Criminal Justice
Fordham Heights: Police Launch Murder Investigation after 57-Year-Man is Fatally Shot
University Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 22-Year-Old Man Reported Missing
Fordham Heights: Five Sought in Shooting Next to CM Sanchez’s Office, B.R.A.G. Holds Rally
Bronx Man Gets 5 Years for Beating MTA Employee on Way to Work
Edenwald: Police Release Images of Three Sought following 2024 Murder of 29-Year-Old Man
Second Man Arrested in Hit & Run Collision in which Bronx Buccs “Coach D” was Killed
Following the death last November of 60-year-old local, volunteer football coach Dwight Downer as a result of a hit and run car crash, police said a second person has been arrested in connection with the incident. Downer coached local football team the Bronx Buccaneers, who regularly practice in the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood, as well as Bedford Park’s DeWitt Clinton football team.
Man Stabbed to Death on Mother’s Day at Fordham Plaza
One man is dead, and a second man is in police custody after a dispute led to a fatal stabbing on Mother’s Day at a bus stop at Fordham Plaza. According to the NYPD, police officers from the 48th Precinct were called for a report of a “male stabbed” at a bus stop at East Fordham Road and Webster Avenue in Fordham Manor at 5.52 p.m. on Sunday, May 11.
Bronx Victims of Car & Tire Theft Fed Up
Vehicle owners from across the borough have been expressing their frustration over criminals stealing both their vehicles and their auto parts, as well as what some see as the NYPD’s inaction on the issue. As of May 11, year-to-date Bronx auto theft statistics were up 8.1% (to 1,531), and for the 28-day period ending May 11, they were up 19.1% (to 386). The latest reported statistics, including auto theft, for the 52nd, 50th and 46th Precincts specifically are included further below.