UPDATE New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns, Addresses People of City of New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell shared news of her resignation in an email with her NYPD colleagues on Monday, June 12, as reported by multiple media outlets on Monday. Norwood News has obtained a copy of the email in which the commissioner talked of facing tremendous tragedy, challenges and triumphs together with her colleagues during her time as commissioner. “I have witnessed your compassion, heroics and selflessness on a daily basis. They have reaffirmed to me, what people around the globe have always known: you are an extraordinary collective of hard working public servants dedicated to the safety of this

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 10.45 p.m., a 41-year-old male victim was walking in a common area inside his apartment building located in the vicinity of East Kingsbridge Road and Morris Avenue when he was approached from behind by two people unknown to him. “One of the individuals displayed a firearm at the victim while both individuals proceeded to

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Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 42-year-old man in Morris Heights in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police said that officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call on Saturday, June 10, at around 4.46 a.m. regarding a man who had been shot in front of 1538 University Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 42-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the right arm and torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased. There are

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The discovery of the semi-decomposed body of a woman at the end of a quiet residential block in the Wakefield section of The Bronx has alarmed local residents and launched a police inquiry. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, June 9, at around 12.16 p.m., police from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call of “an aided” [person] at the rear of 4438 Edson Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed an unconscious and unresponsive female, semi-decomposed inside a plastic bin,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and pronounced the female deceased at the scene. The City’s medical examiner

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An NYPD attempted traffic stop and subsequent vehicle pursuit apparently resulted in the pursued driver attempting an illegal U-turn in the Norwood section of The Bronx which, in turn, resulted in a multiple-car collision on Saturday night. An NYPD spokesperson said that on [Saturday] June 3, at 10.35 p.m. in the vicinity of 2177 Webster Avenue, police officers driving a police vehicle with lights and siren on heading southbound on Webster Avenue were attempting to conduct a traffic stop after seeing a speeding motorist, when a 2012 Scion made an illegal U-turn from the southbound lane bus stop to

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THE NEW YORK City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred at the 174th-175th Street Subway Station serving the B/D lines. Police said a man was pushed from behind from the platform onto the subway tracks. Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who police say is sought for questioning in connection with an assault inside a Mt. Hope subway

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The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in this video who are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park on June 2, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached video and photo who department officials said are sought in connection with an attempted assault / shooting that occurred in Bedford Park. Police said that on Friday, June 2, at around 5.11 p.m., two

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The NYPD said two people have been arrested following a robbery and assault which took place in April 2023 in Kingsbridge Heights. Police had previously appealed to the public for help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who department officials said were sought for questioning in connection with the incident. Police said that on Tuesday, April 11, at around 8.30 p.m., in front of 235 West Kingsbridge Road, a 64-year-old man was sitting in a wheelchair when two people approached him and demanded money. “The victim refused, and the individuals proceeded to punch the victim in

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Police said a New York City employee was arrested in the 52nd Precinct, which covers the Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights. A police spokesperson said that on Sunday, June 4, at around 10.10 a.m., Jacet Williams, 32, a female NYPD police administrative aide, was arrested. Police said she was charged with alleged assault and harassment. A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers

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UPDATE New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns, Addresses People of City of New York

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Bedford Park: Two Sought in Shooting

Kingsbridge Heights: Two Arrested for Robbery following Assault & Robbery in April

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