Criminal Justice

Norwood: Two Injured in Fire in DeKalb Avenue Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two people were injured following a fire in the Norwood section of the Bronx, FDNY officials said. A fire department spokesperson said 12 emergency units, comprising 60 fire and EMS personnel responded to the blaze after they received a call at 8.17 a.m. on March 28.

UPDATE Bedford Park: “Alien” Arrested by ICE Agents as Council Seeks to Block Rikers Island ICE Office

By SÍLE MOLONEY & M. QUIÑONES
As Bronxites remain on edge amid news of ongoing deportations, including those of some on working visas, ICE officials now confirm that an “alien” with a criminal record was arrested at gunpoint in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, April 15. When asked, an NYPD spokesperson said the department had no arrest on file for the location in question.

University Heights: Two Sought after Robbery and Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in the University Heights section of The Bronx. 

Bronx Man Indicted for Packaging Fentanyl in Inwood: Deadly Drug Mixtures Seized

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal officials said a Bronx man, Narcisco Negrum, 45, and a second man, Jose Castillo, 44, from Manhattan, have been charged with various offenses following what they said was a long-term investigation into fentanyl/heroin packaging and distribution in New York City. A third man, Jose Lopez Paulino, 42, of Bridgeport, CT, had also been charged with related offenses by The Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor (SNP).