Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 15

Happy Monday, folks, welcome back to a brief installment of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the stories we’re following today, starting with the weather forecast: Strong chance of rain tonight, but should clear up and be sunny and beautiful for the next few days.

Crime Watch: Man Murdered on Decatur Ave. in Norwood

On Saturday afternoon, at about 1:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a male shot inside 3347 Decatur Ave. When they arrived, they discovered Jesus Avando, 26, with a bullet wound in his head. Avando, who lived at 3347 Decatur Ave., was pronounced dead at the scene. The Decatur building is located between East 209th Street and East Gun Hill Road.

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 10

Welcome back to the latest edition of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the local Bronx stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: This morning’s rain should subside this afternoon; high near 65 today with clear skies and heavy winds expected later tonight. Should be in for some sun tomorrow.

A Dinnertime Police Raid at Norwood Restaurant Turns Up Little

Fresh off an overnight stay in jail, the relatively new owner of Sal’s Pizza and Restaurant in Norwood said his very public arrest during dinnertime last week was based on erroneous information given to police and that he was the victim of a robbery setup. But police say they executed a valid search warrant and came away with enough evidence to charge the owner with a couple of misdemeanors and a violation.

Bronx Notes: Discussing ‘The Future of Police Relations and the Community’ at Monroe College

The Monroe College King Graduate School for Urban Studies and Applied Research presents “Crimes And The Numbers Game.” Eli Silverman, a emeritus professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the graduate center of CUNY, will be discussing the future of police relations and the community. The general public is welcomed to come and learn, participate in the discussion and debate. This discussion will take place Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m., at Monroe College King Hall, Gym 2501 Jerome Ave.

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 9

And we’re baaaa-ack with another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. We’ll try to get you caught up on all the latest Bronx news stories, starting with the weather: Very Seattle-like — cool, high of 59, and rainy.

Editorial: Sector Stats are Back, But Legislation Stalls

Just before the Norwood News went to press for this issue (Oct. 4-17), we received a letter with a packet of valuable information from the New York City Police Department. Almost exactly five months after we filed a Freedom of Information Law request, the NYPD had delivered crime statistics for each of the sectors within the 52nd Precinct, which includes all of the neighborhoods in our primary coverage area — Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, as well as University and Kingsbridge Heights. That means we now have crime statistics on your specific neighborhood, not just the monolithic precinct as a whole. We will be analyzing this data and offering it to you in coming editions of the paper.

Crime Watch: Police Video of Suspected Bedford Park Cell Phone Bandit

Since Aug. 27, police say one young man has robbed seven women, between the ages of 16 and 52, of their cell phones in Bedford Park. The suspect is being described by police as black, between 20 and 25 years old, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs between 130 and 160 pounds. Police have video of the suspect (shown above) and are looking for help identifying and locating him.

Letter to the Editor: Stop “Stop and Frisk”

With respect to the front page story in your March 8 – 21 issue regarding “stop and frisk,” it seems that for a police officer to use his authority to stop and search anyone at random and without cause is truly reprehensible. No one should be subjected to random frisking at the whim of a policeman merely because he can. Ditto for detaining anyone for questioning without any good cause. There have already been numerous stories in the dailies about police overstepping their authority and this issue is no different. There are those who may call this racial profiling, but