Safety

Morris Heights: Search for 21-Year-Old Missing Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 21-year-old man reported missing from the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.   Police said Jayson Cortez of 1551 University Avenue was last seen at around 10.55 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, leaving his home. He is described as being around 5 feet tall, weighs around 100 pounds, has a thin build, a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms and was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans, and black boots.   Anyone with information


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UPDATE Crotona: Brothers Aged 12 and 15 Reported Missing Now Found

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Monday, Dec. 12, that two brothers from the Tremont section of The Bronx who had been reported missing have been found and are “in good condition.”   Prior to being located, Jessiah Campell, 15, of East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY, and his 12-year-old brother, Justice Campbell, of the same address had last been seen on Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 a.m., leaving their home. Jessiah was described as male, around 5 feet, 11 inches tall, Black, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair in an Afro style, and prior to being located, had last


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Edenwald: Grenade Deemed Inert by NYPD Bomb Squad

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD Bomb Squad has deemed a grenade found in the Edenwald section of The Bronx inert.   The incident occurred on Friday, Dec. 9, at around 4 p.m. at 3917 Wilder Avenue. A police spokesperson told Norwood News, “The device was deemed inert and removed to Rodman’s Neck for disposal.” The southern part of Rodman’s Neck is a piece of land and an NYPD designated shooting range, located in the borough, that juts out into Long Island Sound.   Asked if the grenade was a toy, as was found to be the case a few days earlier when, as


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UPDATE Edenwald: 41-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot at Baychester Houses NYCHA Development

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A murder investigation is underway by the NYPD after a 41-year-old man died following a fatal shooting in Edenwald, police said. On Thursday, Dec. 8, at around 8.09 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an aided, unconscious man inside 1851 Schieffelin Place, Baychester Houses NYCHA complex. The residence falls under Police Service Area 8’s Edenwald satellite base, located at 1165 East 229th Street, which serves New York City Housing Authority developments.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 41-year-old male, unconscious and unresponsive with a sustained gunshot wound to the chest, within the 3rd floor hallway,” a police spokesperson


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UPDATE University Heights: “All Hands” Called to Respond to Fire at Fordham Hill Oval, Now Under Control

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A fire broke out at Fordham Hill Oval Housing Co-op in the University Heights section of the Bronx on Thursday evening, Dec. 8, FDNY officials said. There were no injuries, they added.   According to the FDNY, the alarm was raised at 8.19 p.m. regarding the fire which reportedly broke out in Apt. 12A on the 12th floor of a 15-story building at the multiple dwelling located at 1 Fordham Hill Oval. It was brought under control at 8.53 p.m. It was classified as a 10-77 meaning a high-rise, multiple dwelling fire. Fire department officials said 20 units comprising 78


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Norwood: Grenade Found in Williamsbridge Oval Deemed Inert / a Toy by NYPD Bomb Squad

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD bomb squad responded to a bomb scare in the Williamsbridge Oval in the Norwood section of The Bronx on Thursday morning, Dec. 8, at around 11 a.m. police said.   Speaking in Spanish, a resident of 3320 Reservoir Oval East told Norwood News a section of the park in front of her building, located between the park entrance closest to Holt Place and the park entrance closest to Reservoir Place (opposite the skate park), had been cordoned off by police that morning while they investigated the incident. The resident, who declined to be identified, added, that the


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Mt. Hope: Man Sought following Car Theft & Hit & Run Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery and hit & run incident that occurred in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx.   It was reported to police that on Saturday, Oct. 15, at around 11 a.m. in front of 1776 Clay Avenue, a 25-year-old male delivery driver was making a delivery when an unidentified man got into the deliveryman’s running, unoccupied vehicle.   The victim attempted to stop the thief from driving away but was struck by the vehicle


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Norwood: No Injuries Reported from Fire in 5-Story Building at 315 East 206th Street

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A fire which broke out in the Norwood section of the Bronx has resulted in no injuries, according to the FDNY.   Fire department officials said they received a call on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 9.13 a.m. regarding a fire on the 2nd floor of a 5-story building (100 x 60 sq. ft.) at 315 East 206th Street.   All Hands, comprising 12 FDNY units and 60 firefighters, were asked to respond to the blaze, which was brought under control at 9.35 a.m., FDNY officials said.   Some windows on the 2nd floor of the building were later seen boarded


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University Heights: Search for Missing 68-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 68-year-old man reported missing in University Heights. It was reported to the police that Luis Berrios, 68, of 12 West 184th Street was last seen on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at around 11.28 a.m., leaving his home. He is described as male, is around 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 115 pounds, has brown eyes and short salt-and-pepper hair.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their


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