Criminal Justice

UPDATE Various Parties React to Kimberly Hanzlik’s Release after 13 Years on Murder Charge

By DAVID GREENE
Nearly a dozen friends and family members were at the back of a Bronx courtroom on Tuesday, Nov. 26, when Administrative Judge Alvin Yearwood approved a request from the Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark to vacate the 2011 second-degree murder conviction of Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, for her role in the 1999 killing of Joseph Brown. The victim was shot and killed inside a bar formerly known as Frenchy’s on East Tremont Avenue in Throggs Neck.

Bedford Park: Man Sought for Robbery and Dog Attack

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is requesting the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo, who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx. 

Fordham Manor: Man Charged for Bringing Loaded Machine Gun into Subway Released on Bail

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10, that the Bronx man who was arrested for bringing a loaded machine gun into Kingsbridge Road subway station on Election Day, Nov. 5, has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and additional charges. As reported, the man was caught by police with an assault-style rifle and a large-capacity magazine in his backpack inside the station.

Longwood: Three People Charged for Stealing $173,000 from Bronx M.S. 302

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and Anastasia Coleman, special commissioner of investigation for the New York City School District announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that a NYC public school employee, the employee’s husband, and another person have been charged with corruption, grand larceny, and fraud charges for stealing over $173,000 from a Bronx middle school’s funds.