Bronx Crime Watch: Children Injured in Two Bronx Shootings

Two shootings that took place this week in different Bronx neighborhoods left a 10-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy recovering from bullet wounds.

Bronx Crime Watch: Commercial Robberies in Bedford Park (Video of Suspects)

Bedford Park merchants and vendors are on guard following two commercial robberies and a “noticed increase” in crime during the past month. The two robberies happened on Bedford Park Boulevard, near Jerome Avenue.

Bronx Crime Watch: Cops Find Marijuana Farm in 5-Story Van Nest Building

Bronx police raided a five-story building in Van Nest yesterday and found an expansive marijuana growing operation that they estimated was producing $250,000-worth of product each month.

Bronx Crime Watch: iPhone Shooting Suspects and Arrest in Car/Child-jacking

Police are looking for two suspects who they say shot a 23-year-old man who refused to give up his iPhone during a recent robbery attempt in University Heights.

Bronx Breakdown: Terrifying Attack Leaves Woman Hurt, Frustrated and ‘A Nervous Wreck’

A woman called the Norwood News office this morning with a harrowing tale of unprovoked violence. I want to share her story here because it can happen to anyone, but also because it doesn’t happen to everyone. She’s not ready to go public with her name or exact location just yet (calling the newspaper and telling her story to a reporter was an important step in regaining her confidence), so I will call her “Jane.”

Bronx Public Safety Forum Tonight at Monroe College

The leaders at Community Board 7 want to invite anyone in the Bronx to talk about public safety and quality of life issues at a forum tonight at Monroe College’s King Hall Gymn, 2501 Jerome Ave., from 6 to 9 p.m.

Bronx Crime Watch: Arrest Made in Murder of Bengali Man; Police Looking for 2nd Suspect (Updated)

Police arrested a suspect yesterday in the murder of Bimal Chanda, a Bengali immigrant and longtime northwest Bronx resident who was beaten to death in the stairwell of his apartment building on Oct. 29. Chanda was in the process of moving out of his apartment when police say he was attacked by two men who robbed him of $15 in cash.

Monday Bronx Links

Here are some news stories we’re following this morning on Breaking Bronx.

Bronx Breakdown: Star Bronx Teacher Banished to Basement & More (Updated)

This week on the Bronx Breakdown we break news about Discovery High School teacher Steve Ritz whose successful program somehow landed him in the basement and unable to continue the work he started. Plus, speaking about the unspeakable violence over jackets, the Bronx’s famous new resident and what you should do this weekend.