Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Linked to Death of 19-Year-Old & Sex Trafficking of Minor

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx man, Virgil Wardlow, has pled guilty in federal court to one count of distributing fentanyl, and in connection with his guilty plea, he also stipulated that he paid for commercial sex with a minor using fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of a 19-year-old victim.

Six Bronx-based Members of Crew Charged with Over 200 Commercial Burglaries

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York Attorney General Letitia James and NYPD Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced on Aug. 4 the convictions of six Bronx-based members of a crew responsible for over 200 burglaries of car dealerships, cellular phone stores, and ATM businesses located in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City, and on Long Island.

UPDATE Over One Hundred Community Board Members Sworn in at Lehman College Ceremony

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted an inaugural swearing-in ceremony for 145 of the Bronx’s newest community board members at Lehman College on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

Ten (Four from The Bronx) Charged with Operating $20M Black Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors and agency officials announced on Friday, Oct. 20, the unsealing of legal documents, charging ten people, including four from The Bronx, in connection with their involvement in a scheme spanning around a half a decade in which they defrauded Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies out of at least approximately $20 million.

University Heights: Two Sought for Multiple Daylight Nonfatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for help locating the two people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with an attempted shooting in University Heights.

Belmont: 18-Year-Old Arrested following Non-Fatal Stabbing of 16-Year-Old

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that they made an arrest in the case of a stabbing assault on a 16-year-old male youth that occurred in Belmont earlier this month.

Williamsbridge: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Justin Rodriguez

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have made an arrest in the case of the fatal shooting of 26-year-old man Justin Rodriguez in Williamsbridge earlier this year.

Trinitarios Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Confidential Informant

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors said a Trinitarios gang member was convicted on Thursday, Oct. 12, of murdering a confidential informant. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, made the announcement last week, saying William Jones, a/k/a “Principe,” was convicted by a jury of racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, and firearms offenses for his role in the murder of Frederick Delacruz on December 28, 2019.