Allerton: Police Appeal to Public to Help Identify Group following Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought in connection to an assault that occurred in Allerton. It was reported to police that on Saturday, Jan. 28, at approximately 6 a.m., in front of 679 Allerton Avenue, a 40-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with a group of unidentified individuals, one of whom produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the right leg. THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who is sought in connection

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this video who is sought for questioning in connection to an arson incident that took place at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview on Sunday, January 29, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD A 15-year-old girl has been arrested on murder charges following an arson incident in the Soundview section of The Bronx, police said. As reported, the NYPD said they were seeking the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who they said was sought for questioning in connection to the

By DAVID GREENE

The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition. A Bronx mother is still seeking answers more than five weeks after her son, a Norwood resident, was shot and killed in Fordham Manor just seven days before Christmas, as reported. The mother of the victim alleges she was told at St. Barnabas Hospital her son was shot 17 times. An NYPD spokesperson said officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot inside 2650 Briggs Avenue on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at 11.13 a.m. “Upon arrival, they discovered

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The 15-year-old male gunshot victim who was fatally shot in the Longwood section of the Bronx on Jan. 19, as reported, has provided the gift of life, via organ donation, saving seven people, according to LiveOnNY. The latter is a nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving lives, providing comfort, and strengthening legacies through organ, eye, and tissue donation. Working closely with transplant centers and hospitals, LiveOnNY coordinates transplants, educates the public and healthcare professionals about donation and transplantation, and promotes the importance of signing up on the New York State Donate Life Registry.

By DAVID GREENE

This week, amid new allegations of financial misconduct, reports of a federal investigation, and widespread calls for his resignation, we asked readers their thoughts on newly sworn-in, Republican congressman, Rep. George Santos (NY-3), who represents parts of Long Island and who, according to media reports, has admitted to lying about his experience and education. As reported recently by Norwood News, local Norwood congressman, Rep. Ritchie Torres (NY-15) has also called for an investigation into Santos’ campaign finances. “You shouldn’t be a politician if you can’t be as honest as you’re supposed to be. If he was my representative, I would

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced Jan. 25 that a Manhattan man was sentenced to five years in prison after a jury convicted him of weapon possession for displaying a loaded gun in a Marble Hill playground. “The defendant threatened the safety of the community, striking fear in people who use the Marble Hill Playground as a place to take their family,” Clark said. “The jury in this case was able to review the evidence and came back with a guilty verdict. We are sending a clear message that we are not tolerating gun violence in the

By SÍLE MOLONEY

POLICE RELEASED THIS initial video of a person of interest sought for questioning by the NYPD in connection to an assault on a police officer that occurred on Nov. 22, 2022, at 2287 Loring Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx. Video courtesy of the NYPD. Police have released additional photos and video in the context of an assault on a police officer that took place in University Heights last November. Officers from the 52nd Precinct had been asking for the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached media who were sought for questioning

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched a murder inquiry following an incident in the Westchester Square section of The Bronx in which a 15-year-old boy died. Police said that on Monday, Jan. 23, at around. 4.18 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding an aided, unconscious male who was inside an apartment building located on Doris Street. “Prior to the arrival of police, EMS responded to the location and transported an unconscious and unresponsive 15-year-old male to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “Further investigation revealed the male victim had sustained trauma

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Former president of the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA), Ed Mullins, has pled guilty to misappropriating $600,000 from the SBA, it was announced on Thursday, Jan. 19. The news was confirmed in a brief press release by the SBA, whose current president is Vincent J. Vallelong. “During his plea allocution, Mullins admitted to defrauding the union by submitting inflated expense reimbursement reports as well as characterizing personal expenses as SBA expenses, which he knew to be false,” the SBA statement read. “As part of the plea, the court entered a preliminary forfeiture order in the amount of $600,000. As

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