UPDATE Olinville: Man Sought for Questioning after Woman 39 is Fatally Stabbed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

ON JULY 9, 2023, NYPD detectives shared this video of a man who they say is sought for questioning in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred on White Plains Road and East 220th Street on Friday, July 7, 2023, at approximately 9.35 p.m. Video courtesy of the NYPD Police have released photos of a person of interest sought for questioning following the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old woman in the Olinville section of The Bronx. As reported, officers from the 47th Precinct said they received a 911 call regarding an assault in progress on White Plains Road and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 28-year-old man has died following a fatal shooting in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Police said that on Thursday, July 6, at around 5.30 p.m., police received a 911 call regarding a man who was shot in front of 632 East 223rd Street. “EMS responded and transported the aided to NYC Health and Hospitals/ Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased,” a police spokesperson said. “There have been no arrests made and the investigation is ongoing.” The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have arrested a man and two women following the discovery last month of the semi-decomposed body of a woman at the end of a quiet residential block in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. As reported, an NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, June 9, at around 12.16 p.m., police from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding “an aided” [person] at the rear of 4438 Edson Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive female, semi-decomposed inside a plastic bin,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the female deceased at

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have arrested two people following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old young man and the wounding of a second 19-year-old male youth during an apparent drive-by shooting following a Fourth of July street celebration in Fordham Heights. As reported, police said that on Wednesday, July 5, at around 2.21 a.m., officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding two young men who had been shot at 2256 Morris Avenue. “Upon arrival officers observed an 18-year-old male with a gun shot wound to the leg and 19-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the hip,”

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

A Juneteenth celebration hosted by the social justice committee of Bronx Community Charter School in Norwood was held at the Williamsbridge Oval park in Norwood on Monday, June 19. The school, located at 3170 Webster Avenue in Norwood, first launched what they intend to be an annual celebration last year, as reported. Held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the event included musical performances, reading, arts and crafts, and reflections on the meaning of the holiday. One little girl seated on a beanbag was seen lost in a book during the event. Other children were assisted

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade’s Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival was held on Saturday, May 27, under glorious sunshine in the South Bronx and drew a host of City and borough elected officials along with around one thousand festival goers to celebrate the occasion. The festival is a free, family-friendly event that celebrates Puerto Rican culture and heritage, held on 152nd Street between Jackson and Tinton Avenues, with food, music, games, live entertainment and lots of Boricua pride! Soundboy Ariel Cartagena, a Latin Hip Hop artist, had everyone on their feet during his lively performance. The festival is

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have formally charged one person in the context of a murder investigation after a man was taken into custody for questioning following the fatal stabbing of a 52-year-old second man in the middle of the street in a seemingly random attack in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Friday morning, June 30. Police said that at around 00.16 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at West 236th Street and Broadway, a few hundred feet from the 50th Precinct stationhouse. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 52-year-old male with multiple stab wounds

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police have identified the 26-year-old man who died following a fatal shooting in Williamsbridge on Thursday, June 29. As reported, according to the NYPD, on June 29 at around 00.32 a.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired at East 213th Street and Holland Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right leg,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, in stable condition. Further investigation revealed a second victim from the incident location, a

By DAVID GREENE

A Bronx man from the Unionport section of the borough was sentenced to 83 years to life in prison for a shooting spree that began with the killing of one person in August 2019 and ended with a second killing, as well as the wounding of the brother of one of the victims in November of the same year. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said the defendant, Dane Richardson, 40, of Bruckner Boulevard in Unionport was sentenced by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy on Thursday, June 22, after a jury had earlier found him guilty of second-degree murder,

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UPDATE Olinville: Man Sought for Questioning after Woman 39 is Fatally Stabbed

Wakefield: 28-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot

UPDATE Wakefield: Man & Two Women Arrested following Discovery of Semi-Decomposed Body of Woman Last Month

UPDATE-Fordham Heights: 18-Year-Old Youth Dead and 19-Year-Old Wounded in Shoot-Out

Local School Hosts 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration in the Williamsbridge Oval Park

Smiles All Around at National Puerto Rican Day Parade’s Annual 152nd Street Cultural Festival

UPDATE Kingsbridge: One Dead and One Charged in Apparently Random Fatal Knife Attack

UPDATE Williamsbridge: Man, 26, Dies following Shooting, 2nd Man Shot in Leg

Soundview Killer sentenced to 83 Years for Two Murders and Wounding of One Victim’s Brother