UPDATE Bronx Cab Driver Murdered in Queens, following March Norwood Assault of Another Cab Driver

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Following a brutal assault in Norwood on a cab driver in March 2022, and a subsequent rally and offer of a reward to catch his assailants, on Aug. 13, another Bronx-based cab driver from Co-Op City, who was working in Queens, was beaten to death under similar circumstances. On Thursday, March 17, at 3560 Webster Avenue in Norwood, the NYPD told the Norwood News that a 61-year-old cab driver, later identified as Carlos Infante, was punched in the face, having tried to intervene during a dispute. No further information was provided by police regarding the incident at the

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Norwood News has received an as yet unconfirmed report of a slashing in Fordham Heights. Users of the Citizens’ app posted an unverified video on Saturday, March 19, at around 4.30 p.m., reportedly showing police and FDNY/EMS presence in the vicinity of Tiebout Avenue and East Fordham Road in or around that time, reportedly following an alleged slashing of a man in the back, with a suspect having allegedly fled the scene, armed with a knife. Norwood News contacted the NYPD to corroborate the incident. As of 6.42 p.m. on Saturday, no official police report was available. On

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 59-year-old man has been reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx. An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News on March 19 that James Gaines, 59, was last seen at 799 East Gun Hill Road (Apt. 229). The address is the location of Bronx Assisted Living and police added that there is no curfew at the nursing home. Gaines was described by police as being 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds, has dark skin, dark eyes, black hair and has a beard. No photo is available. In an unverified March

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said a woman was brought to an area hospital after being hit by a vehicle in a hit and run incident which occurred on the border of the Fordham Manor and Fordham Heights neighborhoods. Police responded to a 911 call at around 1.45 p.m. on Friday, March 18, following a report that a woman had been knocked down by a vehicle at East 188th Street and East Fordham Road. Police said the driver fled the scene, that there are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. The victim was brought to St. Barnabas hospital in stable

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who is sought for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. On Saturday, Feb. 19, at approximately 10 p.m., police said two 67-year-old women invited an unidentified man to their apartment, located in the vicinity of Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road. Once inside, the victims and the man got into a verbal dispute which later became physical. According to police, the man struck one of the female victims with a closed fist, causing lacerations

By DAVID GREENE

No one could have predicted that a woman who was simply walking her dog in Claremont Park, away from speeding motorists on the streets surrounding the park, would be hit by an out-of-control driver, barreling down a footpath inside the park just before dawn on Saturday. Yet, that is exactly what happened, and police have since arrested an Atlanta man who has been charged with running over the woman. According to the Collision Investigation Squad Report system maintained by the NYPD, the incident unfolded at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, after a 911 caller reported “a pedestrian struck

Police have confirmed a 63-year-old man has died following a road collision in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Police said officers responded to a 911 call on Monday March 14, at approximately 10.06 p.m. regarding a motor vehicle collision, which involved a gas-powered scooter, in the vicinity of East 241st Street and Richardson Avenue, in Wakefield. Upon arrival, the responding officers encountered an unconscious 63-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, lying on the roadway with trauma to the head. EMS responded to the location and transported the aided man to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached surveillance photo who is sought regarding an assault that occurred in Mt. Eden. It was reported to police that on Thursday, March 10, at approximately 7 p.m., in front of 50 West Mount Eden Avenue, a 76-year-old female victim was walking eastbound, when she was approached from behind by an unknown assailant. The assailant forcibly squeezed her breasts and buttocks, and when the victim screamed for help, he pushed her to the ground and fled in an unknown direction. The victim

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating a 34-year-old woman who was reported missing from Bedford Park, located in the 52nd precinct, on Monday, March 14. Beatriz Matos-Rodriguez, 34, of 320 East 197th Street, Apartment 1A, in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, was last seen at her home at 00.01 a.m. on Monday, March 7. She is described as an Hispanic, Black woman, is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 200 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray coat, a black dress and black sneakers. Anyone with information regarding this incident is