Eastchester: Search for Man Wanted in Non-Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in the Eastchester section of The Bronx. Police said it was reported to them that on Monday, Jan. 30, at around 10.40 p.m. in front of 1546 East 233rd Street, the gunman approached a 36-year-old male victim and asked him to come towards him. He then shot the victim multiple times, striking him in both legs. “The armed individual then entered a black Chevrolet sedan and fled the location, traveling eastbound on

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 49-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman and a group of police officers were brought to local hospitals following an assault and a police-involved shooting on the Grand Concourse in the South Bronx, police said. The news was confirmed during a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5, held at Grand Concourse and East 153rd Street during which NYPD Chief John Chell, chief of patrol, joined NYPD Assistant Chief Philip Rivera, Bronx borough commander, and Inspector Andy Marino from force investigations, to provide further details of the incident. Chell said that at around 2.20 p.m. on Sunday at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Correction (DOC) officials said a person in custody at the North Infirmary Command (NIC), part of Rikers Island detention center, has died, marking the first death of a person in DOC custody in 2023. The news was confirmed by department officials on Saturday, Feb. 4 at around 11.20 a.m. “Marvin Pines, 65, who was in custody at the North Infirmary Command (NIC) passed away on 2/4/23,” a DOC official said. “Mr. Pines was pronounced dead at NIC at approx. 6.18 a.m. this morning.” Reacting to the news, DOC Commissioner Louis A. Molina said, “Any death

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, on Feb. 3, 2023, police shared an additional surveillance video of an assault incident that occurred at 679 Allerton Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at around 6 a.m. Video courtesy of the NYPD. The NYPD has released additional video of an assault that occurred in Allerton in late January and is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the video who are sought for questioning in connection to the incident. As reported, police said that on Saturday, Jan. 28, at around 6

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An off-duty firefighter has been arrested in The Bronx for driving while intoxicated police said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, Feb. 3, at 9.44 p.m. José Valdez, 37, an FDNY firefighter was arrested in the 45th Precinct which covers the neighborhoods of Co-op City and City Island in the Northeast Bronx. Valdez was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving a scene with property damage as a driver, driving while impaired by alcohol, and refusing to take a breath test. A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought in connection to an assault that occurred in Allerton. It was reported to police that on Saturday, Jan. 28, at approximately 6 a.m., in front of 679 Allerton Avenue, a 40-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with a group of unidentified individuals, one of whom produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the right leg. THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who is sought in connection

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this video who is sought for questioning in connection to an arson incident that took place at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on murder charges following an arson incident in the Soundview section of The Bronx, police said. As reported, the NYPD said they were seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they said was sought for questioning in connection to the

By DAVID GREENE

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A Bronx mother is still seeking answers more than five weeks after her son, a Norwood resident, was shot and killed in Fordham Manor just seven days before Christmas, as reported. The mother of the victim alleges she was told at St. Barnabas Hospital her son was shot 17 times. An NYPD spokesperson said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 2650 Briggs Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at 11.13 a.m. “Upon arrival, they discovered

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The 15-year-old male gunshot victim who was fatally shot in the Longwood section of the Bronx on Jan. 19, as reported, has provided the gift of life, via organ donation, saving seven people, according to LiveOnNY. The latter is a nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving lives, providing comfort, and strengthening legacies through organ, eye, and tissue donation. Working closely with transplant centers and hospitals, LiveOnNY coordinates transplants, educates the public and healthcare professionals about donation and transplantation, and promotes the importance of signing up on the New York State Donate Life Registry.