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Bronx News Roundup, June 20

Good morning, lovely readers, and welcome to today’s edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Let’s get to it, starting with the forecast: Hot! Temps could hit the high 90s today. Stay cool, folks.

Bronx News Roundup, June 14

Hello, beautiful readers! We’re back with another edition of the Bronx News Roundup on this lovely Thursday. These are the Bronx stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: Mostly sunny, clear, high of 75.

Bronx News Roundup, June 5

Good early afternoon, dear readers, and welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Starting with the forecast, these are the Bronx stories we’re following today. Weather: Mostly cloudy with temperatures rising towards the mid 60s this afternoon.

Bronx Crime Watch: Cops Shoot Armed Suspect Near St. James Park

Last Friday night, two off-duty police officers were riding home from work when they saw a young man firing a gun into St. James park, according a report released by the NYPD. When they confronted the armed man, the suspect fled north on Creston Avenue toward 190th Street and fired at the officers who were in pursuit. One of the officers fired back and hit the suspect in the torso. The wounded suspect was taken into custody and sent to St. Barnabas Hospital for treatment. The suspect, identified as Javon Julien, 19, a Queens resident, is listed in stable condition.


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Bronx Crime Watch: ‘Vaseline’ Burglar Busted

Luis Gonzalez, also known as the “Vaseline Bandit,” has been indicted by a grand jury on a litany of burglary charges for allegedly looting several homes in the Bronx, many of them in Norwood and Bedford Park.

Bronx Notes: Public Safety Workshop Series Start Tonight

Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera is holding a series of public safety workshops during May that each focuses on a different topic. The workshops will be held at the senator’s office, 2432 Grand Concourse, 4th Floor, Room 419. The workshops include: “Bullying and Cyber Bullying,” presented by STEPS to End Family Violence, Thursday, May 3, 6 to 7:30 p.m.;