Bedford Park: Girl, 15, Robbed on Subway Platform in Afternoon

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in at Bedford Park Boulevard subway station in Bedford Park on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park. Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 2.56 p.m. the victim,


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Kingsbridge: Man Robbed, Assaulted with Machete & Hit with Car

A 36-year-old man was robbed by a machete-wielding male suspect in Kingsbridge. He was  assaulted, and later hit by the suspect’s car and abandoned, police said.   The NYPD said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 2.15 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a robbery in front of 3189 Irwin Avenue in Kingsbridge.   A police spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers were informed by a 36-year-old male that an unknown male was present at the location, broke into the rear passenger window of a vehicle, and removed construction tools/supplies.”   The spokesperson said when the male victim


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Kingsbridge Heights: Woman Robbed Aboard Train While Sleeping

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge Heights.   Police said that on Saturday, May 6, at around 4 a.m., a 27-year-old female victim was onboard a northbound 4 subway approaching the East Kingsbridge Road station, when two people stole her handbag from her lap while she was sleeping.   Police said, “Property stolen included the victim’s handbag, which contained a cellphone, wallet, credit cards, personal ID and other personal items.” They added, “The two individuals


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Bedford Park: Three Sought in Robbery of 65-Year-Old Woman

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who department officials said are sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.   Police said that on Sunday, May 14, at around 10.45 a.m., the victim, a 65-year-old woman, was walking in front of 2955 Decatur Avenue when she was approached by three unknown people. “The individuals snatched the victim’s purse causing her to fall to the ground,” a police spokesperson said. “The purse contained $101 and credit cards.”   Police said the group fled northbound on Decatur Avenue. They


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UPDATE Police Officer Arrested on DWI Charge in 50th Precinct

An off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 50th Precinct on Saturday, police said.   An NYPD spokesperson said that on Saturday, May 13, Eriverto Carino, 24, an off-duty NYPD Officer was arrested within the boundaries of the 50th Precinct, which falls under the command of Captain Filastine Srour and covers the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Fieldston, and Spuyten Duyvil, as well as Van Cortlandt Park.   Carino was charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired.   Police said the officer was assigned to the recruit training section of the department.   A person


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Ten Rikers Island Detainees Charged with Assault Leaving 4 Men with Vicious Injuries in Bloody Gang Violence

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, May 12, that four current and six former detainees of Rikers Island jail have been charged with violent attacks that occurred inside the jail. She said three men were brutally beaten during a “war” between alleged Bloods and Crips gang members, and one man was left with deep wounds after what was described by the District Attorney’s office as a “petty dispute.”   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “We continue to prosecute violence in our jails, even when the victims do not cooperate with the investigation out of


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Williamsbridge: NYPD Release Video of Group Sought in White Plains Road Shooting of Two

  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred at 3762 White Plains Road in Williamsbridge on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD has released photos and video of a group of people who department officials say are sought in connection with a shooting that occurred in Williamsbridge on Thursday afternoon, as previously reported, and is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating them.   Police said that on Thursday,


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Fordham Heights: Man Exonerated after 26 Years in Case of Shooting at East 183rd Subway Station

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, May 10, that a Bronx judge vacated the attempted murder conviction of a Bronx man who served 26 years in prison, after investigations by her office’s Conviction Integrity Bureau, and by The Innocence Project, found that the man had been wrongfully convicted due to ineffective defense counsel. The case related to a shooting that occurred on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights in 1996.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “Norberto Peets has served 26 years in prison, after being found guilty in a trial where his


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