Man on Scooter Sought in Bronx Robbery Pattern

  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 Morris Heights: NYPD Launch Homicide Investigation after Man 42 is Fatally Shot

Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a 42-year-old man in Morris Heights in the early hours of Saturday morning.   Police said that officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call on Saturday, June 10, at around 4.46 a.m. regarding a man who had been shot in front of 1538 University Avenue.   “Upon arrival, officers observed a 42-year-old male with gunshot wounds to the right arm and torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded to the location and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was pronounced deceased. There are


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UPDATE Mt. Hope: Search for Assailant after Straphanger Pushed onto Subway Tracks

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in this video who is sought in connection with an assault that occurred at the 174th-175th Street Subway Station serving the B/D lines. Police said a man was pushed from behind from the platform onto the subway tracks. Video courtesy of the NYPD The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help identifying the person seen in the attached video and photos who police say is sought for questioning in connection with an assault inside a Mt. Hope subway


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UPDATE Morris Heights: Male Youth, 15, Arrested following Stabbing of Second Youth

Police said a unidentified 15-year-old boy has been arrested on assault charges following a stabbing in Morris Heights.   The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the young person seen in the attached photo who had been sought for questioning in connection to the assault. Police said that on Sunday, May 28, at around 8.09 p.m., a 16-year-old male victim and another male [youth] got into a dispute in the vicinity of Richman Plaza and Matthewson Road. The assailant allegedly stabbed the victim in the right side of the neck with a switchblade and then fled on


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Group Sought in Robbery Pattern Traced Across The Bronx & Manhattan

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person and vehicle seen in the attached photos in the context of a robbery pattern which has been traced across The Bronx and Manhattan during April and May 2023.   The first incident occurred in the Kingsbridge Heights section of The Bronx in the 50th Precinct, police said. An NYPD spokesperson said that on Friday, April 14, at around 3 a.m., the victim, a 27-year-old man, was in front of 3472 Bailey Avenue when he was approached by three people unknown to him. Police said they pulled out a gun,


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Fordham Manor: Search for Group Sought for Slashing & Robbing Man, 38

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s assistance locating the people seen in this video who the department says are sought in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred at 80 West Fordham Road in Fordham Manor on May 7, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD   The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance locating the people seen in the attached video and photos who the department says are sought in connection with a robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor. Police said that on Sunday, May 7, at around 1.45 p.m., in front of 80 West Fordham Road, a 38-year-old


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University Heights: Second Man Charged in Fatal Shooting of Johnny Gaston

  POLICE RESPOND TO a shooting at 189 Burnside Avenue in University Heights on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Video courtesy of the Citizens’ App. The NYPD announced on May 8 that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, a 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder following the fatal shooting of Johnny Gaston on Burnside Avenue in University Heights in mid-December 2022. He is the second man arrested in connection with the case.     As reported, the NYPD had been asking for the public’s assistance locating and identifying the people seen in the attached photos who they said were sought for


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Group Sought for Targeting Teens in Bronx-wide Armed Robbery Pattern

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photos who the department says are sought in connection to a Bronx-wide robbery pattern, which includes robberies in both Fordham Heights and Belmont.   The first incident took place just south of the Concourse section of The Bronx in the 44th Precinct on Thursday, March 9, at around 7.40 p.m., police said. An NYPD spokesperson said the victim, a 39-year old man, was selling merchandise at the intersection of East 153rd Street and River Avenue, when a group of four male individuals stole an item


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UPDATE University Heights: Two Arrested in Early Morning Shooting of Two Youths

  Police said two people have been arrested in the case of the non-fatal shooting of two teenagers in University Heights in April. The NYPD had been asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who, they said, were sought for questioning in connection to the incident.   Police said that on Friday, April 14, at around 2 a.m. in the vicinity of 1950 Andrews Avenue, three people fired several gunshots from a gray Hyundai Sonata, striking the two 18-year-old male victims.   “One victim sustained a gunshot wound to the back. The other victim


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