Criminal Justice

Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Celebrates 50 Years of Service to the Bronx Community

By SÍLE MOLONEY
“Inspiring Generations and Transforming Lives” was the theme of Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC)’s 50th anniversary celebration and fundraising gala on Friday, May 17. Held at the fancy Tribeca Rooftop, located at 2 Desbrosses Street in Lower Manhattan, donors were invited to honor the past and embrace the future as they joined the non-profit’s representatives in celebrating five decades of service to the Bronx community.

Morris Heights: Two Sought for Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted in connection to an armed robbery that occurred in Morris Heights. 

Two Bronx Men Sentenced for 2014 Harlem Murder

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal prosecutors announced on May 29 that two Bronx men were sentenced for the 2014 murder of a Harlem man. Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said that Carlos Laureano, 35, was sentenced on May 23, to 30 years in prison for the murder of Luis Perez on August 12, 2014, and Nnandi Ben-Jochannan, 30, was sentenced on May 29 to 10 years for his role in the murder.