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Editorial: Our Wish List for 2013

The Norwood News will be tracking countless stories over the coming days, weeks and months in 2013. Here are some of the outcomes and headlines we’ll be rooting for.

DeWitt Clinton High School: History in the Taking?

Struggling DeWitt Clinton High School’s rich past is cited as a reason to keep the venerable Bronx institution intact.

Crime Watch: Webb Ave. Armed Robbery

Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 2500 Webb Ave. after an armed robbery was reported on Dec. 27. The victim said the suspect produced a silver firearm at just before 2:45 p.m. and took the victim’s cell phone. Police were looking for the armed bandit, described as a male Black, 6 feet tall and dressed in all black.

Crime Watch: Police Seek Bedford Park Robbery Suspect

Police are asking for help in locating and identifying a suspect who is wanted in connection with a November robbery in Bedford Park.

Judge Deals Blow to NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Strategy

On Tuesday morning, a U.S. District Court judge dealt a significant blow to the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk strategy, ruling that for years police officers have violated the rights of residents at private buildings in the Bronx under auspices of the Operation Clean Halls program.