UPDATE Crotona: Police Arrest Man Sought in Connection with Fatal Shooting on East Tremont Ave

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD said of Wednesday, April 17, that they have arrested a 31-year-old man, sought in connection with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in the Crotona section of The Bronx last month

Fordham Manor: Man Fatally Shot and Second Man Hospitalized

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

One man in his early 20s has died, and another man, also in his early 20s, was hospitalized following a second shooting incident in Fordham Manor on Saturday, March 30, police said.

UPDATE Fordham Manor, Bronx: 2-Year-Old Boy Shot & Hospitalized

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

A 2-year-old child was shot and hospitalized on Saturday, March 30, in the Fordham Manor section, police said.

UPDATE Fundraising to Repaint “Norwood” Mural after Sinister Makeover Triggers Funding Discussions for Art Projects

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx muralist and artist Laura Alvarez who, as reported, recently launched an online fundraiser to repaint the beloved “Norwood” mural, located on East 207th Street and Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, is stepping up her fundraising efforts, making an in-person appeal to residents at the latest Bronx Community Board 7 general board meeting. The appeal has prompted renewed discussions around funding and on other local art projects.

Former Female 52 Pct Cop Gets More than 5 Years for Helping Murderous Gang Leader Flee the U.S.

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A former, female, NYPD Officer assigned to the 52nd Precinct, based in Norwood, was hit with a 70-month prison sentence on Friday, March 29, for helping a now-convicted murderer, who was also a gang leader, flee the United States, federal prosecutors said.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Dies after Getting Hit by 4 Train at 183rd Street Subway Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A male subway rider died after being struck by a 4 train at 182nd Street subway station on Thursday night, March 28.

UPDATE Family of Angellyh Yambo Sues Gun Manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. for Wrongful Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The family of the late 16-year-old Bronx teen, Angellyh Marieh Yambo filed a civil lawsuit against Polymer80, Inc., the Ghost Gun manufacturer and dealer who equipped a 17-year-old shooter and named defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, with an untraceable firearm.

Fordham Manor: Migrants Removed from Illegal Migrant Shelter, the 2nd Allegedly Run by the Same Man

By DAVID GREENE

Several West African migrants were evacuated in late February by City officials due to unsafe living conditions from a make-shift, Bronx migrant shelter located at 305 East Kingsbridge Road in Fordham Manor which was allegedly being illegally run by the same man who had already been busted for allegedly trespassing and allegedly running two other illegal shelters, one at the Old Fordham Library building, also in Fordham Manor, and a second in a Queens furniture store.

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 13-year-old girl from Norwood reported missing on Monday, March 18.

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UPDATE Crotona: Police Arrest Man Sought in Connection with Fatal Shooting on East Tremont Ave

Fordham Manor: Man Fatally Shot and Second Man Hospitalized

UPDATE Fordham Manor, Bronx: 2-Year-Old Boy Shot & Hospitalized

UPDATE Fundraising to Repaint “Norwood” Mural after Sinister Makeover Triggers Funding Discussions for Art Projects

Former Female 52 Pct Cop Gets More than 5 Years for Helping Murderous Gang Leader Flee the U.S.

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Dies after Getting Hit by 4 Train at 183rd Street Subway Station

UPDATE Family of Angellyh Yambo Sues Gun Manufacturer Polymer80, Inc. for Wrongful Death

Norwood: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing