Safety

Jerome Park: Missing 17-Year-Old High School Student Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A 17-year-old student who was reported missing in Jerome Park on Monday, April 4, has been found safe. The NYPD had sought the public’s help on Monday locating the teen.   Prior to his return, Amir Sierra, 17, of East 152nd Street in the South Bronx had last been seen at his school, located at 100 West Mosholu Parkway South, on Monday, April 4, at 10.15 a.m. A few different schools are located at this address which is the site of the DeWitt Clinton campus. Amir was described as male, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, and is


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Neighborhood Notes: Yankee Leadership Award, Bus Closures, Tax Prep & More!

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.


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Williamsbridge: Search for Missing 48-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 48-year-old man, reported missing from the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx.   Timothy Clark, 48, of 3514 Holland Avenue in Williamsbridge was last seen on Wednesday, March 30, at approximately 6.30 p.m., in front of his home.   He is described as male, is about 5 feet tall, Black, weighs around 100 pounds and has fading black hair. Clark was last seen wearing a black jacket, gray sweatpants, brown boots and a green hat.   Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline


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Police Appeal to Public for Help with Case involving Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in providing further information on a man who has been arrested for various sex-related crimes committed against numerous children.   It was reported to police that sometime between November 2019 and July 2021, inside P.S. 100X, located at 800 Taylor Avenue in the Soundview section of The Bronx, the man sexually assaulted at least three girls under the age of 12 during a New York Junior Tennis League after-school program.   Gerardo Gutierrez, 30, of Unionport Road in the Parkchester neighborhood of the borough, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, and


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UPDATE Van Cortlandt Village: Family Appeals for Help in Search for 52-Year-Old Missing Woman

By DAVID GREENE
As reported on March 22, the NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating Vanessa Morris, 52, who disappeared from the home she shares with her mother in Jerome Park, one week ago.   According to the attached flyer, the police, and a family member, Morris was last seen in her apartment, located at 80 Van Cortlandt Park South, at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, March 20.   The flyer describes Morris as an African American woman who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighs 160 pounds. A clothing description of what Morris was wearing the night she disappeared was


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UPDATE Wakefield: Arrest Made in Investigation into Fatal Shooting of 19-Year-Old Male

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police have made an arrest in the murder investigation of a 19-year-old male who was shot multiple times in the chest last month in Wakefield.   On Friday, March 25, at approximately 6.48 p.m., police responded to gunshot activity which was picked up by certain gunshot technology at 4389 Matilda Avenue in Wakefield. Upon arrival, officers observed a 19-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso in front of 638 Nereid Avenue, also in the Wakefield section of the borough.   EMS responded and transported the aided man to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No arrests


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Allerton: Assault on Employee of Chinese Restaurant Over Food Service

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the woman seen in the attached video who is wanted for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred inside a Chinese restaurant in Allerton.   On Monday, March 7, at approximately 2.15 p.m., the woman entered China Mia Restaurant, located on 2232 White Plains Road in Allerton and began a verbal dispute with a 33-year-old female employee about the food service.   The woman then went behind the food counter of the restaurant and punched the victim with a closed fist multiple times in the head, and


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Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the United States Accepting Refugees from Ukraine

By DAVID GREENE
This week, we asked readers for their thoughts on the United States accepting refugees displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.   “Anything we can do to help them out would be great. They have no place to go, and Russia is bombing them like crazy; it’s sad. It’s sad what’s going on. I hope there is a good ending, I hope there is peace for everyone there, and I hope Russia doesn’t team up with China because that’s scaring everybody.” David Glickenstein, Jerome Park       “I think it’s a good thing because the innocent people get to


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Op-Ed: The Governor’s Plan will Create More Kalief Browders

By AKEEM BROWDER
The death of my brother, Kalief Browder, sparked an international outcry, not just because of the terrible injustices he faced, but because he defied the odds, refused to plead guilty to a crime he did not commit, and demanded fairness. In honor of his fight, I have been demanding fairness, too, through The Kalief Browder Foundation. Now is a moment when we must all rise up to stop a new plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul that could lead to countless more tragedies like the one my family suffered. You may be familiar with the story: As a child of 16,


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