Criminal Justice

On-Duty NYCHA Employee Arrested in The Bronx on Assault Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A 28-year-old city employee was arrested following an incident that took place in The Bronx, police said.   An NYPD spokesperson said that following The Bronx incident on Saturday, Jan. 7, an on-duty New York City employee was arrested at around 10.01 p.m. in the 47th Precinct which covers the neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville and Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetery.   Police said Malik Fogg, a NYCHA employee, was charged with assault. No further details were provided about the incident and the location of the incident was not detailed either.   There is a


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Crotona: Two Dead, Three Injured following Two Separate Shooting Incidents

By DAVID GREENE
Five people were reported shot in two separate incidents in Crotona in late December, police said. Two have died.   As reported, an NYPD spokesperson said that on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, at approximately 4.05 a.m., at East Tremont Avenue and Marmion Avenue, officers were alerted to an incident regarding a man who had been shot.   Upon arrival at the scene, police observed a 26-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. EMS responded and transported the man to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation is


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Crotona: Man, 19, Arrested on Murder Charges in Fatal Shooting of Carlos Gonzalez, 26

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD has released a photo and a video of a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, and are asking for the public’s assistance obtaining any useful information regarding the incident. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD has made an arrest in the homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Carlos Gonzalez in Crotona in late December, police said.   On Monday, Dec. 26, at around 4.05 a.m. at East Tremont Avenue and Marmion Avenue, police said they received a pick-up regarding a man who was shot in the area. “Police observed a 26-year-old


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DEA: Enough Lethal Fentanyl Seized in NY in 2022 to Kill New York State Population X 3

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the New York division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and NYC’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced on Thursday, Jan. 5, that record amounts of fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and fentanyl powder were seized in New York during 2022, including in the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.   Special narcotics prosecutor (SNP), Bridget G. Brennan, said “thousands of New Yorkers” were mourning precious lives claimed by deadly fentanyl last year. “Fentanyl saturates the illegal drug supply in New York City and is a factor in roughly 80 percent of overdose deaths,” Brennan said. “Even casual or occasional


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Open Letter from Dexia Billingslea to Her Late Son, Prince Shabazz, 14

By DEXIA BILLINGSLEA
Dear Prince, When a child is born, it is the mother’s instinct to protect her baby; a mother is not supposed to bury her children.   My baby, it’s been one month since you transitioned. I sit on your bed often. I smell your pillows and look at notebooks in your bookbag just to see your handwriting. I look at your texts, I look at your pictures every day. I can’t believe you’re gone; my heart is bleeding for you every day.   Wednesday, Nov. 30, I woke up. It was a normal day. We sat in the kitchen together


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University Heights: Man, 19, Arrested in Ongoing Investigation into Fatal Shooting of Johnny Gaston

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  POLICE RESPOND TO a shooting at 189 Burnside Avenue in University Heights on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. The NYPD has arrested a 19-year-old man following the fatal shooting of Johnny Gaston in University Heights on Dec. 15.   Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, Gibran Guerrero, 19, from Mt. Hope was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. at the 46th Precinct. He has been charged with murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assault, robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon (a loaded gun).   As reported, the NYPD had been asking for the public’s


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Norwood: Arrest Made in Early Morning Shooting of Man, 31, on East 204th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  On Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at around 5.45 a.m., in front of 365 East 204th Street, an armed person chased a 31-year-old man on foot and fired multiple shots, striking the male victim in the back, chest, ear, and hand. Video courtesy of the NYPD NYPD officials said a 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an early morning shooting that occurred in Norwood in September 2022.   As reported, police said that on Monday, Sept. 19, at around 5.45 a.m., in front of 365 East 204th Street, an armed person chased a 31-year-old man on foot and


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Mt. Hope: Man Sought in Hit & Run Incident which left Woman, 43, with “Serious Physical Injuries”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the person seen in the attached photo who is being sought for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision in which injuries were sustained and which occurred in the the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.   Police said that on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at around 11.50 a.m., a 43-year-old female victim was crossing the street at the intersection of Clay Avenue and East 175th Street when a red BMW sedan which, according to bystanders, was being driven recklessly at high speed, traveled through


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Crotona: Man, 29, Dead & Four Other Men Wounded following Multiple Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 29-year-old man has died and three other men are wounded but are in stable condition following a multiple shooting in the Crotona section of The Bronx, police said.   According to the NYPD, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 6.36 p.m., officers from the 48th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a group of people who had been shot at East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard.   “Upon arrival, police discovered four individuals shot,” a police spokesperson said. “Victim #1, a 28-year-old male, was shot in the chest and transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.


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