Police said they have identified a burglary pattern on Grand Avenue (near Fordham Road) that residents should be aware of.

Last Friday night, a man holding a large amount of illegal drugs was shot in the back in the Knox Gates neighborhood in front of 3435 Gates Pl.

Right across from a stretch of Montefiore Medical Center buildings on Kossuth Avenue, an Indian woman was stabbed in the back by an assailant police described as a male Hispanic wearing a white T-shirt and white shorts.

Developer Jack Guttman says he wants to build a beautiful mixed-use apartment building on the western slope of University Heights that will become a catalyst for improvement in a neighborhood crying out for just that.

The Parks Department will begin replacing the track and field in Williamsbridge Oval Park this month. The work kicks off a $13.5 million dollar renovation plan fueled by monies generated by the political deal that allowed the city to build a controversial water filtration plant in nearby Van Cortlandt Park.

Following the resignation of embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Bronx congressmen Eliot Engel and Jose Serrano took the opportunity to throw out a few parting shots.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz recently announced that Gov. Eliot Spitzer signed his bill, co-sponsored by State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Queens) that will help keep guns away from convicted felons.

With several Bronx political offices possibly up for grabs come next year’s election season, The League of Women Voters is offering to educate potential candidates with a 12-hour seminar course that starts on Sept. 6 at Bronx Community College.

Speaking of open City Council seats: with Maria Baez leaving her job in 2009 thanks to term limits, her Council spot is already drawing interest.