Crime
“Jupiter Joe” Gets 25 Years to Life for 1999 Murder of Minerliz Soriano, First NYC Indictment Using Familial DNA
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Thursday, March 26, that Joseph Martinez, otherwise known as “Jupiter Joe” was sentenced on Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for the 1999 murder of 13-year-old Minerliz Soriano, the first case in New York City solved using familial DNA, as previously reported.
UPDATE Norwood: 21-Year-Old Man Dead after Shooting to the Head, One Arrested
UPDATE Norwood: Two Hospitalized following a Single-Vehicle Car Crash on Jerome Ave & Mosholu Pkwy
UPDATE Norwood & School District 10 Among First for Free Childcare This Fall
In what was described as a major step toward universal childcare for children aged six weeks to five years of age, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced March 3 the first four communities to receive free 2-K seats this fall, and included among them is The Bronx’s School District 10, which covers Fordham, Belmont, Norwood, Marble Hill, Morris Heights, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village and Kingsbridge as well as parts of Kingsbridge Heights, Bedford Park, Mount Hope, Claremont- Bathgate & East Tremont
Norwood: Three Hospitalized following a Two-Vehicle Car Crash on West Gun Hill Road
Bronx Man Gets 25 Years for Enticement of Minors and Possession of Child Pornography
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced Friday, March 20, that Winston Colon Correa, 34, of The Bronx was sentenced to 25 years in prison for enticing minors and possessing child pornography. He said Colon Correa’s sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden, who also presided over the guilty plea.
