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A Williamsbridge resident wakes up to a massive crime scene along East 214 Street after a young woman was found shot to death. Photo by David Greene

Killing Spike Arrives Early, 3 Shot Dead in Bloody Week in Norwood, Morisania and Williamsbridge

Killing Spike Arrives Early, 3 Shot Dead in Bloody Week in Norwood, Morisania and Williamsbridge by David Greene Traditionally police see an uptick in the murder rate as the warm weather arrives in late May, but this year the rash […]

by · April 4, 2017 · Crime, Local News, News
Tears Flow for Fallen EMT as Gang Member is Charged

Tears Flow for Fallen EMT as Gang Member is Charged

Tears Flow for Fallen EMT as Gang Member is Charged by David Greene Hundreds of firefighters and paramedics from across the state joined community residents as well as local civic and clergy leaders in mourning the death of the young […]

by · March 22, 2017 · Local News, News
Chill In The Air: 3 Wounded in Fordham Heights

Chill In The Air: 3 Wounded in Fordham Heights

Chill In The Air: 3 Wounded in Fordham Heights by David Greene Three people were wounded, one critically as a still-unknown assailant shot three people in broad daylight along a bustling street in Fordham Heights. Police sources say that at […]

by · March 17, 2017 · Crime, Local News, News
EMT Killed During Ambulance Theft

EMT Killed During Ambulance Theft

EMT Killed During Ambulance Theft by David Greene A female EMT was killed and her partner is fighting for her life after an unknown assailant attempted to drive off with their running ambulance in Soundview. The incident was reported at […]

by · March 17, 2017 · Breaking News, Local News, News
on Crosby  Ave Marco Cortes, Reginaldo Vera pulling  Nathaly Vera 6 yrs. old after doing some grocery shopping

2017 Blizzard “Stella” in Pictures

by David Greene With some predictions for Winter Storm Stella as high as 2 feet, the five boroughs only received less than six inches during the storm that struck on Tuesday, March 15. Now many are questioning why school’s and […]

by · March 15, 2017 · Domestic News, Local News, Photos
Dozens of participants jogged or walked along Pelham Parkway during the annual event. Photo by David Greene

A Look Back: Lt. Thomas Clesse 5K

DOZENS RUN ON EVE OF 9/11…   Dozens of community members and current and retired police officers joined the family of Lt. Thomas Clesse for the annual 5K run & walk organized in his honor.     Joined by the […]

Officials say 10 firefighters were injured battling a blaze on College Avenue. Photo by Edwin Soto

Twenty Families Displaced in Claremont Fire

Twenty Families Displaced in Claremont Fire by David Greene Officials say six homes were destroyed as fire tore through a stretch of row-homes in Claremont, The Bronx on Wednesday, March 1. The fire broke out at 1:30 p.m., inside the […]

by · March 5, 2017 · Local News, News
The NYPD is looking for this suspect wanted for robbing a victim at East 207 Street and Bainbridge Avenue on January 20. Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Police Blotter: Two Suspects Sought in Separate robberies along Bainbridge Avenue

Two Suspects Sought in Separate robberies along Bainbridge Avenue by David Greene Police have released two wanted flyers with surveillance photos of suspects wanted in two separate robberies that took place along Bainbridge Avenue, in the Norwood section of the […]

A Brooklyn pervert was released after a little more than 2-moths in jail, the mother fears he may return to the St. Mar'y Park Houses in Longwood. Photo by David Greene

Mom Furious as Sicko is Freed After 10-Week Incarceration

Revolving Doors of Justice: Mom Furious as Sicko is Freed After 10-Week Incarceration by David Greene A Bronx mom is furious that the Bronx District Attorney’s office has released an alleged pedophile facing 1-year in jail, after a deal was reached […]

by · February 28, 2017 · Crime, Local News, News
Grandson Returns Home to Face the Music in Co-op City Killing

Grandson Returns Home to Face the Music in Co-op City Killing

by David Greene After seven long moths the NYPD has announced the arrest of a grandson wanted in connection with the brutal stabbing death of his elderly grandfather, murdered inside his Co-op City apartment. According to officials, Marcus Dobson, 37, […]

by · February 25, 2017 · Crime, Local News, News, Police Blotter
An ambulance leaves the scene at Sedgwick Avenue, minutes after the off-duty officer was declared dead. Photo by David Greene

NYPD Housing Sargeant Likely Took Own Life in Jerome Park

Officer Likely Took Own Life in Jerome Park by David Greene An off-duty NYPD Housing Bureau police officer apparently taken his own life at his home, opposite the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Jerome Park section of the borough. A […]

by · February 24, 2017 · Local News, News
James P. O'Neill, NYC's 43rd Police commissioner

NYPD Policy on Immigration Status

The NYPD is committed to maintaining a welcoming environment for immigrant communities while also maintaining public safety for all. With this backdrop, the NYPD believes it is important to reiterate our immigration related policies. The NYPD accepts the city’s IDNYC […]

Firefighter's frantically attempt to reach to victims who perished on the Bronx River Parkway last Friday morning. Photo by Edwin Soto

Two Brothers Killed in Early Morning Crash in Wakefield

by David Greene Two brothers were killed in a horrific automobile crash in the Wakefield section, the site of a similar crash more than a decade ago.   Emergency personnel were called to the northbound Bronx River Parkway at East […]

by · February 24, 2017 · Local News, News
Police and fire department vehicles shutdown Jerome Avenue after a partial collapse of a 2-story public parking garage on Jerome Avenue.--Photo by David Greene

Early Morning Collapse at Bedford Park Parking Garage Destroys 20 – 30 Vehicles in Bedford Park

by David Greene Automobile owners who parked their vehicles at a public indoor parking garage in Bedford Park have been anxiously awaiting news if their vehicles were destroyed, after a large section of the second floor collapsed and pancaked onto […]

by · February 20, 2017 · Local News, News
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 […]