45th precinct

UPDATE: One Alleged Gang Member Arrested for PO Assault, Others Sought amid 19 Carjacking & Other Incidents

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said on Friday night, Aug. 26, they have arrested one young male in connection with an assault on an off-duty police officer that left him with a fractured skull and brain bleeding in the Unionport section of The Bronx earlier this week.   Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, they said Oshawn Logan, 18, of East 169th Street from the Concourse section of The Bronx, was arrested in connection to an assault on Police Officer Mohammed Chowdhury on Olmstead Avenue in Unionport on Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, [Election Day], while he was out jogging. The incident, labeled as Incident


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Bronx Man Gets 16 Years for Stabbing Six Men in Unprovoked Attacks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Wednesday, July 27, that a Bronx man was sentenced to 16 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for slashing and assaulting six men over two days in August 2020.   In the context of the announcement, Clark said, “The defendant brutally attacked six men within two days in unprovoked, senseless acts.  Two of the victims were 65 and 75 years old. Bronx residents have the right to walk freely in their communities without fearing for their safety. This sentencing brings justice for the victims.”   According to the investigation,


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Biaggi Introduces Legislation to Target the Sale and Distribution of Semi-Automatic Rifles

By SÍLE MOLONEY
State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (S.D. 34) introduced legislation S9481 on Tuesday, June 28, to allow a private right of action against individuals, firms, corporations, or associations who manufacture, distribute, or sell semi-automatic rifles, including AR-15 style semi automatic rifles, in New York State. New Yorkers will be legally permitted to bring cases against those who allow semi-automatic rifles to enter New York communities with deadly consequences.   Biaggi, who represents parts of The Bronx and Westchester counties, and who is currently running for Congress in New York’s 17th congressional, issued the following statement following the bill’s introduction. “Our nation’s deadliest shootings,


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Off-Duty NYPD Sergeant Arrested for Assault in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, NYPD sergeant has been arrested in the Bronx’s 45th precinct. On Tuesday, June 28, at 6.58 a.m., Gregory Smith, 42, was charged with strangulation, assault, and harassment.   Smith is assigned to the 41st precinct in The Bronx which serves Hunts Point and Longwood. According to his file, he became a police officer in 2011 and was promoted to sergeant in November 2020.   Under disciplinary history, a note in his file reads, “This officer does not have any applicable entries.”   A person arrested and charged with a crime is deemed innocent unless and until convicted in a court


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Pelham Bay Park: One Arrested in Double Homicide Vehicle Fire Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Following the reclassification by the NYPD last year of a vehicle fire in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx to a double homicide investigation, the NYPD announced on March 7 that they arrested one person in connection with the incident.   As reported, on Monday, May 16, 2022, at around 4.19 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle that was reported to be on fire on Shore Road in the vicinity of Pelham Split Rock Course in Pelham Bay Park in the East Bronx. Upon arrival at the location, officers said the “observed a sedan on


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Pelham Bay: Motorist Dies After Driving Off Embankment & Landing on Motorway Below

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD said a 30-year-old man has died and three others were injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle and drove off a southbound Bruckner Expressway embankment landing on the northbound lanes below.   On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at approximately 11.48 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the northbound Bruckner Expressway, south of Exit 7C, Country Club Road, in Pelham Bay.   “Upon arrival, police observed a 2009 BMW BMW 328 with extensive exterior damage and air bags deployed, and a Toyota Rav4 with front passenger side damage,” an NYPD


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Northeast Bronx: NYPD Release Additional Video of Person of Interest in Murder Investigation

By SÍLE MOLONEY
    The NYPD released additional video on Monday, March 28, and appealed to the public for help identifying a second person of interest sought for questioning in connection to the 2021 fatal shooting of Corey Allen, 28, of Mount Vernon in the Northeast Bronx.   On Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 at around 3.28 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a multiple shooting which took place opposite 2280 Tillotson Avenue (a gas station), in the area to the north of Co-op City. Upon arrival, officers observed a 28-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the


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NYPD Lieutenant Arrested in The Bronx for Driving With Impaired Ability

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An off-duty, New York City Police Department employee was arrested and charged in the 45th precinct in the early hours of Saturday morning, Dec. 11.   Edwin Jerez, a 37-year-old male NYPD lieutenant was charged with driving while his ability to drive was impaired (DWAI). The 45th precinct serves a portion of the northeastern section of the Bronx, encompassing Co-op City and City Island.   According to police public records, Jerez joined the NYPD as a police officer in 2006, was promoted to sergeant in 2014 and became a lieutenant in March 2021. He is assigned to the 33rd precinct,


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In First for NYC, Familial DNA Technology Solves 1999 Cold Murder Case of 13-Year-Old Bronx Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea announced on Tuesday, Nov. 30, that a Westchester man has been charged in the 1999 murder case of a Bronx teenage girl. Familial DNA technology was used as part of the investigation and resulted in an eventual DNA match with the defendant. It is the first time that familial DNA technology has been used in New York City to solve a case.   Clark said, “The defendant allegedly killed 13-year-old, Minerliz Soriano, and then took her bound body in a garbage bag and left it in


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