Castle Hill: Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Boy

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old boy who was reported missing on Sunday, May 7, who lives in Castle Hill. Police said Jayden Mendoza, 15, of 2225 Lacombe Avenue in Castle Hill was last seen on Saturday, May 6, at around 11.52 p.m., leaving his home. He is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, has a medium complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black sweater, black sneakers, and black pants. Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to call the NYPD’s

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s assistance locating the people seen in this video who the department says are sought in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred at 80 West Fordham Road in Fordham Manor on May 7, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who the department says are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Sunday, May 7, at around 1.45 p.m., in front of 80 West Fordham Road, a 38-year-old

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said that a Norwood man reported missing on Sunday, May 7, has returned home. Prior to returning home, as reported, police said Robert Lang of Tryon Avenue in Norwood had last been seen on Saturday, May 6, at around 11 p.m. leaving his home. He was described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 215 pounds, with a light complexion, a medium build, brown eyes and gray hair. Prior to returning home, he had last been seen wearing eye glasses, a blue t-shirt, and blue shorts. On Wednesday, May 10, police confirmed Lang had returned home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department has said a 13-year-old girl reported missing from Belmont has been located. Prior to the confirmation, police had said that Tatianna Strother of Belmont, The Bronx had last been seen on Monday, April 24, at around 2.40 p.m., leaving her school located in the Crotona section of The Bronx. Tatianna was described by police as female, Black, and prior to being located, had last been seen dressed in black and wearing a white headband. She was described by police as being in good good physical and mental condition. The nonprofit Freedom

By ARIEL PACHECO

The intersection of Bailey Place and Bailey Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights was officially co-named Angellyh Marieh Yambo Way on April 8, in honor of Angellyh Yambo, the 16-year-old teen who was born and grew up in the area, and who was tragically killed in broad daylight last year when she was hit by a stray bullet, shot by a 17-year-old male youth as she was walking home from school with friends in the Mott Haven section of the borough. The unveiling ceremony was held on April 8, exactly one year after the tragedy, and was attended by dozens of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD launched a murder investigation after a 69-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive on the street in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, and died one week later. Police said that on Tuesday, April 25, at approximately 4.47 a.m., EMS responded to a report of an aided, unconscious man in front of 3212 Cruger Avenue in Williamsbridge. A police spokesperson said, “Responding EMS observed a 69-year-old unconscious male lying on the ground and transported the male to NYC Health & Hospitals/ Jacobi, where he was pronounced deceased on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.” Police said the deceased has

By DAVID GREENE

Police are looking for two men wanted in connection with a stabbing reported in front of 2527 Valentine Avenue, between East 196th Street and East Fordham Road on Tuesday, April 18. Police officials say the 28-year-old male victim was walking southbound at 2.25 a.m. when he was approached and stabbed by two assailants. The victim was stabbed in the abdomen and calf before the suspects fled the scene, an NYPD spokesperson said. “The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital and was said to be in stable condition,” the spokesperson said. Police have not made any arrests in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Bronx Museum of the Arts Teen Council is organizing an exhibition of teen art and is inviting teenage artists to submit artworks that engage with the theme of community. Everyone has a different perspective of what community is; what community means for someone can be completely different from what another person considers community. The museum is hoping to share teens’ creative interpretations on this theme. Selected artworks will be shown at The Bronx Museum of the Arts from May to June 2023. Submission Information & Requirements New York City-based teens ages 13-19 are eligible to submit works. Each person