occurred at the junction of Jerome Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx at around midday on July 5th. Norwood News asked the NYPD if they had further information about the incident in the early afternoon on July 5th, and they said they did not at that time. One witness, whose name is Dominic and who was out walking on the day of the incident, said he was on the bridge over Concourse Yard when he saw the traffic lights which were green, and then saw a driver in a silver Toyota running

By Síle Moloney

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance identifying individuals wanted for questioning in connection to a burglary which took place within the confines of the 52nd precinct. It was reported to police that on Jul. 1, 2020 multiple individuals entered 263 East Fordham Road (Footaction) and removed approximately $26K worth of merchandise. Photos are attached of the various people wanted for questioning. Anyone with information with regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips

By Síle Moloney

Dear Readers, I hope you’re all well! I don’t say that lightly. Thank you for your patience, and for sticking with us during what we know, you know, has been a pretty crazy, and unprecedented time for everyone. After two and half months on hiatus due to circumstances related to the pandemic, this year’s seventh edition of the Norwood News is out now. Indeed, that is a story in itself (but for another day). We’re happy to be back, and to share plenty of interesting community news with you, so let’s get to it! After months of lockdown

By Síle Moloney

The NYPD is asking the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached surveillance photo and video who is sought for questioning regarding a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights. It was reported to police at the 50th Precinct that on Monday, Jun. 29, at around 5 p.m., inside Popeyes restaurant, located at 119 West Kingsbridge Road, a 25-year-old female victim, while ordering food, engaged in a verbal dispute with another unidentified person. The second individual (a man) proceeded to punch the woman repeatedly about the body, later picking up the victim’s cash app card which contained

By Síle Moloney

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the man in the attached photo wanted for questioning in connection to a stabbing within the confines of the 50th precinct. On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., in the vicinity of Reservoir Avenue and West 197th Street, a 34-year-old male victim was involved in a dispute with an unidentified man near the park/playground area. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation, at which time, the suspect produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the hip, back and thigh before fleeing in an unknown

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A City employee was arrested according to the NYPD.

Norwood: Suspect in Attempted Morning Rape Identified and Charged

By Síle Moloney

Police confirm on Jun. 28, 2020, that the man shown in the attached photos and videos who was wanted for questioning by the NYPD in connection to an attempted rape on Jun. 26, within the confines of the 52nd precinct, has been identified and charged. Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, Michael Rosa, 25, of Melrose, Bronx, NY has been arrested and charged with attempted rape, strangulation, sexual abuse, forcible touching and assault. On Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, at approximately 8:00 a.m., a 27-year-old female victim was entering a residential building located at 3345 Reservoir Oval West when a man

By Síle Moloney

The New York City Police Department confirm that an 18-year-old female was shot once in the face at 4:35 a.m. on Jun. 26, 2020 in front of 2591 Briggs Avenue in the Fordham Manor area of the Bronx. The bullet from a firearm grazed her left cheek. The woman was watching fireworks in front of the location at the time of the incident. There is currently no perpetrator description at this time. The victim was removed to Saint Barnabas Hospital by EMS. She is not likely to die, and is in a stable condition. The NYPD’s Emergency Service