Criminal Justice

Fordham Manor: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Norwood Resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD said the department has made an arrest in the fatal shooting in Fordham Manor of 26-year-old Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, on Dec. 18, 2022.   An NYPD spokesperson said on Wednesday, April 5, that Andres Latorre, 37, from East 158th Street in the Melrose section of The Bronx was arrested, and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. As reported, police said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot inside 2650 Briggs Avenue in Fordham Manor on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 11.13 a.m.   “Upon arrival, they discovered


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Fordham Heights: Additional Photo Released of Suspect Sought in Armed House Burglary

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has released an additional photo of a suspect sought in connection to a house robbery that occurred in March in Fordham Heights.   As reported, police had been asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the people seen in the attached photos who department officials said are sought in connection with the incident. They said it was reported to them that on Monday, March 13, at around 6.48 a.m., a 32-year-old woman was inside her residence when two unidentified people entered her home, located near the vicinity of East 182nd Street and Grand Concourse.   “The male


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Nine Charged in $2.5M Drug Operation in The Bronx, Manhattan, Rhode Island & Pennsylvania

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Nine people were charged following a long-term, wiretap investigation into the manufacturing and interstate trafficking of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, stemming from drug-related activity that allegedly took place in The Bronx, Manhattan, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP) in Manhattan Supreme Court announced on March 29.   The investigation resulted in the seizure of over 26,000 pills containing fentanyl; 2 kilograms of powdered fentanyl; nearly 50,000 pills, weighing about 41 pounds, containing methamphetamine; and 3 kilograms of powdered cocaine. The estimated street value of the drugs seized is approximately $2.5 million.   Bridget


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Man Stabbed in the Head Outside Van Cortlandt Park

By DAVID GREENE
  An unidentified man was stabbed in the head just outside of the main entrance to Van Cortlandt Park close to Manhattan College in the Fieldston section of The Bronx, and now detectives are looking for two men and a woman who are wanted in connection with the crime.   According to officials the victim was assaulted at 4:18 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, opposite 5979 Broadway at West 242nd Street, just north of the Kingsbridge / Fieldston border. In NYPD radio transmissions obtained by Norwood News, a female police dispatcher is heard telling officers, “A male stabbed to the


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UPDATE Bronx Elected Officials Weigh in on Indictment of Donald J. Trump

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx elected officials are weighing in on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, announced Thursday, March 30, relating to, as yet, unsealed criminal charges relating to an investigation by the Office of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg into Trump over an alleged hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, ahead of the 2016 presidential election.   On Friday, March 31, Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) who represents a large section of The Bronx stretching from the Northwest to the South, said, “The indictment of former president Donald Trump by a


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Fordham Manor: Donation Box Proceeds Stolen from Bronx Muslim Center

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen here who is sought in connection with a burglary that occurred on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Bronx Muslim Center at 2531 Davidson Avenue in Fordham Manor. Video courtesy of the NYPD  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached media who is sought in connection with a burglary that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said it was reported to them that on Sunday, March 26, at around 10.20 p.m., an unidentified man entered the Bronx Muslim Center


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UPDATE Indian Village: Arrest Made in Sexual Assault & Robbery of Woman, 73, in Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a man who had been sought for sexually assaulting and robbing a 73-year-old woman in her home in the Indian Village section of the Bronx, has been arrested.   Prior to the arrest, police had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who department officials said was sought in connection to a burglary that occurred in Indian Village, located southeast of Pelham Parkway.   Police said it was reported to them that on Thursday, March 23, at around 9.30 p.m. in the vicinity of Williamsbridge Road and Lydig Avenue, an


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UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Police-Involved Shooting Leaves Man, 43, Critical

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Police said a police-involved shooting involving an armed, emotionally disturbed person occurred at 2685 Grand Concourse in Kingsbridge Heights on Sunday morning, March 26.   The incident comes on the back of an announcement, as reported, in mid-December by New York City Mayor Eric Adams of a new plan, regarded as controversial by some, to provide outreach and care to people with untreated severe mental illness, part of which involves initial contact with police.   A police spokeswoman said the incident occurred at around 10.04 a.m. and that the victim remains in critical condition.   During a press conference


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Crotona: Police Open Murder Inquiry following Fatal Shooting of 34-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have opened a murder investigation following the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man and the non-fatal shooting of a second man in the Crotona section of The Bronx.   An NYPD spokesperson said that on Saturday, March 25, at around 3.07a.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot at the intersection of East 179th Street and Mapes Avenue.   The spokesperson said, “Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male with gunshot wounds throughout the body. EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where


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