UPDATE Highbridge: Man and Woman Arrested following Death of 3-Month-Old Baby Girl Found in Woods

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on Monday after a 3-month-old baby girl was found dead in a wooded area of the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Sunday, police said. A 20-year-old woman was also arrested on Monday evening in connection with the incident, they said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.24 p.m. a 3-month-old baby girl was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in a wooded area in the vicinity of West 161st Street and the Major Deegan Expressway in Highbridge. “EMS pronounced the infant deceased at the scene,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a unidentified 15-year-old boy has been arrested on assault charges following a stabbing in Morris Heights. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the young person seen in the attached photo who had been sought for questioning in connection to the assault. Police said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.09 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim and another male [youth] got into a dispute in the vicinity of Richman Plaza and Matthewson Road. The assailant allegedly stabbed the victim in the right side of the neck with a switchblade and then fled on

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Law Day 2023 was commemorated at Monroe College School of Criminal and Social Justice on May 10. New York Supreme Court Judges Leslie Stroth and Kathy King and New York City Criminal Court Judge Yadhira González-Taylor were part of the planning committee who worked with the college’s academic leadership team to attract over 120 high school students to attend. They said students interacted and networked with a distinguished panel of professionals during the event. The panelists comprised Justice Eddie McShan of the appellate division, chief attorney of citywide operations at The Legal Aid Society, Tina Luongo, bureau chief at the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached photo who police say are sought in connection with an assault in Norwood by Woodlawn subway station. Police said that on Sunday, May 21, at around 3 a.m., a 29-year-old male victim was standing outside a business located at 3700 Jerome Avenue in Norwood (which is by Woodlawn subway station which serves the 4 line). While outside, they said a man, unknown to the victim, approached him and began arguing with him. Police said that as the dispute escalated, a second man, who

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person and vehicle seen in the attached photos in the context of a robbery pattern which has been traced across The Bronx and Manhattan during April and May 2023. The first incident occurred in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx in the 50th Precinct, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, April 14, at around 3 a.m., the victim, a 27-year-old man, was in front of 3472 Bailey Avenue when he was approached by three people unknown to him. Police said they pulled out a gun,

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The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this video who the department says is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Fordham Heights on Sunday, May 21, 2023. Police said they have arrested a man for an assault on a 62-year-old man in Fordham Heights earlier this month. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who department officials said was sought in connection with the attack. Police said that on Sunday, May 21, at approximately 8.50

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Allerton. Police said that on Monday, May 8, at around 3.35 p.m. a person got into a dispute with a 42-year-old, on-duty MTA employee, on a BX12 bus in the vicinity of Williamsbridge Road and Pelham Parkway. They said the person allegedly pushed the victim into the fare box and front partition of the bus. He then exited the bus and fled southbound on Esplanade Avenue, police said. “The victim was

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park. However, employees at the store later said the incident arose due to a misunderstanding between two employees. Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 11.17 a.m., four male individuals entered the store located at 3276 Jerome Avenue, and attempted to leave with some merchandise without paying. The address is the site of a BP gas station, a convenience store, and a Dunkin Donuts. CCTV CAMERA

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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who police say are sought in connection with a gang assault that occurred in Williamsbridge. Police said that on Thursday, April 27, at around 10.20 p.m., a 20-year-old man was waiting in front of 3031 Cruger Avenue when he was surrounded by around six males unknown to him. Police said the group proceeded to allegedly punch and kick the victim multiple times in the body and head, and one of them allegedly beat him in the head multiple times with a metal