Fordham Manor: Search for 50-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police officers from the 52nd Precinct are seeking the public’s assistance locating a 50-year-old woman who lives in Fordham Manor. It was reported to the NYPD that Yasmine Lefranc of 2516 Grand Avenue was last seen on Friday, Nov. 4, at around 4.30 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 250 pounds, is Black with a medium complexion, has short black hair, and brown eyes. There were no clothing description provided. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought in connection to a sexual assault pattern identified within the boundaries of the 52nd Precinct and 49th Precincts. In the first incident, which occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd Precinct, it was reported to police that on Monday, Oct. 24, at around 8.10 a.m., a 14-year-old female victim was walking in the vicinity of Paul Avenue and West Mosholu Parkway South, when an a man unknown to her approached her. He allegedly grabbed her buttocks

By JOSÉ GIRALT & JULIAN ROBERTS-GRMELA

Norwood News caught up with voters on Election Day, Nov. 8, to get a feel for their top voting issues. We first spoke to some voters and one poll site worker at P.S. 15, Institute for Environmental Learning poll site, located at 2195 Andrews Avenue North, in University Heights. Mildred Perez, 44, told us she did not have a straightforward voting experience. “I usually go to the school. I don’t remember the name of the school right now, but it’s on Aqueduct [Avenue] and 183rd,” she said. “They told me to come here to vote and this is the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating the 55-year-old man seen in the attached photo who is reported missing in Bedford Park. It was reported to police that Courtney Stevens of 100 East Mosholu Parkway South was last seen on Monday, Nov. 14, at around 12.30 p.m. in his local neighborhood. He is described as being around 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 200 pounds, is Black, has a medium skin complexion, brown eyes and is bald. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a black jacket, and black jeans. Anyone with information regarding this incident is

By DAVID GREENE

With the recent judicial elections now over, this week, we asked readers what qualities they want to see in the judges recently appointed to the bench. “I personally would like to see stricter enforcement, a more punitive enforcement of laws, which affect people who are battered on the subway, muggings and things like that. This whole thing with cashless bail…I know, statistically, they all tell us the data shows it’s not a problem, but perception-wise, we see on the television every night. We see a mugging, a mugging, a mugging, and then you hear the next day that the guy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Muggings in Van Cortlandt Park VCP Alliance officials advised the public in a Nov. 15 social media post that they had learned about a series of muggings that had happened along the southern end of the Putnam Greenway near Van Cortlandt Golf Course in the park. “Please be extra cautious when out in the park, especially as the days get shorter,” they wrote. Small Homes Rehab NYCHA Program New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has partnered with local agencies to renovate 18 homes throughout the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and make them available to public housing residents through the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16, that a 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking 73 weapons and high-capacity magazines to The Bronx and Manhattan, where they were sold to an undercover NYPD officer. Clark said of the case, “The defendant, who was a college student at the time in Tennessee, trafficked semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines from the south to New York City. He brought some of the weapons in duffle bags by bus and then sold them to an undercover NYPD officer. The illegal influx of guns

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Monday, Nov. 21, that a 23-year-old woman who was reported missing from University Heights has “returned home and is safe.” It had been reported to police that, prior to returning home, Farzana Richie of 2275 Davidson Avenue, Bronx, NY had last been seen on Wednesday, Nov. 16, leaving her home at around midnight. Police said she was described as female, around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, Asian, weighing around 100 pounds, with a thin build, a medium complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. She had last been seen wearing pink pants, a white T-shirt with green

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said 75-year-old woman, Milagros Santos, reported missing from North Riverdale on Tuesday, Nov. 14, has been found safe. Milagros Santos, 75, of 5700 Arlington Avenue was described as female, 5 feet, 2 inches in height, Hispanic, weighing around 120 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. She had last been seen wearing a mid-thigh length navy blue coat, light grey pants, pink and black slip-on shoes and had her hair in a ponytail with a blue hair tie. .@NYCDHS’s Code Blue is in effect until tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15 at 8:00 AM. If you see a homeless person

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