Criminal Justice
UPDATE Bronx Elected Officials React to Alleged Sexual Abuse of Youth in Bronx Juvenile Detention Centers
Various Bronx elected officials joined survivors of abuse that allegedly occurred in various youth detention centers across The Bronx, on Tuesday, April 30, to announce the filing of more than 150 civil lawsuits against The City of New York made possible by a law passed by the New York City Council in 2021, which extends the statute of limitations, granting survivors of gender-motivated violence an additional two years to pursue civil actions.
Kingsbridge Vicinity: Police Appeal to Public for Help Identifying Two in Bronx Robbery Pattern
UPDATE Longwood: Pitbull Kills Owner inside Home One Week after Pitbull Concerns Escalated by Cat Rescue Group
Just over one week after an animal rescue group shocked Bronxites with a report that alleged, organized dogfighting and animal cruelty, including the mauling of stray cats by pitbulls, was taking place at a NYCHA complex in The Bronx, a Bronx pitbull owner is dead following a fatal attack by a pitbull inside his apartment in the Longwood section of The Bronx. Arriving police officers shot and killed the dog during the attack, but the still-unidentified victim could not be saved and died later at St. Barnabas Hospital.
University Heights: NYPD Appeal for Help Locating a 51-Year-Man Reported Missing
Olinville: Man 26 Hospitalized after Shooting on White Plains Road
University Heights: Person Sought following Assault & Robbery
UPDATE Fordham: 33-Year-Old Man Dead and 38-Year-Old Man Critical after Shooting
NYS Office of Addiction Services & Support Releases New Cannabis Toolkit
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) announced on Friday, April 19, the launch of a new Cannabis Toolkit for parents and mentors, designed to offer resources and information about cannabis and how to talk to young people about the risks of underage cannabis use and the impact it can have. The free toolkit is available in both English and Spanish on the OASAS website.