Safety

UPDATE University Heights: 17-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD confirmed on Wednesday evening, Nov. 30, that a 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing from University Heights has been found and is safe.   Prior to being located, it was reported to police that Skylyn Massa of University Avenue in University Heights had last been seen Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 8.40 a.m., leaving her home. She was described as being around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, Hispanic, with a medium build, a light complexion, brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing a green bubble coat, black sweatpants, and sneakers.  

Wakefield: Thief Steals Unattended Car with 2-Year-Old Girl in Back Seat

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the theft of an unattended, occupied vehicle, carrying an infant that occurred in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the theft of an unattended, occupied vehicle, carrying an infant that occurred in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.   It was reported to police that


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University Heights: Search for Missing 12-Year-Old Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 12-year-old boy reported missing from University Heights.   It was reported to police that Saul Delorbe of 2257 University Avenue was last seen leaving his home on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at around 00.50 a.m. He is around 4 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 100 pounds, has a thin build, a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray sweat-suit and black jacket.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or


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Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez Lead Efforts in D.C. to Provide Shelter for the Unhoused & Asylum Seekers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Congress members, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), have introduced what has been described as critical new legislation to protect housing insecure migrants and individuals. H.R.9210 aims to waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant amounts, used for public service activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs.   In the context of the bill’s introduction, the representatives said, “Our bill will eliminate the 15 percent cap on housing public services, as stipulated in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and extend CDBG emergency grant payments from three to


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University Heights: Suspect Sought in Non-Fatal Shooting, Victim Struck in Head Area

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the 52nd Precinct are calling on the public to help with an investigation into a non-fatal shooting incident in University Heights.   They said the incident occurred on Nov. 26 at around 2:24 a.m. opposite 138 West Fordham Road. Police said a suspect shot and struck a victim in the head area before fleeing in the pictured vehicle.   A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information in relation to the incident.    Residents are asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS with any information they may have. Calls are confidential.       

Norwood: Youth, 21, Shot by Police, Laid to Rest; Gunshot Victim, 29, Walked 7 Blocks After Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY, UFON UMANAH & DAVID GREENE
Editor’s Note: The following story is an updated and extended version of the one published in our latest print edition.   Dozens of friends and family members came together to mourn the loss of Kyle Styles Lovera Lockett, 21, at Granby’s Funeral Service, Inc. in Wakefield on Friday, Nov. 11. As reported, the young man was fatally shot when police intervened in an altercation between Lockett and a 29-year-old man, later named as Ajamu Demmerle, in front of a deli on the corner of Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Thursday, Nov. 3.   As reported, police


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UPDATE Mother of Two Infants Fatally Stabbed at Mt. Hope Shelter Charged with their Murder

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The two infants who, as reported, died having been stabbed multiple times on Saturday, Nov. 27, following an apparent domestic incident at a family shelter in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, have been formally identified, along with their 22-year-old mother who has been charged with their murder, police said.   The deceased were identified by the NYPD as Octavius Fleming-Canada, an 11-month-old baby boy of 246 Echo Place (the shelter) in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, and his 3-year-old brother, Dashawn Fleming, of the same address.   Their 22-year-old mother (previously reported by police as being


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Off-Duty NYPD School Cross Guard Arrested in The Bronx 

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, NYPD school cross guard was arrested in The Bronx, police said.   On Saturday, Nov. 26, at 6.29 p.m., police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested and charged in the 49th Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods of Allerton, Morris Park, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Eastchester Gardens, and Pelham Gardens.   Matthew Marichal, 41, was charged with criminal mischief and harassment.   A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.   Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime


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City Council Passes Two New Bills to Support Survivors of Domestic & Gender-Based Violence

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed two new bills into law on Tuesday, Nov. 22, which provide support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence in New York City. Intro. 153-A amends the City’s administrative code by establishing a housing stability program for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, while Intro. 154-A amends the City’s administrative code by requiring the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) to create an online services portal and resource guide for survivors.   “Everyone deserves to be safe in their relationships and live a life free of domestic and gender-based violence,”


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