Fordham Manor – Female Falls To Ground Amid Altercation

By David Greene & Síle Moloney

Utility Knife
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash

On Sunday, May 24, 2020 police responded to a complaint of an incident at 15:20 p.m. at 2705 Marion Avenue in the Fordham Manor area of the Bronx, within the confines of the 52nd precinct. A 29-year-old male reported to police that a 35-year-old female, who was in possession of a knife and who was making verbal threats, climbed the fire escape and began to hit the window.

The glass window cracked and a 29-year-old male opened the window and grabbed the knife. The female fell to the ground. EMS responded and removed the female to St. Barnabas hospital in a stable condition. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation continues.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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