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Violent Crimes Rock Northwest Bronx

A murder, two shootings and a stabbing in recent days have shaken the northwest Bronx, which is already reeling from a string of brutal robberies that caused the commander of the 52nd Precinct to call in for reinforcements.

Bronx Notes: 52nd Precinct Community Council Meeting Tonight

The 52nd Precinct Community Council will meet tonight, Thursday, Sept. 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cosmopolitan AME Church, 39 W. 190th St. For more information, call (718) 220-5824. Council meetings offer residents within the 52nd Precinct — the neighborhoods of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge and University Heights — to voice their concerns and discuss crime and public safety issues with precinct leaders.

Pizzeria Owner Says He Was Set Up for a Robbery By Bogus Tip (Update)

Fresh off an overnight stay in jail, the relatively new owner of Sal’s Pizza and Restaurant says his very public arrest during dinner time on Tuesday evening was based on erroneous information given to police and that he was the victim of a robbery set up. Musa Neishewat, who purchased the popular Norwood eatery last winter, said police entered his packed restaurant on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., saying they were told that drugs and guns were being sold from his establishment. Neishewat said he told the officers they could look at video recordings from his security camera system, which stores


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Bronx News Roundup, Sept. 19

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Romney campaign damage control programming to bring you another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. We’ll bring you all the latest stories and features about the Bronx, starting with the weather: Sunny, cooler, high around 72.

Bronx News Roundup, August 15

Welcome to today’s Bronx News Roundup. Here are the stories we’re following this Wednesday, starting with the weather: Thunderstorms possible later this afternoon and early evening, high of 88.

Bronx News Roundup, August 13 (Naomi Rivera Edition)

Welcome to today’s Bronx News Roundup. We’ll make up for yesterday’s lack of a roundup with a super roundup that includes the bombshell report on Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and it’s fallout. Lots to get to, folks, so let’s go. Weather: humid, high of 87, chance of thunderstorms throughout the day.