University Heights: Two Sought for Daylight Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on April 13 that a Bronx man was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly killing a 7-year-old Pomeranian dog during an argument with his ex-girlfriend. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “This was a spectacularly brutal act of animal abuse. The defendant is being held accountable for allegedly causing multiple fractures to the little dog’s head, killing him instantly.” The district attorney said the defendant, Victor Castillo, 32, of Webb Avenue in The Bronx, was arraigned on April 13 on an indictment charging aggravated cruelty to animals, New

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery pattern identified in late April 2023 across the 52nd and 47th Precincts. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with an armed robbery and attempted armed robbery pattern identified across the 52nd and 47th Precincts in April. Police said the first incident was

By DAVID GREENE

A 25-year-old local man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges following a daylight shooting in Bedford Park earlier this month. Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to Valentine Avenue and East 197th Street for a report of shots fired on Saturday, April 15. The incident was reported at 2.22 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said a 35-year-old man reported that he observed a man on the sidewalk who was unknown to him fire one round into an occupied and moving vehicle at the location and that the shooter then fled the scene in a

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened with a gun and a 58-year-old woman was pistol-whipped. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 53-year-old man in Norwood on Tuesday, April 25. Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at approximately 12.07 in the afternoon, officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at the corner of Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North in Norwood. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 53-year-old male with stab wounds to the torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious condition.” According

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection with an attempted rape and assault on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Police said a 36-year-old man has been arrested following an assault and attempted rape of a 68-year-old woman on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights. As reported, the New York City Police Department had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story which appears in our latest print edition. A group of about 20 protestors, including family members of an emotionally disturbed man, Raul de la Cruz, who was shot by police in Kingsbridge Heights last month, held a rally outside the 52nd Precinct in Norwood on Friday, April 7, calling for “Justice for Raul” and the release of the names of the two officers involved in the shooting. As reported at the time, De la Cruz, 43, was shot by police when officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is currently investigating an incident where a slab of concrete was tossed through the living room window of a Pelham Parkway home during the Jewish holiday of Passover. The targeted window had an Israeli flag displayed outside at the time of the incident. Police officials say the incident occurred at 2.45 p.m. on Friday, April 7, at 2121 Matthews Avenue between Lydig Avenue and Pelham Parkway. A police official said, “There is a complaint report on file for criminal mischief within the confines of the 49th Precinct.” The official continued, “The report states

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