Criminal Justice
UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Opinions on the Resignation of Now Former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban
This week, we asked readers their opinion on the abrupt resignation of now-former NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban on Sept. 12 after his home, along with the homes of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Schools Chancellor David Banks, and Deputy Mayor Philip Banks, David Banks’ brother, were raided by federal agents on Sept. 4.
Bronx Man Gets 12 Years for Shooting Patient in Jacobi ER and Endangering Patients & Staff
52nd Precinct Clergy Council Hosts Breakfast in Norwood
Bronx Man Gets 18 Years to Life for for Sexual Abuse of Stepdaughter & Forcing Stepson to Watch Porn
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, Sept. 19, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for predatory sexual assault against a child and other charges for sexually abusing his stepdaughter, as well as child endangerment for forcing his stepson to watch pornography.
Robert Tucker Sworn in as 35th Fire Commissioner of New York City
Robert Tucker was appointed as the new fire commissioner of the FDNY and was sworn in on Aug. 12. He is the 35th person to hold the position. City officials said, previously, Tucker worked for the Queens DA’s office and was CEO of a private security and cyber intelligence company, T&M Protection Resources. They said he also worked at the FDNY, though never as a firefighter, served as secretary of the FDNY Foundation, and was also a past honorary fire commissioner. “I can think of no higher calling than serving as the fire commissioner for the City of New York,” he said.
Bronx District Leader & BOE Employee Charged with Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, and Identity Theft
Nicole Torres, 33, of The Bronx, an elected district leader in the borough, and an employee of the New York City Board of Elections (BOE) has been charged with illegally demanding payments from Bronx residents to herself and a local organization (the “Bronx organization”) in exchange for selecting those individuals as poll workers, federal prosecutors announced on Aug. 28.