Detective Annette Shelton

Gunman Sought in Daylight Gun Hill Road Shooting

By DAVID GREENE
  Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire and shot a man in broad daylight on a busy Norwood street.   According to police spokeswoman, Detective Annette Shelton, the incident took place in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts, located at 47 East Gun Hill Road at Dekalb Avenue, at 2:47 p.m. on Saturday, January 22.   Shelton said of the incident, “A 21-year-old male was shot in the back and was transported to Montefiore Hospital by private means,” and the unidentified victim remains in stable condition.   Shelton could not provide a description of the suspect. She added that


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Fordham Manor: Freezing Weather Driving Coat Theft?

By DAVID GREENE
  As temperatures dropped to below freezing on Friday, Jan. 21, police responding to a call about a “shoplifter armed with a knife,” arrested the man for shoplifting a winter coat, and a short time later, were called back and made another arrest at the same Burlington Coat Factory store in Fordham Manor.   The caller told the 911 operator that the suspect had been cutting off the anti-theft devices on the stores’ garments, using a knife. Half a dozen patrol units from the 52nd precinct arrived at the scene, quickly apprehended the man, and recovered the winter coat, still


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UPDATE Police Impersonators Get Away with $130K in Cash and Jewels after Home Invasion

By DAVID GREENE
Police continue to search for two, armed home invaders who posed as police officers, tied up the occupants of a Bronx home, and made off with $130K in cash and jewels.   According to NYPD spokesman, Sergeant Edward Riley, officers from the 45th precinct were called to an exclusive home near Country Club Road and Polo Place in the Country Club section of the Bronx at 8:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 9.   Riley told the Norwood News, “The preliminary investigation determined that two light-skinned males posed as police officers, displayed a handgun, and restrained the two victims with zip


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Armored Car Heist Attempted in Norwood as Bedford Park Crash Follows Robbery in Fordham Heights

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Police are searching for at least one “male, wearing a ski mask” who attempted to ambush an armored vehicle in Norwood in broad daylight. According to one resident, an unidentified armed guard was picking up a bag of cash containing $6,000 at a McDonald’s restaurant when he was accosted by a stranger but refused to give up the cash.   NYPD spokeswoman, Detective Annette Shelton, later told Norwood News the attempted robbery took place at 2.10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14, at Perry Avenue and East 204th Street. “It was reported to police that a 53-year-old male victim (employee) for


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Norwood: Second Double Shooting Reported near East Gun Hill Road

By DAVID GREENE
  For the second time in a little over five weeks, two men were shot near East Gun Hill Road in Norwood and once again, police are searching for the gunman responsible.   According to Detective Annette Shelton, the shooting took place outside of 3511 Hull Avenue, between East Gun Hill Road and East 211 Street, and was reported at 12:05 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29.   Shelton stated, “Two 24 year-old males were shot in the back by an unidentified individual who fled eastbound on East Gun Hill Road.” A Citizens App video shows both men being placed on


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Wallace Avenue Shooting latest in String of Recent Pelham Parkway Violent Incidents

By DAVID GREENE
  Detectives in the 49th precinct are looking for two gunmen who entered an apartment and shot a man in Pelham Parkway before fleeing the area. The shooting is the latest in a string of violent incidents that have been reported recently in the area.   On Monday, March 8, NYPD spokeswoman and detective, Annette Shelton, said the incident was reported at 11:36 a.m. on Thursday, March 4, inside an apartment building in the vicinity of Wallace Avenue and Pelham Parkway South in the 49th precinct.   Shelton said, “A 32-year-old male victim reported to police that when he opened


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