Criminal Justice
Mt. Hope: Bronx Woman Charged with Murder of Two Young Sons Inside Family Shelter
Memorial Service Held for Slain NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia
A memorial ceremony was held outside the 46thtPrecinct stationhouse on July 5 to honor the late NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia, who had been assigned to the 46th Precinct when she was fatally shot by parolee Alexander Bonds on July 5, 2017, while sitting in her police vehicle after completing an overnight shift. Bonds was reported to have had a history of mental illness according to the Detectives’ Endowment Association and had posted on social media about killing police before the incident. They said he was shot by responding police after a foot pursuit.
Bronx Man Arrested as “Play boy” and “Tesla” Branded Heroin/Fentanyl and Gun Seized in The Bronx
An undercover law enforcement investigation that began with a large cocaine sale resulted in the arrest of two middle-aged men and the seizure of a gun and nearly 25 pounds of narcotics, including what appeared to be heroin/fentanyl and oxycodone pills, as well as methamphetamine, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday, July 16.
UPDATE Fordham Heights: 34-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed, 2nd Man Stabbed in Torso & Hospitalized
Fordham Heights: Police Launch Murder Investigation following Multiple Shooting
UPDATE Reaction to Assassination Attempt on Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump at Pennsylvania Rally
Elected officials are reacting to an assassination attempt of former Republican U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Saturday evening, July 13, during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News footage showed the former president hold his hand up to his ear before he dropped to the stage floor and U.S. Secret Service rushed to the stage and immediately surrounded him.