UPDATE Build-up Surrounds End of Trump Trial and Planned Crotona Park Rally & Counter Protest

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY

A day before the defense rested its case in the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States, and as build up surrounds a planned Trump rally in The Bronx on May 23, a Brooklyn man was spotted on East Fordham Road with a homemade doll he had created using a Donald Trump Halloween mask.

UPDATE University Heights: Owner of Pitbull Which Savagely Attacked Cat Arrested on Animal Cruelty & Other Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY, DAVID GREENE & ARIEL PACHECO

The NYPD said cops have arrested a 29-year-old man from University Heights on animal cruelty charges relating to an attack on a cat by a pitbull. A now widely circulated video obtained by cat rescue group, Little Wanderers NYC, recently reported by Norwood News, showed a pitbull attacking a cat though the incident location was not confirmed.

Update on Ad Hoc Weekend 4 Train Suspended Service

By SÍLE MOLONEY

As reported, due to required track maintenance, there has been ad hoc suspended weekend service at certain Bronx subway stations serving the 4 train and D train in recent months.

Kingsbridge Heights: Lawyer for “Fentanyl” Daycare Owner: “She’s not a Monster”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, appeared in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 9. Facing various State charges, following the unintentional death by fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 15, 2023, her defense attorney alleges she’s not a monster.

Bedford Park: Two Sought in Identified Armed Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photo, who they say are wanted in connection to a robbery pattern identified across the 52nd Precinct, which covers some or all of Bedford Park, Fordham, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Bronx Park, and University Heights.

UPDATE Fordham Manor: Armed Robbery Results in Homicide Investigation as Victim Suffers Cardiac Episode

By SÍLE MOLONEY

An armed robbery that initially resulted in no physical injuries, and which took place in mid-February in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, has been reclassified by the NYPD as a homicide, after one of the victims later suffered a cardiac arrest and died.

Allerton: Residents React to Fatal Shooting of 25-Year-Old Man

By DAVID GREENE

Residents preparing to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Allerton Avenue building where a 25-year-old resident was shot and killed hours earlier were in disbelief that the fatal shooting occurred outside their front door.

Belmont: Man Sought following Fatal Shooting of Second 30-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD has launched a murder investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man following a shooting in Belmont on Wednesday, May 8. They are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who they say is sought for questioning in connection with the incident.