Crime

BREAKING NEWS: 1 NY Prison Escapee Dead, 1 Still On The Run

BREAKING NEWS: 1 NY Prison Escapee Dead, 1 Still On The Run

Earlier this evening, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo gave an update on the search for escaped inmates Richard Matt (pictured below) and David Sweat in Malone, New York. Governor Cuomo briefed the media this evening that at approximately 3:45 p.m. today, […]

BRONX DA: PAIR INDICTED FOR EXECUTION-STYLE MURDER OF MICHAEL MELDISH

BRONX DA: PAIR INDICTED FOR EXECUTION-STYLE MURDER OF MICHAEL MELDISH

    PAIR INDICTED FOR EXECUTION-STYLE KILLING Michael Meldish Found Shot to Death in Car   (Bronx, NY – June 22, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson today announced the Supreme Court arraignment, following a Grand Jury indictment, of […]

by · June 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Public Advocate Calls Emergency Faith Leaders Meeting

Public Advocate Calls Emergency Faith Leaders Meeting

Following the tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, Public Advocate Tisch James is inviting faith leaders from across New York City to join her in a discussion about safety in local houses of worship. According to an email, the New York City […]

Forest Houses 11 Busted For Dealing Crack Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking

Forest Houses 11 Busted For Dealing Crack Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking

Eleven Hoods Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Selling Crack Cocaine And Heroin In The Bronx Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York […]

by · June 18, 2015 · Crime
BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 8, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of June 8, 2015   Monday, June 8, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Lupo, J. Justice Barrett Part 60   Conference LIANA BARRIENTOS Barrientos is facing two charges of […]

by · June 7, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime

BRONX D.A.: DRIVER ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED IN HIT-RUN THAT KILLED COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FINANCE OFFICIAL

DRIVER ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED IN FATAL HIT-RUN February Crash Killed Columbia University Finance Director   (Bronx, NY – June 2, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces the Supreme Court arraignment of MICHAEL LONGO in the death of a 38–year–old […]

by · June 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 1, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 1, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of June 1, 2015   Monday, June 1st, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Martin, G. Justice Boyle Part 94   Conference CHRISTOPHER STEVENSON Stevenson is facing charges of Attempted […]

by · May 31, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Forum Educates the Community About the Dangers of K2

Forum Educates the Community About the Dangers of K2

A dangerous drug that goes by many names is plaguing neighborhoods in the Bronx and with stores still selling it, worried community residents are fed up. On Tuesday evening Community Board 7 and North Central Bronx Hospital hosted a forum […]

BRONX D.A.: ARRAIGNMENT OF MAN ACCUSED IN KILLING OF SHELTER DIRECTOR ANA CHARLE

BRONX D.A.: ARRAIGNMENT OF MAN ACCUSED IN KILLING OF SHELTER DIRECTOR ANA CHARLE

ARRAIGNMENT IN HOMELESS CENTER DIRECTOR KILLING West Spruill Charged with the Murder of Ana Charle     (Bronx, NY – May 26, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces the Supreme Court indictment of 39-year-old WEST SPRUILL for the […]

by · May 27, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of May 25, 2015   Monday, May 25, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY All Courts, except for Arraignments, closed.   Tuesday, May 26, 2015 ADA Judge […]

by · May 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
COMPTROLLER STRINGER REACHES SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS CHEATED OUT OF NEARLY $1 MILLION

COMPTROLLER STRINGER REACHES SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS CHEATED OUT OF NEARLY $1 MILLION

Thirty-three underpaid workers did ironwork at 11 city schools and the Queens Museum New York, NY – On Monday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer presented checks to immigrant workers who were cheated out of nearly $1 million in wages […]

by · May 20, 2015 · Crime, News
Bronx DA Johnson Indicts Former Assembly Candidate Hector Ramirez

Bronx DA Johnson Indicts Former Assembly Candidate Hector Ramirez

    On Tuesday, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson arrested former Assembly candidate Hector Ramirez along with another individual, Ana Cuevas. They were arraigned, entered pleas of not guilty, and were released on personal recognizance bonds of $25,000 and $10,000, […]

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 18, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 18, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of May 18, 2015   Monday, May 18, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Lupo, J. Justice Barrett Part 60   Conference LIANA BARRIENTOS Barrientos is facing two charges of […]

by · May 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Last of the Met Council Six Sentenced

Last of the Met Council Six Sentenced

David Cohen Sentenced To One Year In Jail And $650,000 In Restitution For Crimes Committed Against The Publicly Funded Social Services Group State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Monday announced that David Cohen, former executive […]

by · May 17, 2015 · Crime, News
Lenore Skenazy, author, Free Range Kids

Free Range Kids: Etan Patz and The Legacy of Fear

The Etan Patz Case and “Take Our Children to the Park…And Let Them Walk Home By Themselves” Day [This week], the Etan Patz trial came to a a close. Etan was the 6-year-old boy who disappeared on his way to […]