Criminal Justice

Mechanic Charged with Negligent Homicide in Fatal Bronx 6-Story Elevator Plunge, Crushing Co-Worker

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 2, that a mechanic has been charged with criminally negligent homicide of his 25-year-old apprentice co-worker, for failing to implement critical safety features, which led to an elevator collapse in a building in the Mt. Eden section of The Bronx in February 2021.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant, a mechanic, was working with the victim to upgrade an elevator inside a Bronx building. The defendant allegedly failed to comply with multiple safety protocols, and because of those faults the elevator car plunged six stories,


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Wakefield: Three Women Sought following Assault on MTA Employee

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached photo who police say are sought in connection with an assault that occurred in Wakefield. Police said that on Sunday, April 16, at approximately 8.15 a.m., a 68-year-old male MTA employee became engaged in a dispute with three unidentified females on the platform of the Wakefield-241st Street subway station. “One of the individuals then struck the victim in the head with a broomstick, while the other two individuals punched him,” a police spokesperson said. “The individuals then fled out of the


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University Heights: Two Sought for Daylight Armed Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY
THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a gunpoint robbery that occurred in University Heights. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Sunday, April 30, at around 10.15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was in front


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Bronx Man Charged in Dog’s Death; Allegedly Slammed Animal’s Head on Table, Killing Him Instantly

By SÍLE MOLONEY  
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on April 13 that a Bronx man was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals for allegedly killing a 7-year-old Pomeranian dog during an argument with his ex-girlfriend.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “This was a spectacularly brutal act of animal abuse. The defendant is being held accountable for allegedly causing multiple fractures to the little dog’s head, killing him instantly.” The district attorney said the defendant, Victor Castillo, 32, of  Webb Avenue in The Bronx, was arraigned on April 13 on an indictment charging aggravated cruelty to animals, New


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Two Sought for Armed Robbery & Attempted Armed Robbery of Livery Drivers

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with a robbery pattern identified in late April 2023 across the 52nd and 47th Precincts. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought for questioning in connection with an armed robbery and attempted armed robbery pattern identified across the 52nd and 47th Precincts in April.   Police said the first incident was


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Bedford Park: Local Man Charged in Valentine Avenue Shooting

By DAVID GREENE
  A 25-year-old local man was arrested for attempted murder and other charges following a daylight shooting in Bedford Park earlier this month.   Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to Valentine Avenue and East 197th Street for a report of shots fired on Saturday, April 15. The incident was reported at 2.22 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said a 35-year-old man reported that he observed a man on the sidewalk who was unknown to him fire one round into an occupied and moving vehicle at the location and that the shooter then fled the scene in a


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UPDATE Norwood: Woman 58 Pistol-Whipped, Boy 5 Threatened with Gun During Home Invasion Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened with a gun and a 58-year-old woman was pistol-whipped. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the three people seen in the attached video and photos who department officials say are sought in connection with a home invasion robbery in Norwood during which a 5-year-old boy was threatened


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Norwood: Man Arrested in Ongoing Murder Inquiry following Stabbing of 53-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 53-year-old man in Norwood on Tuesday, April 25.   Police said that on Thursday, April 13, at approximately 12.07 in the afternoon, officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at the corner of Bainbridge Avenue and East Mosholu Parkway North in Norwood.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 53-year-old male with stab wounds to the torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in serious condition.”   According


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UPDATE Belmont/Fordham Heights: Man Arrested after Woman 68 “Choked” & Sexually Assaulted

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials said was sought for questioning in connection with an attempted rape and assault on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights on Saturday, April 22, 2023.   Police said a 36-year-old man has been arrested following an assault and attempted rape of a 68-year-old woman on the border of Belmont and Fordham Heights.   As reported, the New York City Police Department had been asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department


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