Diaz: Registry Would Keep Gun Offenders Out of ‘Shadows’

In an effort to reduce gun violence, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wants to publicize the names and addresses of those convicted of gun-related felonies and will introduce legislation on the city and state levels calling for the creation of an online gun offender registry.

The Bronx Crime Report: BX Science Students Caught in Act? Diner Robbed at Gun Point, Plus Latest Stats

The Bronx Crime Report is a regular feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that is published weekly (usually on Mondays). It will include the latest crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as crime updates, stories and features from throughout the Bronx.

Sex Offender Charged With Webster Ave. Rape

Police arrested a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal history and charged him with raping, assaulting and robbing a female worker at a laundromat on Webster Avenue in Bedford Park.

Bronx Parents on Edge After Attempted Luring at PS 33

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, this time, it didn’t come true. As an 8-year-old girl was walking to her school building at PS 33 in University Heights on Thursday, Feb. 21, police say a man attempted to lure her into coming away with him.

The Bronx Crime Report: Hazing Arrests at Bronx Science, A Beer Bust, the Latest Stats & More

The Bronx Crime report is posted on Breaking Bronx on Mondays. The Bronx Crime Report is a regular feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that is published weekly (usually on Mondays). It will include the latest crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as crime updates, stories and features from throughout the Bronx.

The Bronx Crime Report: A Rape Suspect Sought, Dismemberment in Melrose, Teens Charged in YouTube Kid Fight and More

The Bronx Crime Report is a new feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that will be published weekly (usually on Mondays, but this week it’s a Tuesday). It will include the latest crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as crime updates, stories and features from this precinct and throughout the Bronx.

Three Torahs Stolen From Norwood Synagogue

Three Torah scrolls, each worth $45,000, were stolen recently from the Young Israel Synagogue of Mosholu Parkway, a temple with dwindling membership on East 208th Street in Norwood, according to police.

Bronx News Roundup, Feb. 19

Here is a look at your local Bronx news. Miriam Morales, 56, died during a fire in her apartment. Morales, a cancer patient, possibly started the fire, when her cigarette triggered an explosion from an oxygen tank. According to NY1. Police are still investigating. The NY Daily News reported that J.W. Hicks, a suspect in the death of a 5-month-old child, was arrested for assaulting an investigating officer in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Doctors have told police that the baby was shaken to death. The medical examiner has not yet ruled on the case. Freddy Martin, 9, has awaken from a coma after being

The Bronx Crime Report

The Bronx Crime Report is a new feature on the Norwood News’ Breaking Bronx blog that will be published Mondays. It will include the latest crime statistics for the 52nd Precinct — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham-Bedford, and parts of Fordham, University Heights and Kingsbridge Heights — as well as crime updates, stories and features from this precinct and throughout the Bronx. (Right now, we just have stats. We’ll have more stories tomorrow.)