Bedford Park: Woman & Two Dogs Struck in Hit & Run

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 55-year-old woman was brought to hospital and one of her two dogs died after they were struck in a hit and run incident in Bedford Park. On Tuesday, June 14, at approximately 9.07 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision, involving a pedestrian who had been struck at the intersection of Mosholu Parkway and Paul Avenue, located in the 52nd precinct. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 55-year-old female pedestrian with a contusion to the forehead and complaint of pain to her left hand,” police said. “EMS responded to the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As the incumbent assemblyman representing Assembly District 81 since 1994, Jeffrey Dinowitz is both a seasoned politician and candidate when it comes to election campaigns. He has seen off a number of political challengers over the course of his political career to retain his Northwest Bronx seat and appears adamant to keep it that way. Given his many years in office, and the countless pieces of legislation on which he has worked throughout his career, Norwood News asked Dinowitz if he could speak to what he felt were the top three priorities for his current campaign. “It’s really hard

By EMILY SAWAKED

Dressed in orange, and carrying signs often bigger than themselves, children and teens who participate in various programs offered by Mosholu Montefiore Community Center (MMCC), took to the streets on Friday, June 3, to mark the beginning of Gun Violence Awareness Month. Departing from the MMCC venue located at 3450 DeKalb Avenue in Norwood, the group seemed adamant to raise their voices in protest against the ongoing gun violence that plagues their lives each day in The Bronx, as well as the horrific mass shootings that have recently occurred across the nation. As of June 5, 185 shootings

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old girl reported missing in the Unionport section of The Bronx. Janessa Perez of 1134 White Plains Road Apt. 2R Bronx, NY was last seen on Sunday, June 12, at 11 p.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, is around 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs around 120 pounds, is Hispanic, has brown eyes and black hair and was last seen wearing black shorts and a purple t-shirt. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said Tuesday that an unidentified toddler has been reunited with family after the child was found on a street corner late at night. Police said on Monday, June 13, at around 11.02 p.m., police officers responded to a 911 call regarding a child who had been found at the corner of Randall Avenue and Olmstead Avenue in Castle Hill. “Upon arrival, police observed a male, approximately 2-years-old, who was found unattended at the location by a 29-year-old male witness,” police officials said. They continued, “The child does not speak, but appears to be in good health.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) announced that on June 2 the State senate majority passed the bill she sponsored to establish a rape kit tracking system in New York State. The bill was also passed in the assembly, where it was sponsored by Assembly Member Amy Paulin, and now awaits sign-off by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Bill S7867A/A9596 will direct the Division of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health, Office of Victim Services, Division of State Police, and the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Abuse to develop and implement a statewide electronic tracking

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx male sex offender, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in May 2022, had been released on bail in January 2021 despite having been hit, as a co-defendant, just four months earlier with 22 charges, including sex trafficking of a child and promoting prostitution and separately, for rape, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment, and attempted strangulation. Upon release on bail, he attempted to traffic a previous victim and was rearrested the following month. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on May 16 [2022] that the defendant, Reginald Cooke, AKA Reggie, 33, last of Anderson

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the person seen in the attached surveillance video and photo who is sought for questioning in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct. On Wednesday, June 8, at around 2.20 p.m., a 22-year-old male victim was in a vehicle (as a passenger), located opposite 214 East Mosholu Parkway South, when he encountered the unidentified shooter. The gunman shot the victim in the back, and then fled on foot westbound along East 203rd Street, toward Valentine Avenue. “The victim was removed

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx mother has been left “enraged” and “shaken,” following news that at the Harlem school attended by two of her children, a 17-year-old male student was found to have been in possession of a gun on the school campus on Tuesday, June 7. He has since been arrested. Police said at approximately 12.30 in the afternoon on June 7, officers from the 25th precinct in East Harlem were informed that “a student was in possession of a firearm” inside Harlem Prep Elementary School/Democratic Prep Endurance High School, located at 240 East 123rd Street in Manhattan. NYPD officials

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