UPDATE Claremont: Mother of Deceased Newborn Twin Boys Found in Courtyard Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD announced Friday, July 25, that a 36-year-old woman was charged in connection with the deaths of twin baby boys found deceased in a courtyard area of a residential building in the Claremont section of The Bronx in November 2020.

Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Wednesday, July 23, that a NYC Department of Correction (DOC) Officer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge for falsifying suicide prevention training for dozens of officers.

UPDATE Thirty-Three-Year-Old Man Dies in Custody on Rikers Island

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYC Department of Correction (DOC) said a 33-year-old man, Edwin Quispe, who was detained on Rikers Island has died.

Belmont: Two Sought for Shots Fired on Park Avenue

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 wanted in connection with a non-fatal shooting that occurred in the Belmont section of The Bronx.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man & Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Second Woman inside Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an additional person has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx last month.

Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

By DAVID GREENE

Friends and neighbors of Saniyah Cheatham, the 18-year-old who died while in police custody in the Longwood section of the South Bronx on July 5, have spoken to Norwood News, paying tribute to her.

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is wanted in connection with a shooting incident in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx.

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

La Central YMCA in the South Bronx was filled with energy, purpose, and hope on June 6 during Gun Violence Awareness Month as students from University Prep Charter High School (UPREP) took center stage to present powerful research on how gun violence is affecting their lives, along with community-driven solutions for a safer Bronx.

UPDATE Belmont: BP Gibson Mourns Loss of BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson has mourned the tragic and untimely death of a Bronx Community College student from Belmont who it’s been reported died by suicide in police custody in the Longwood section of the South Bronx in early July.

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UPDATE Claremont: Mother of Deceased Newborn Twin Boys Found in Courtyard Arrested

Correction Officer Gets Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers

UPDATE Thirty-Three-Year-Old Man Dies in Custody on Rikers Island

Belmont: Two Sought for Shots Fired on Park Avenue

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man & Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Second Woman inside Home

Belmont: Friends Pay Tribute to Belmont’s Saniyah Cheatham, BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody

UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Youth Sought for Shots Fired Next to Daycare Where Nicholas Feliz Dominici Died

Teens Work to End Gun Violence

UPDATE Belmont: BP Gibson Mourns Loss of BCC Student Who Died in Police Custody