UPDATE Two Bike Thieves Sought in Bronx Theft Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NPYD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who they say are wanted in connection to a pattern of theft identified across the 44th, 48th, and 52nd Precincts in Highbridge, Fordham Manor, Mt. Eden, West Farms and Tremont, in recent weeks.

Morris Heights: Female Teen Sought for Shots Fired inside Residential Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought in connection with a reckless endangerment incident that occurred in Morris Heights.

Wakefield: Man Sought for Stabbing of Second 33-Year-Old Male Victim

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who they say is wanted in connection with an assault that occurred in Wakefield.

Bronx DA Releases Report on Shooting of Luis Manuel Monsanto by NYPD Officer During Car Stop

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark released a report on Tuesday, March 4 on the investigation into the shooting of Luis Manuel Monsanto by an NYPD officer during a car stop in the Morrisania section of The Bronx on March 6, 2022, as well as video of the incident that left the victim with life-altering injuries.

Daycare Operator Grei Mendez Gets 45 Years for her Part in Fentanyl-Related Death of Nicholas Dominici

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Grei Mendez, 37, the operator of El Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights where one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici died on Sept. 15, 2023 from fentanyl poisoning, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of the daycare center. The undercover drug operation resulted in the unintentional death of Nicholas, and the poisoning of three other infants who survived being unintentionally poisoned. As reported, Mendez had pleaded guilty in Oct. 29, 2024 in relation to her part in the operation before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who imposed sentence.

Off-Duty NYPD School Crossing Guard Arrested in North Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said an off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Saturday, March 1, at 4.38 p.m. in the confines of the 47th Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, and Fishbay, as well as Woodlawn Cemetary.

Bronx Man Admits Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Targeting Banks in Ten States

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island on Feb. 27 that he participated in a conspiracy intended to defraud banks in at least ten states of approximately $143,000, federal prosecutors said.

UPDATE Off-Duty NYPD Chaplain Arrested for Allegedly Patronizing Prostitution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 40-year-old, off-duty, NYPD chaplain has been arrested in The Bronx for allegedly “patronizing prostitution,” police said.

Bronx Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Prison for Robberies and Firearms Offense

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Bronx man, James Kelly, was sentenced on Feb. 27 to over 13 years (160 months) in prison for robbing two delis in The Bronx, and pointing a gun at deli workers during one of the robberies, according to federal prosecutors.