Crime

Fourteen Alleged “1300” Gang Members/Associates Charged with Multiple Bronx Shootings, Carjackings

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban announced on Friday, Aug. 2, that 15 people, including 14 alleged members and associates of the “1300” gang, were charged under two separate indictments for allegedly conspiring to commit various violent crimes committed across The Bronx, including attempted murder (shooting), conspiracy and gang assault. One of the victims was a teenage girl and another an older adult. One of the associates is also charged separately for shooting four people and the group were also involved in a spate of carjackings and and a gang assault on an off-duty police officer.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Police Release Photo of Suspect after Fatal Stabbing in Apartment Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has relased a video and photo of a suspect wanted in connection with the murder that occurred in Fordham Manor on Wednesday afternoon, July 31. They are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the man who is described as male, has a medium complexion, a slim build, and braids. They said he was last seen wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a tan t-shirt, and white and black sneakers, and was last seen going northbound on University Avenue on foot to parts unknown.

City Marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30

By SÍLE MOLONEY
“World Day Against Trafficking in Persons” is marked on July 30. According to the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (MOEDGBV), human trafficking is the use of power and control to force, trick, or coerce someone into engaging in providing labor or services, which can include commercial sex.