Bedford Park: Man Shot, In Critical Condition

By Síle Moloney

On Friday, May 15, 2020 at approximately 23:13 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a male who was shot at 380 East 201st Street, within the confines of the 52nd precinct. Upon arrival, officers found an unidentified adult male in his 20s, with gunshot wounds to the head and torso. EMS arrived at the location and transported the victim to Saint Barnabas Hospital, in critical condition. There are no arrests as of Monday, 18 May, and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or

By Síle Moloney

On Saturday, May 16, 2020 at approximately 7:24 p.m., police responded to a 911 call about shots that were fired in the vicinity of Creston Avenue and East 184th Street within the confines of the 46th precinct. Upon arrival, police conducted a ballistics search with negative results. There are no reported injuries as a result of this incident. Anyone with information 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 logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

By Anisah Sabur

We are in the midst of the gravest humanitarian, economic, and social crisis in at least a generation, and one that is disproportionately harming Black and Brown people, poor people, and other marginalized people and communities. Over 27,600 New Yorkers have died from COVID-19 already and many more are projected to die. Hundreds of thousands of people are out of work. People cannot afford to pay their rent or their medical bills. Many are going hungry. The police are brutalizing Black and Brown people in the street and forcing people who are homeless out of the subway –

By Síle Moloney

NYPD said that they responded to an unconfirmed report yesterday evening, May 14, at around 8:28 p.m. of a male who was possibly carrying a firearm at 1260 Burke Avenue in the Pelham Gardens area of the Bronx. They requested additional units to the scene to aid in a foot pursuit. On arrival, police advised that they had sufficient units on the scene and searched the area. Police confirm that there were no reported injuries and no one was found to be in possession of a firearm, though a suspect had run into 1255 Adee Avenue but was not

By Síle Moloney

Police responded to a complaint about a felony assault that occurred on May 12, 2020 at approximately 00:03 a.m. at Briggs Avenue within the confines of the 52nd precinct. A 36-year-old male reported to police that he had a verbal argument with a 37-year-old male who punched and slashed the complainant in the face, causing a small laceration to the mouth area. The complainant was transferred to St. Barnabas Hospital by EMS. The suspect was taken into custody. Melvin Benton, also of Briggs Avenue (though not from the same household as the complainant) was arrested and charged with assault

By Síle Moloney

At approximately 1:38 a.m. this morning, May 11, police confirm that an adult female was engaged in a dispute with two other adult females in Mott Haven. One of the two females placed a lit cigarette on the hair of the female victim, before fleeing the location on foot. The female victim was not injured and refused any medical attention at the scene. The investigation remains ongoing. The incident location was the vicinity of 2640 3rd Avenue, Bronx. Anyone with information 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

By Síle Moloney

Police confirm that a 39-year-old male was shot once in each leg by a 23-year-old male after a dispute on 7 May, 2020. The incident location reported to police was Walton Avenue and Elliot Place. The victim was taken to Lincoln hospital in a stable condition. The 23-year-old suffered a head injury and was also taken to Lincoln hospital, in a stable condition. Anyone with information 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 logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM,

By David Greene

A homeless man residing at the Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter (JAMS) in Norwood has been hit with a slew of charges after it was alleged he robbed $40 from a deli and attempted to stab a member of staff with a knife. Police charged Dimetrius Adams, 28, a resident of the men’s shelter at 3600 Jerome Avenue with robbery, menacing, unlawful possession of marijuana, assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and petit larceny, following his arrest on Friday, May 1 in Norwood. According to NYPD, the robbery and assault occurred around 5:30 p.m. on May 1, inside the

By Síle Moloney

Police are responding to a report about a missing 8-year-old boy at Sedgwick Ave & Cedar Ave in Morris Heights. The incident was reported at around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3. He is described as an 8-year-old Black boy. No clothing description is available at this time. Police are requesting additional units to the scene to help search for the missing boy. Anyone with information 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 logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM,