Criminal Justice
Wakefield: Group Sought following Assault & Robbery of 49-Year-Old Man
Mt. Hope: Two Sought for Robbery and Assault of 19-Year-Old
UPDATE Fordham Manor: Man Arrested after Second Man Fatally Stabbed in Neck
Two Bronx Fentanyl Dealers Linked to Eight Overdoses Plead Guilty in Federal Court
Federal prosecutors announced on May 30 that two Bronx men, Jesus Cabrera, 44, a/k/a “Gee,” and Michael Amaya, 42, a/k/a “Miz,” pled guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogue, and Cabrera also pled guilty to a related firearm count. As part of the conspiracy, prosecutors said Cabrera and Amaya distributed the fentanyl and fentanyl analogue that resulted in the death of Malik Rahman on August 25, 2021, and added that both defendants pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.
Kingsbridge: Person Sought following Slashing of 58-Year-Old Man
Fordham Heights: Woman Sought for Assault and Robbery of Man
New BronxNet Series Highlighting the Immigrant Experience Premieres on Juneteenth
The world premiere of the first episode of a new series focusing on the immigrant experience called “#Stressed” will air on BronxNet on June 19. Drawing on themes like the immigrant experience and body positivity, with an aspirational-themed narrative, the series highlights the diversity and commonality of immigrant experiences, beauty standards, and desires for success and acceptance through the lens of director Kobina de Graft-Johnson and creator and screenwriter Jasmine Patrice White.