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AG Letitia James & DEC Inspect Sites to Halt Illegal Pesticide Sales in The Bronx 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday, April 10, what was described as a coordinated enforcement action to stop the illegal sale and distribution of “dangerous, unregistered pesticides” in New York City.   Officials from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said they staged a surprise inspection of three wholesale warehouses in The Bronx and served cease-and-desist letters as part of an ongoing investigation into a hazardous pesticide supply chain.   “New Yorkers should never have to worry that the products being sold in their communities could seriously harm their families,”


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UPDATE Belmont: 21-Year-Old Male Shot, One Person Arrested

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police said a young man has been shot in the Belmont section of the Bronx near 663 Crescent Avenue and is likely to survive. However, the address was for a nearby tax business and on arrival in Belmont, Norwood News saw that police had cordoned off a section of nearby Cambreleng Avenue at the intersection of East 187th Street outside Nashley Barbershop, located at 2400 Cambreleng Avenue. 

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Assault of MTA Bus Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video who is wanted in connection with an assault of an MTA employee that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx. 

Crips Gang Member Pleads Guilty to March 2021 Bronx Murder in Soundview

By SÍLE MOLONEY
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton announced Friday, April 3, that Alieu Jarjou, 31, a/k/a “Scally,” a/k/a “Lu Scally,” pled guilty the same day before U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to his criminal activities as a member of the “Rollin 20s” set of the Crips gang, including the March 2021 murder of Jadon Robinson in the Soundview section of The Bronx.