Criminal Justice

UPDATE Bronx County Conservative Party Returns with Annual Christmas Party & Toy Giveaway

By DAVID GREENE
A few short weeks before the Bronx Conservative Party was set to take control in the Bronx’s City Council District 13 on Jan. 1, 2024, thanks to an upset by then-Republican/Conservative City Councilwoman-elect Kristy Marmorato over incumbent Democrat, Marjorie Velázquez, members of the Conservative Party held their annual Christmas celebration for supporters in Morris Park, as well as a subsequent holiday toy giveaway in the Throggs Neck section.

Bronx Man Who Sexually Assaulted Three People in Inwood Gets 20 Years

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced on Wednesday, Jan. 17, the sentencing of Elvis Nina Pichardo, 43, from the The Bronx, to 20 years in state prison and 20 years of post-release supervision for sexually assaulting three people in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan in July 2021.

Bedford Park: Police Unable to Provide Details of “Warrant” Arrest

By DAVID GREENE
A pair of police officers from the 52nd Precinct made a 100-yard dash in record time in the Bedford Park neighborhood on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2023, eventually taking a young suspect into custody. However, the NYPD said the department was unable to provide any details of the arrest, when asked.

Kingsbridge: Man Sought following Store Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo and video who they say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Kingsbridge.

Creston Pharmacy Plays Santa in Bedford Park

By DAVID GREENE
The owners and staff of Creston Pharmacy in Bedford Park spent one of the days leading up to Christmas donating their time, wrapping hundreds of free gifts, and handing them out to the neighborhood’s children.