Crime

City Council Votes for More Oversight of Police Department

The City Council convened in the middle of the night three weeks ago to vote on a crowded agenda of issues, including the adoption of two bills under the Community Safety Act. While the bills passed easily, Mayor Bloomberg has vowed to veto them, saying they will undermine the police department’s ability to keep the city safe.

Norwood Woman Killed With Hammer; Son Dies by Suicide

By by SÍLE MOLONEY
Just two days after a Norwood woman was found beaten to death with a hammer in her Perry Avenue apartment, her son, who was wanted in connection with the murder, took his own life in a seedy East Gun Hill Road motel, police officials said.

Bronx Crime Report: Norwood Grandma Killed With Hammer; Son Commits Suicide (Plus Stats)

The Story Norwood Grandma Killed With Hammer; Son Commits Suicide The son of a Norwood grandmother found beaten to death with a hammer in her apartment, has reportedly taken his own life in a seedy E. Gun Hill Road motel. Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 3525 Perry Avenue at just after 10:20 p.m., on Tuesday, June 25, to conduct a wellness check on longtime resident Magda D’Agostino, 64. Upon entering her second-floor apartment, police discovered the woman’s lifeless body, which had suffered severe trauma. Police sources say a bloody hammer lay nearby. Almost immediately, police began to


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After Violence, A Bronx Community Talks Bullying

In recent years, a string of high-profile bullying incidents, some ending in violence or early suicide, has forced the topic into the national conversation. Following a particularly disturbing instance of bullying at Middle School 80 on Mosholu Parkway three months ago has brought the conversation to the local level.