Two Men Charged Separately for Stealing from & Scamming Bronx Seniors

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Thursday, June 15, that two men have been charged in separate indictments for stealing from elderly people, highlighting economic abuse of seniors who, she said, put their trust and life savings in the hands of fraudsters.   She said one of the indictments charges a disbarred Bronx attorney for stealing from the living and the dead in a real estate fraud scheme, and from estates that left funds to charities. In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant allegedly ingratiated himself with mostly elderly clients in Riverdale, gaining power of


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Man on Scooter Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th and 48th Precincts during May and early June 2023.  Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a Bronx grand larceny (theft) pattern identified across the 46th Precinct, which broadly covers the Fordham, University Heights,


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UPDATE Dr. Stevie…..the Wonder

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Music legend Stevie Wonder received an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Fordham University’s 178th Commencement on May 20 at the college’s Rose Hill campus in Fordham Manor. Despite the dismal, intermittent rainfall, Wonder offered the Class of 2023 some words of heartfelt gratitude to be counted among its members.

Yankee Anthony Rizzo & Montefiore Join Forces to Raise Critical Funds for Children Battling Illness

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are partnering to raise funds for children battling illness, by supporting 27 runners representing CHAM in the TCS New York City Marathon, Montefiore officials said. They said every year, Montefiore gathers a team of “CHAMpions” to run the 26.2-mile marathon, held annually in November, to raise critical funds that support children undergoing treatments at CHAM. This year, hospital officials said The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation is partnering with CHAM to bolster the runners’ fundraising efforts. They


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Bedford Park: Man Sought following Robbery with Simulated Gun at Gas Station Store

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred at 2947 Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photo who department officials say is sought in connection to a robbery that occurred in Bedford Park.   Police said that on Tuesday, June 6, at around 1.50 a.m., a man entered a gas station


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UPDATE New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns, Addresses People of City of New York

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell shared news of her resignation in an email with her NYPD colleagues on Monday, June 12, as reported by multiple media outlets on Monday. Norwood News has obtained a copy of the email in which the commissioner talked of facing tremendous tragedy, challenges and triumphs together with her colleagues during her time as commissioner.   “I have witnessed your compassion, heroics and selflessness on a daily basis. They have reaffirmed to me, what people around the globe have always known: you are an extraordinary collective of hard working public servants dedicated to the safety of this


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UPDATE Soundview: 5-Alarm Fire in Residential High-rise Building Results in 7 Injuries

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Firefighters battled a 5-alarm fire that broke out on Sunday evening in a multiple-unit, high-rise dwelling for eight hours, well into Monday morning, in the Soundview section of The Bronx, managing to contain the blaze to the original building. Seven injuries were reported.   According to the FDNY, the department was alerted to reports of a fire which they said broke out in an apartment on the top floor of a six-story building (200 x 100 sq. ft) at 1420 Noble Avenue, by East 174th Street and the Cross Bronx Expressway at around 7.09 p.m.   All hands were asked


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Fordham Manor: 41-Year-Old Man Robbed at Gunpoint inside Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD is appealing to the public for help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who department officials say are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.   Police said that on Thursday, May 18, at around 10.45 p.m., a 41-year-old male victim was walking in a common area inside his apartment building located in the vicinity of East Kingsbridge Road and Morris Avenue when he was approached from behind by two people unknown to him. “One of the individuals displayed a firearm at the victim while both individuals proceeded to


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UPDATE Van Cortlandt Village: 45-Year-Old Man Reported Missing Now Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a 45-year-old man who had been reported missing from the Van Cortlandt Village section of The Bronx has been located.   Prior to being found, police had appealed to the public for help locating Dax Kuilan of Van Cortlandt Park West who they said had last seen on Wednesday, June 7, at around 8 p.m., leaving his home.   Police said he was described as male, around 6 feet tall, weighing around 190 pounds, with brown dreadlocks and brown eyes. They said he had last been seen wearing a black hoodie and black pants.   At around


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