Bedford Park: Two Sought in Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in this video who are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park on June 2, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who department officials said are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park. Police said that on Friday, June 2, at around 5.11 p.m., two

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help locating a 32-year-old woman reported missing from Wakefield. Police said that Abigail Arias of 4000 Lowere Place in the Wakefield section of The Bronx, was last seen on Sunday, June 4, at around 10.30 p.m., leaving her home. They said she is described as female, is around 4 feet, 11 inches in height, weighs around 125 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Police said she was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black sweatpants, and black ‘Crocs’ sandals. Anyone with information regarding this missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help locating an 11-year-old girl from Fordham Heights who is reported missing. Police said that Alema Kalic, 11, of 2436 Marion Avenue in Fordham Heights was last seen on Sunday, June 4, at approximately 10.30 a.m., leaving a family member’s home located at 731 Bryant Avenue in Hunts Point. Police said Alema is described as female, is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighs around 130 pounds. They said she was last seen wearing a gray sweater, an orange shirt, blue shorts, and black sneakers. Anyone

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A business dispute among former business associates of a longtime, Bronx funeral home in Norwood has left an unfathomable situation for clients of the business, according to one of the parties to the dispute who said families of the deceased still have to pick up cremated remains and death certificates from the business, while the related files have been removed from the premises. The same party said because certain family members’ “prearrangement” documents have been removed from the premises by the other

By SÍLE MOLONEY & SARA MARTINEZ

Three migrant construction workers in their twenties, one from Ecuador and one with a young family, who were seriously burned following a work place accident / flash fire in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx have filed a negligence lawsuit against BE Bronx Builders, LLC, Stagg Group, and Mark Stagg. The accident occurred at 739 East Gun Hill Road, a new building under construction, on Monday, May 15, as reported. The suit alleges that the named entities are liable for failing to protect their employees from danger while using flammable waterproofing materials, and causing severe burn injuries to them,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the man seen in the attached photos who department officials say is sought in connection with an alleged sexual offense [forcible touching] that occurred aboard a BX12 MTA bus on the border of Allerton and Pelham Parkway. Police that on Friday, May 26, at approximately 4.30 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was aboard the BX12 bus (5544) at the intersection of Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road, when a man approached her and allegedly rubbed and pressed his erect penis on her buttocks. “The victim

By DAVID GREENE

The Bronx mother of a young Norwood man who she alleges was shot 17 times inside a bodega in Fordham Manor now says the man charged with her son’s killing, allegedly told his own family members inside a courtroom, “I got this, I’m coming out,” which allegedly set off a heated exchange between the families of the victim and of the accused, and an alleged subsequent removal of some attendees from the courtroom. The victim’s mother, who Norwood News has agreed not to name, is the parent of longtime Norwood resident, Angel “Pookie” Cuasant, 26, who was shot and

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Three people were injured following a motor vehicle accident on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Monday night, May 29, FDNY officials said. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call about the accident at 10.12 p.m. on Monday night. They said one person was transported to Jacobi Medical Center for treatment, while two refused medical attention at the scene. We have contacted the NYPD for more information about the cause of the accident which, according to unofficial sources, may have involved an emergency vehicle and will update this story upon receipt of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A car flipped on its roof and apparently burst into flames on the Bronx River Parkway at East Gun Hill Road on Tuesday afternoon, May 30. An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call regarding the incident at 2.02 p.m. on Tuesday and that FDNY units responded to reports of an overturned vehicle on fire. The spokesperson indicated that three victims were ambulatory, meaning they could wait for treatment and were considered “walking wounded.” They were transported to Jacobi Medical Center and St. Barnabas Hospital respectively for treatment, the spokesperson said. Their genders, ages and conditions were

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