Bronx Crime Watch: Suspect in Murder Case Arrested in North Carolina

Bronx police detectives took a trip down south last week to apprehend a suspect in the brutal robbery and murder of a 59-year-old Bengali man more than three months ago in University Heights.

Bronx Crime Watch: Children Injured in Two Bronx Shootings

Two shootings that took place this week in different Bronx neighborhoods left a 10-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy recovering from bullet wounds.

Bronx Crime Watch: Commercial Robberies in Bedford Park (Video of Suspects)

Bedford Park merchants and vendors are on guard following two commercial robberies and a “noticed increase” in crime during the past month. The two robberies happened on Bedford Park Boulevard, near Jerome Avenue.

Bronx Crime Watch: iPhone Shooting Suspects and Arrest in Car/Child-jacking

Police are looking for two suspects who they say shot a 23-year-old man who refused to give up his iPhone during a recent robbery attempt in University Heights.

Bronx Breakdown: Terrifying Attack Leaves Woman Hurt, Frustrated and ‘A Nervous Wreck’

A woman called the Norwood News office this morning with a harrowing tale of unprovoked violence. I want to share her story here because it can happen to anyone, but also because it doesn’t happen to everyone. She’s not ready to go public with her name or exact location just yet (calling the newspaper and telling her story to a reporter was an important step in regaining her confidence), so I will call her “Jane.”

Bronx Public Safety Forum Tonight at Monroe College

The leaders at Community Board 7 want to invite anyone in the Bronx to talk about public safety and quality of life issues at a forum tonight at Monroe College’s King Hall Gymn, 2501 Jerome Ave., from 6 to 9 p.m.

Bronx Crime Watch: Arrest Made in Murder of Bengali Man; Police Looking for 2nd Suspect (Updated)

Police arrested a suspect yesterday in the murder of Bimal Chanda, a Bengali immigrant and longtime northwest Bronx resident who was beaten to death in the stairwell of his apartment building on Oct. 29. Chanda was in the process of moving out of his apartment when police say he was attacked by two men who robbed him of $15 in cash.

Monday Bronx Links

Here are some news stories we’re following this morning on Breaking Bronx.

Teenager Arrested in Shooting of 11-Year-Old Bronx Boy

Police arrested a 17-year-old on Friday and charged him in connection with the shooting of 11-year-old Ryan Aguari, who remains in “serious” condition at Jacobi Hospital after being shot in the stomach last Thursday night. Investigators are still looking for a second suspect they say was caught on video (above) at the Creston Avenue apartment building where Ryan lives.