Norwood: Police Chase Ends with Illegal U-Turn Causing Multiple-Vehicle Crash

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An NYPD attempted traffic stop and subsequent vehicle pursuit apparently resulted in the pursued driver attempting an illegal U-turn in the Norwood section of The Bronx which, in turn, resulted in a multiple-car collision on Saturday night. An NYPD spokesperson said that on [Saturday] June 3, at 10.35 p.m. in the vicinity of 2177 Webster Avenue, police officers driving a police vehicle with lights and siren on heading southbound on Webster Avenue were attempting to conduct a traffic stop after seeing a speeding motorist, when a 2012 Scion made an illegal U-turn from the southbound lane bus stop to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred at the 174th-175th Street Subway Station serving the B/D lines. Police said a man was pushed from behind from the platform onto the subway tracks. Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who police say is sought for questioning in connection with an assault inside a Mt. Hope subway

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in this video who are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park on June 2, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who department officials said are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park. Police said that on Friday, June 2, at around 5.11 p.m., two

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said two people have been arrested following a robbery and assault which took place in April 2023 in Kingsbridge Heights. Police had previously appealed to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials said were sought for questioning in connection with the incident. Police said that on Tuesday, April 11, at around 8.30 p.m., in front of 235 West Kingsbridge Road, a 64-year-old man was sitting in a wheelchair when two people approached him and demanded money. “The victim refused, and the individuals proceeded to punch the victim in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a New York City employee was arrested in the 52nd Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights. A police spokesperson said that on Sunday, June 4, at around 10.10 a.m., Jacet Williams, 32, a female NYPD police administrative aide, was arrested. Police said she was charged with alleged assault and harassment. A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who department officials say is sought for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police that on Thursday, June 1, at around 8.55 p.m., the victim, a 68-year-old man, was standing in the vicinity of Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street when he got into an argument with another person. The person allegedly punched the victim in the face and body multiple times, police said. “The individual was last seen fleeing southbound on Valentine Avenue on foot,”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said they have arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a second 18-year-old male in the Olinville section of The Bronx earlier this month. As reported, police said that on Friday, June 2, at 6.22 p.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot in front of 3329 Olinville Avenue. “Upon arrival, police discovered an 18-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the man seen in the attached photos who department officials say is sought in connection with an alleged sexual offense [forcible touching] that occurred aboard a BX12 MTA bus on the border of Allerton and Pelham Parkway. Police that on Friday, May 26, at approximately 4.30 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was aboard the BX12 bus (5544) at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road, when a man approached her and allegedly rubbed and pressed his erect penis on her buttocks. “The victim

By DAVID GREENE

The Bronx mother of a young Norwood man who she alleges was shot 17 times inside a bodega in Fordham Manor now says the man charged with her son’s killing, allegedly told his own family members inside a courtroom, “I got this, I’m coming out,” which allegedly set off a heated exchange between the families of the victim and of the accused, and an alleged subsequent removal of some attendees from the courtroom. The victim’s mother, who Norwood News has agreed not to name, is the parent of longtime Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, 26, who was shot and

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Norwood: Police Chase Ends with Illegal U-Turn Causing Multiple-Vehicle Crash

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Allerton/Pelham Parkway: Man Allegedly Rubs Erect Penis Against Woman Aboard BX12 Bus

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