Morris Heights: Man Sought in Connection to Alleged Sexual Assault

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to a groping / sexual assault incident that occurred in Morris Heights. Police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at around 7.50 a.m., the victim, a 15-year-old girl, was on a Westchester BX19 bus in the vicinity of the intersection of Tremont Avenue and University Avenue when an unidentified man allegedly, forcibly grabbed her buttocks. He then exited the bus and fled on foot in an unknown direction. “There were no [physical] injuries reported as a result of

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 14-year-old boy has been fatally shot in Fordham Heights, police said. A police spokesperson said on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at around 9.15 p.m. officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a male who had been shot in front of 2249 Morris Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 14-year-old male [with] a gunshot wound to the torso,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” As reported, an unnamed, 17-year-old girl has since been arrested on murder and other charges in connection to

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) told Norwood News the agency is investigating with the NYPD the case of 22-year-old Bronx mom, Dimone Fleming, who was arrested in November for allegedly killing her two infant sons at a homeless shelter in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx. The news comes amid a media report that there was possibly a previous case of alleged abuse involving Fleming and her child, and as the mayor rolled out the City’s latest efforts to address the mental health needs of undomiciled New Yorkers. As reported, the two infants died, having been

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 70-year-old man reported missing on Nov. 29, who lives in Morris Heights. It was reported to police that Hector Germosen of 1769 Undercliff Avenue in Morris Heights was last seen on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at approximately 11 a.m., driving a white, 2021 Dodge RAM with a Pennsylvania license plate. The car was double-parked in front of 60 Center Street in Manhattan. Germosen drove away with the vehicle, to move it, but did not return. The vehicle was last observed at approximately 6.34 p.m., traveling eastbound on the Belt

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking the public’s help identifying the two people seen in the attached photos who are sought for questioning in connection to a robbery by a group of three that occurred in Mt. Hope. Police said that on Saturday, Sept. 3, at around 9.30 a.m. in front of 1 East Burnside Avenue, a 34-year-old male victim was walking along the street when the driver of a white, Kia Telluride SUV pulled up alongside him, and three people got out and surrounded him. Police said one of the three allegedly gestured to the victim’s waistband and said

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The two infants who, as reported, died having been stabbed multiple times on Saturday, Nov. 27, following an apparent domestic incident at a family shelter in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, have been formally identified, along with their 22-year-old mother who has been charged with their murder, police said. The deceased were identified by the NYPD as Octavius Fleming-Canada, an 11-month-old baby boy of 246 Echo Place (the shelter) in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, and his 3-year-old brother, Dashawn Fleming, of the same address. Their 22-year-old mother (previously reported by police as being

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Two infants have died from multiple stab wounds and their 24-year-old mother has been taken in custody following a domestic incident at a family shelter in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx. Members of the NYPD from Patrol Borough Bronx and the 46th Precinct, including Deputy Chief Louis De Ceglie, executive officer of Patrol Borough Bronx, Capital James Whitlock of the Detective Bureau, Captain Odelle Despot of the 46th Precinct and Inspector Carlos Ganz from Patrol Borough Bronx, gave a press conference on the incident in Mt. Hope on Saturday evening, Nov. 26. De Ceglie said that

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Fordham Heights. Police said that on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at around 10.10 p.m., a 24-year-old man was walking with a friend in front of 2399 Grand Concourse when two people approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a gun and fired it several times, striking the victim once on his left arm. The two fled the location on foot, northbound, along Grand Concourse toward East 187th Street. EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating and identifying the person seen in the attached photos and video who is sought in connection to a gunpoint robbery that occurred on the border of Fordham Heights and University Heights. Police at the 46th Precinct said that on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at around 3.52 a.m., in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and West 184th Street, a man approached a 27-year-old male victim, displayed a gun, and demanded money from him. “The subject fled southbound with $150 currency on Jerome Avenue to parts unknown,” a police spokesperson said. “There are