Domestic Violence

Bronx DA: Bronx Man Indicted for Murdering His NYPD Officer Wife

Bronx DA: Bronx Man Indicted for Murdering His NYPD Officer Wife

BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR MURDERING HIS NYPD OFFICER WIFE Defendant Stabbed Victim Multiple Times About the Body                Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted for second-degree Murder and additional charges for […]

Kingsbridge residents (l-r):  Debra Williams, Iris Melendez and Cassandra Wallace hosting their unusual "Bakers Against Violence" bake sale.--Photo by David Greene

3rd Annual Bakers Against Violence in Kingsbridge

3rd Annual Bakers Against Violence in Kingsbridge by David Greene Several Kingsbridge residents are stepping outside the box to combat the onslaught of needless violence on the streets of our borough– by hosting a bake sale. Iris Melendez, 22, Cassandra […]

by · July 15, 2018 · Domestic Violence, News
Cuomo: No guns for domestic abusers

Cuomo: No guns for domestic abusers

In an email to supporters and a series of tweets, Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced legislation to remove all firearms from those persons who commit any domestic violence crimes. Cuomo declared on Twiter : “Given the inextricable link between domestic […]

by · December 13, 2017 · Crime, Domestic Violence, Guns, News
Op-Ed: Domestic Violence Is Everybody’s Business

Op-Ed: Domestic Violence Is Everybody’s Business

by · November 4, 2017 · Domestic Violence, Op Ed, Women
Jeruys Familia, NY Mets

Familia Suspension: Mets Will Survive And Baseball Got It Right

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor You can put this all in perspective when it comes to the 15-game suspension imposed by MLB on Mets closer Jeurys Familia for violating the League domestic violence policy. The Mets got a break and Familia […]

by · March 30, 2017 · Domestic Violence, Sports
Cesar Villavicencio (left) was found not guilty in the death of Pamela Stockwell, in a photo from a 2008 Halloween party. Credit: Bolton

Hall of Justice or Hall of Shame?

7-Years Later Jury Believes Death was Overdose and Not Strangulation by David Greene   Twelve jurors hearing evidence in an alleged strangulation murder have taken the defense attorney’s alternative theory that despite severe bruising and a rocky relationship, the woman […]