Bronx Stabbing Victim Dies; First Murder in 52nd Precint of 2012 (Updated)

It took nearly five months, and almost two weeks following a brutal stabbing in Norwood earlier this month, but the 52nd Precinct experienced its first murder of 2012 when the stabbing victim died on Wednesday while awaiting a kidney transplant, according to one of the victim’s relatives.

Public Advocate Calls for Curb of Stop and Frisk

With the numbers of unwarranted and unproductive stop and frisks by police rising across New York City, some elected officials are beginning to call for change. In the first three months of 2012, more than 203,500 New Yorkers were stopped by the police and 89 percent of them were cleared of any wrongdoing.

Ex-Bronx Senator Pedro Espada Found Guilty of Theft

Former Bronx State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. was found guilty this morning on four counts of theft by a federal jury for stealing money from the non-profit healthcare network he helped found. Each count carries a sentence of up to 10 years.

Bronx Crime Watch: Cops Shoot Armed Suspect Near St. James Park

Last Friday night, two off-duty police officers were riding home from work when they saw a young man firing a gun into St. James park, according a report released by the NYPD. When they confronted the armed man, the suspect fled north on Creston Avenue toward 190th Street and fired at the officers who were in pursuit. One of the officers fired back and hit the suspect in the torso. The wounded suspect was taken into custody and sent to St. Barnabas Hospital for treatment. The suspect, identified as Javon Julien, 19, a Queens resident, is listed in stable condition.

Bronx Crime Watch: ‘Vaseline’ Burglar Busted

Luis Gonzalez, also known as the “Vaseline Bandit,” has been indicted by a grand jury on a litany of burglary charges for allegedly looting several homes in the Bronx, many of them in Norwood and Bedford Park.

Bronx Notes: Public Safety Workshop Series Start Tonight

Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera is holding a series of public safety workshops during May that each focuses on a different topic. The workshops will be held at the senator’s office, 2432 Grand Concourse, 4th Floor, Room 419. The workshops include: “Bullying and Cyber Bullying,” presented by STEPS to End Family Violence, Thursday, May 3, 6 to 7:30 p.m.;

Bronx Notes: Neighborhood Association Workshop Tonight at Mosholu Library

On Monday, April 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., as part of an ongoing community organizing/quality of life initiative, Community Board 7 is conducting a “Neighborhood Association Workshop” at the Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St.

Bronx Links, Monday

It will be in mostly sunny in the Bronx today, with temperatures in the mid-50s. A chance of rain is expected for tomorrow. Here are some top local headlines in the news this morning: Seven members of a Bronx family died in a horrific car crash yesterday afternoon when their SUV hit a median on the Bronx River Parkway and plunged off of an overpass, landing near the Bronx Zoo. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, which killed a couple visiting from the Dominican Republican, their two daughters, who lived in the Bronx, and three grandchildren. Two people