Bronx iPad Thieves Still on the Run
A couple of Bronx thieves remain on the run two weeks after they entered a phone store in Norwood and made off with an iPad.

The suspects were captured on video browsing around the AT&T store at 3430 Jerome Ave. within the boundaries of the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District on Saturday, April 29 around 1:30 p.m. One of the thieves swiped the iPad from the display table, and bolting with his accomplice without paying, according to police. No one was hurt.

Police at the 52nd Precinct describe the suspects as two black men, with one last seen wearing a white T-shirt and a white du-rag while the other man was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt. Cops have classified the theft as a petty larceny case, given the iPad’s value of less than $1,000.

BB Gun Suspects Caught
One person remains at large and three people have been arrested for allegedly shooting an air powered BB gun at a police car. The trio was on a rooftop on Aqueduct Avenue and West 192nd Street in Kingsbridge on May 19, when they fired several shots, according to police.

Surveillance video helped police quickly catch two of the suspects, 21-year-old Brandon Santiago and 18-year-old Heriberto Maldanado. They were charged with reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal trespass and criminal possession of a weapon. A 16-year-old, whose name is being withheld by the Norwood News, was also arrested and faces the same charges.

Suspect Steals $5K
Police have released images of an employee who made off with $5,000 at a store in Bedford Park. The employee, known to the bosses as “Mr. Abdul,” removed a black plastic bag filled with the cash behind the counter and taking off. It happened at the Bedford Deli at 26 E. Bedford Pk. Blvd. on May 6 at around 11:30 a.m.

The individual is described as an Arabic male, who is approximately 5’9” and was last seen wearing red sneakers and a blue shirt with the deli’s logo on the chest.

 

 

 

Car Thief Wanted
Police need help tracking a person caught on video using the credit card of a Norwood man whose car was broken into the day before. Police say the victim, 43, had parked his car in the vicinity of East 205th Street and Perry Avenue on April 23, and later learned his car had been stolen.

Surveillance video taken from the Rite Aid store at 3480 Jerome Ave. shows a man, described as Hispanic between the ages of 25 and 30, using the victim’s credit card to buy items. He was last seen wearing a dark colored sweatshirt, baseball cap and a dark colored scarf.

Dog Snatchers on the Loose
Two suspects are wanted for attacking a military veteran before stealing his service dog in Bedford Park on May 14. They say the victim was walking near Valentine Avenue and East 194th Street when the two suspects punched him, took his pit bull, before running off. The victim suffered minor injuries.

Police have identified one suspect, Brian Cohen, described as a white man, 5’ 5” tall and weighing 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes. The second suspect has not been identified by name, but is described as a black man, also standing at 5’ 5” tall and weighing 180 pounds. He too was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, and dark shoes.

Anyone with information on any of the above incidents is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All contacts are kept confidential.

Safety Summit Scheduled for June 6 

The NYPD is ratcheting up their outreach efforts with the community by hosting a so-called Safety Summit. The Neighborhood Coordination Officer program, where officers are dedicated to one sector instead of shifting around to respond to 911 calls, will host various meetings as a way to further connect with the community. It also puts a face to NCO officers who help clamp down on crime via tips it receives from those living in the neighborhoods they patrol.

Residents living within Sector D (see picture), which covers virtually all of Norwood from East Gun Hill Road and Webster Avenue to West Gun Hill Road and Mosholu Parkway, and Mosholu Parkway and Webster Avenue to East Gun Hill, are welcome to attend a meeting scheduled for June 6 at 6 p.m. It will be held at Mosholu Preservation Corporation, 3400 Reservoir Oval E., where the Norwood News has its office.

Residents are encouraged to bring questions to the forum, which will also give a breakdown of various crime patterns happening in their neighborhood. It will be hosted by NCO Officers Marielena Reilly-Derasmo and Paul White, who routinely patrol Sector D.