Norwood: Youth, 21, Shot by Police, Laid to Rest; Gunshot Victim, 29, Walked 7 Blocks After Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY, UFON UMANAH & DAVID GREENE

Editor’s Note: The following story is an updated and extended version of the one published in our latest print edition. Dozens of friends and family members came together to mourn the loss of Kyle Styles Lovera Lockett, 21, at Granby’s Funeral Service, Inc. in Wakefield on Friday, Nov. 11. As reported, the young man was fatally shot when police intervened in an altercation between Lockett and a 29-year-old man, later named as Ajamu Demmerle, in front of a deli on the corner of Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Thursday, Nov. 3. As reported, police

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a robbery by a group of three that occurred in Mt. Hope. Police said that on Saturday, Sept. 3, at around 9.30 a.m. in front of 1 East Burnside Avenue, a 34-year-old male victim was walking along the street when the driver of a white, Kia Telluride SUV pulled up alongside him, and three people got out and surrounded him. Police said one of the three allegedly gestured to the victim’s waistband and said

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Fordham Heights. Police said that on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at around 10.10 p.m., a 24-year-old man was walking with a friend in front of 2399 Grand Concourse when two people approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a gun and fired it several times, striking the victim once on his left arm. The two fled the location on foot, northbound, along Grand Concourse toward East 187th Street. EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people have been arrested for criminal possession of cannabis in Norwood, police said. On Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 4.11 p.m., at Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway, police officers from the 52nd Precinct observed a vehicle with what were described as excessive window tints. “Upon attempting to stop the vehicle, the vehicle fled the scene,” a police spokesperson said. Police said the driver subsequently lost control of the vehicle and hit a pole. “The vehicle contained over 10 pounds [160 ounces] of marijuana,” the spokesperson added. Marcus Vasquez, a 27-year-old man, Jonathan Rosado, a 28-year-old man, and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD released photos on Nov. 28 of a vehicle which they are attempting to identify and locate in the context of a murder investigation following the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in Wakefield on Thanksgiving Day. Police officials from the 47th Precinct said that on Thursday, Nov. 24, at around 8.41 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the vicinity of Bronxwood Avenue and East 233rd Street. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 23-year-old male, unconscious, with a gunshot wound to the neck,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the aided

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has released video footage and a photo of the suspect sought in connection to the shooting that occurred in the Allerton section of The Bronx, as reported, during which a gas station employee was shot in the head at close range. Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the assault. As reported, police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at around 7 p.m., at a Sunoco gas station located at 2290 Boston Road in Allerton, a 59-year-old male employee was

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Officers from the 52nd Precinct are asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who are sought in connection to an assault on a police officer that occurred in University Heights. Police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at around 10.39 p.m., officers in uniform, who were in an unmarked police vehicle, observed a person changing a license plate on a gray 2007 BMW M5 in front of 2287 Loring Avenue, and attempted to conduct a car stop. “The initial police vehicle was parked slightly in front of the BMW,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing who lives in Kingsbridge Heights. Police said Maria Batista of 5 East 196 Street, Apt#406 in The Bronx, was last seen Monday, Nov. 21, at 7.30 a.m., leaving her home. She is described as being around 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, is Hispanic, has a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a black coat, black pants, and black and blue ‘Yeezy’ sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who is sought in connection to an arson attack that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at around 00.10 a.m., a person approached the front of a business located at 2481 Creston Avenue and set fire to garbage outside the location. (Both a Citi bank branch and a 99 Cents store are located in the vicinity of this address, according to Google Maps.) “The fire spread, engulfing a gray 2012 Nissan Rogue, parked at