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By SÍLE MOLONEY

Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks A 12-year-old girl was reported missing in the Allerton section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 21-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in the Jerome Park section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 48-year-old man was reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 52-year-old woman was reported missing in the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx. Click here for more details.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that a 12-year-old girl who had been reported missing in Allerton has been found and is safe. Prior to being located, according to police, Zamari Alvarez had last been seen in the vicinity of her home in Allerton on Thursday, April 7, at around 6 p.m. She was described as female, approximately 5 feet, 3 inches in height, Hispanic, weighing around 120 pounds, with brown eyes and dark hair. She had last been seen wearing a black jacket with a fur hood, grey sweatpants, and black and red sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD announced Saturday, April 9, that an arrest has been made in the case of the shooting of three teenagers who were shot, one fatally, in the vicinity of South Bronx High School, located north of the Mott Haven border in the South Bronx, on Friday, April 8. During a press conference held Friday afternoon, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell described the incident “as a tragic shooting that took the life of a teen, a young woman with a bright future and injured two other teenagers who were struck by bullets on the streets of The Bronx.” “At this

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a cell phone store in Kingsbridge was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday, April 7. The incident comes on the heels of the NYPD releasing the latest crime statistics for March, and following news on Thursday that the delayed State budget has been agreed in principle. The budget was due to be brokered by April 1, and despite long negotiations, some are still not happy with the final plan, a scenario reminiscent of the 2020 contentious City budget negotiations amid the old rallying cry of “Defund the Police.” Regarding the Kingsbridge robbery, a police official said the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood advisory for New York which is in effect until Saturday, April 9, at 3 a.m. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected in southeast New York, including in the The Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester, and in portions of southern Connecticut like Fairfield. Minor flooding is expected in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. Ponds of water are taking shape in urban and other areas or are imminent. NWS officials had issued an initial advisory which was initially to remain in effect until 12.45 a.m. on Friday, later extending it

By EDWIN SANTANA

The Vernon C. Bain Center, also known as “The Boat,” is perhaps the only floating jail in the country. Advocates have equated it to a slave ship. It’s an extension of Rikers Island. I know both The Boat and Rikers Island well, since I’ve been detained at both places, and I know they both deserve to be a chapter in the history books and not part of anyone’s present. The Boat opened in 1992 to make room for the ballooning population held pre-trial at the height of mass incarceration. Thirty years later, it’s still in use, even with the

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers what message it sends to kids about sportsmanship and fair play when professional, “elite,” athletes and performers are given an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination rules, while employees like ticket sellers etc. at such venues are required to be vaccinated. “The mandate should be equal across the board for the players as well as the community. That’s how I feel about it right now. Other than that, it’s crazy! You don’t know what’s going on from one day to the next. Things are changing too rapidly, and we’re not getting clear answers as to what’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has confirmed that a 21-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Norwood has been found and is safe. Prior to being location, it had been reported to police that Gabriella Vargas, 21, of 2160 Walton Avenue in Fordham Heights, had last been seen on Tuesday, April 5, at around noon as she was leaving 111 East 210th Street in Norwood. Vargas was described as female, around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing around 100 pounds, Hispanic, and has brown eyes and black hair. She had last been seen wearing a black coat, pink shirt, royal

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said they have made two arrests following the shooting of a 61-year-old female bystander in Fordham Heights on Monday, April 4. The news was confirmed on Friday, April 8. As reported, the victim was shot dead in cross fire amid a dispute among a group of young men in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx on Monday evening, April 4. Deputy Chief Eric Hernández from the 46th precinct confirmed that at around 7.05 p.m., officers from the 46th precinct responded to numerous calls of a person shot outside a grocery store located at 164 East 188th

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