Three Sought for Armed Robbery at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance identifying three people wanted in connection to a robbery and assault that occurred at Mosholu Parkway subway station on the border of Jerome Park and Norwood. Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 4.55 a.m., a 52-year-old male victim was walking up the staircase into the Mosholu Parkway subway station, serving the 4 line, located at Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway South, when three unidentified individuals who were unknown to him approached him. They said the first placed the victim into a headlock and displayed a box cutter. The

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 45-year-old man has died following a fatal shooting (murder) in Norwood police said. The victim was later named by police as Devon Millington from the Wakefield section of The Bronx, who had previously served reduced time in prison on murder and drug-related charges. Police said the incident occurred on Saturday April 15, at 5.47 a.m. in the vicinity of Woodlawn station, which is the last stop on the 4 subway line in The Bronx. The previous morning, as reported, a 52-year-old man had been robbed and assaulted at Mosholu Parkway subway station, one stop before Woodlawn on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said two people have been arrested in the case of the non-fatal shooting of two teenagers in University Heights in April. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who, they said, were sought for questioning in connection to the incident. Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 1950 Andrews Avenue, three people fired several gunshots from a gray Hyundai Sonata, striking the two 18-year-old male victims. “One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back. The other victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photos who they said is sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in transit on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights. Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at around 4.45 a.m., a 33-year-old male victim was sitting on the southbound 4 train which was heading toward the 183rd Street Station when an unidentified man, unknown to the victim, approached him and punched him multiple times in the face. A police spokesperson said the suspect then

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The manager of the KFC at Broadway and West 232nd Street in Kingsbridge, Chris Ferguson, has shared the video he took of the police-involved shooting outside the KFC premises on the elevated subway tracks of the West 231st Street subway station on Thursday night, April 13, as reported. He also shared his thoughts on capturing the incident in real time and his thoughts on gun violence. Click here and here to watch both the incident and the aftermath of the shooting, captured by Ferguson’s steady hand. [Videos courtesy of Chris Ferguson] As reported, one man was hospitalized following the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

District 12 City Council Member Kevin Riley and District 33 City Council Member Lincoln Restler lead a rally entitled, “A Pathway to Closing Rikers Island and Ending Mass Incarceration in NYC,” by safely reducing the jail population at City Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 11, together with other council members and advocates for the incarcerated. As reported, Rikers Island jail has been plagued with bad press for many years due to, among other reasons, the number of people who have died while in custody, awaiting trial, and the number of violent incidents involving both detainees and NYC Department of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who the department says are sought in connection with an attempted assault that occurred on the southern border of University Heights. It was reported to police that on Monday, April 10, at approximately 2.05 p.m., two unidentified male individuals on a blue moped approached two unidentified male individuals who were walking in the vicinity of Andrews Avenue South and West Burnside Avenue. A police spokesperson said one of the two got off the moped, displayed a gun and shot multiple rounds in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached photo who they said is sought in connection with the robbery of an elderly person which took place in Bedford Park. It was reported to police that on Saturday, April 8, at around 01.10 a.m., in the vicinity of East 199th Street and Briggs Avenue, a 68-year-old male victim was entering his residential building when an unidentified man approached him from behind and pushed him to the ground. A police spokesperson said, “The victim fell on his face and the individual then forcibly

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have made an arrest in the case of the recent fatal shooting of a 17-year-old male youth in Olinville. As reported, according to the NYPD, the shooting took place on Monday, April 10, at around 10.05 p.m. A police spokesperson said officers from the 47th Precinct / Transit District 12 responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot inside Burke Avenue subway station, located on White Plains Road, serving the 5 and the 2 lines. “Upon arrival, police observed two 17-year-old males with gunshot wounds,” the spokesperson said. The first

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Three Sought for Armed Robbery at Mosholu Parkway Subway Station

UPDATE Norwood: Murder Inquiry Opens following Fatal Shooting at Woodlawn Subway Station

UPDATE University Heights: Two Arrested in Early Morning Shooting of Two Youths

Fordham Heights: Man Punched & Robbed aboard Overnight 4 Train at 183rd Street Station

UPDATE SEE IT: KFC Manager Shares Thoughts on Recording Kingsbridge Police-Involved Shooting in Real Time

Riley Leads Press Conference at City Hall to Close Rikers

University Heights: Two Sought in Attempted Assault

Bedford Park: Man Sought in Robbery of Elderly Person

UPDATE Olinville: 17-Year-Old Male Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Second 17-Year-Old